Minneapolis authorities and federal agents have become focal points after a January 7 federal enforcement operation in which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, sparking national protests. This week, demonstrators and immigrant advocates marched in Philadelphia demanding an end to ICE raids, while officials in...
Washington this week — The Supreme Court convened Wednesday this week to hear President Donald Trump's request to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after lower courts allowed her to remain in office. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend oral arguments amid Justice Department subpoenas tied to a $2.5...
Washington — President Donald Trump linked his stance on Greenland to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and pushed for increased U.S. control, according to a letter and social media posts this week. He announced 10 percent tariffs on Denmark and several European nations to press negotiations, and his aides...
Minneapolis, federal authorities opened an investigation after protesters entered Cities Church in St. Paul during a Sunday service this week and interrupted worship, chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good.” Organizers streamed the action on Facebook; demonstrators said they targeted a pastor alleged to be an ICE field official....
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says that during the 2024 vice-presidential vetting by then-candidate Kamala Harris's team, aides asked whether he had ever been an agent of Israel, according to advance excerpts of his memoir released this past week. Shapiro, who is Jewish and outspoken, described the question...
Washington — President Donald Trump on Saturday publicly urged Rep. Julia Letlow to run and pledged his full endorsement if she launches a 2026 Senate campaign in Louisiana. Trump posted the message on his Truth Social account, calling Letlow a “total winner.” Letlow said she was honored but has not...
United States. President Donald Trump publicly called for new leadership in Iran on Jan. 18, accusing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of responsibility for mass killings, after Khamenei accused the United States of fomenting unrest. Iranian security forces imposed an internet blackout and a violent crackdown that activists say dispersed...
MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis on Saturday chased off a small group of far-right activists who had planned to march through a largely immigrant neighborhood after the killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent ten days earlier. Protesters chanted for ICE and Border Patrol to...
Washington — The White House announced a U.S.-led Board of Peace to oversee Gaza’s temporary governance, reconstruction and broader post-conflict stabilization. President Trump will chair the board, and the administration listed appointees and an executive committee including regional and international figures and officials. The plan proposes a Palestinian technocratic administration...
Washington, President Donald Trump publicly announced this week the formation of a Board of Peace to oversee Gaza reconstruction, officially naming Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, Ajay Banga, Jared Kushner and others to an executive board. The White House said members will manage governance, diplomacy, reconstruction and investment under Trump’s 20-point...
