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Biden DHS’s purchase of weapon linked to Havana Syndrome attacks leads House Republicans to demand answers

The Biden administration purchased suspected "Havana Syndrome" weapon with Russian components. House Republicans demand answers about mysterious device.

The week in whoppers: Tim Walz lies to fan the flames, but The NY Times accuses TRUMP of incitement — and more

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed that ICE agents are going "door to door" searching...

Abigail Spanberger prepares to be sworn in as governor and open a new Democratic era in Richmond

Abigail Spanberger is set to make history Saturday when she becomes Virginia's first female governor, opening a new chapter in Richmond as Democrats prepare to control every lever of state government for the next two years.

What is the Insurrection Act? Trump’s Minnesota threat, explained

The Insurrection Act grants presidents extraordinary power to use armed forces on American soil, though its use remains rare in modern times. Here's more on what the Act is and its history.

As immigration agents police Minneapolis protests, experts warn of training gaps and the rising risk

Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics - including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants early in confrontations - actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks. But law enforcement experts warn these measures are escalating risk and being carried out by agents without extensive crowd-management training.

GSA drops hotel accused of refusing to accommodate ICE from approved sites list

A Minnesota hotel accused by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of refusing service to federal immigration officers will no longer participate in a government program that offers federal employees and military officers discounted room rates, according to the General Services Administration. The agency said it has removed the independently operated hotel, once part of...

Bondi warns Minneapolis protesters not to cross ‘red line’

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a warning to Minnesotans protesting the federal immigration crackdown in the state, telling them not to “cross that red line.” "MINNESOTA: Peacefully protesting is a sacred American right protected by the First Amendment," Bondi wrote in a post on the social media platform X. "Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law...

Google, chatbot start-up to settle teen suicide, self-harm lawsuits

Google and Character.AI plan to settle several lawsuits with families alleging that their products drove their children to self-harm or suicide, according to recent court documents.  The companies have reached settlement agreements “in principle” in five cases, they said in filings Tuesday and Wednesday. That includes lawsuits brought by the families of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III and 13-year-old Juliana Peralta,...

Trump administration finalizes plan to roll back federal environmental guidelines under bedrock law

The Trump administration this week finalized an effort to ax federal environmental rules governing how the U.S. builds infrastructure projects. In a final rule published Thursday, the administration formally adopted its earlier effort to rescind White House regulations related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws. It requires the federal...

Warren: ‘No indication’ woman shot by ICE was protester

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed back on the Trump administration’s claims about the woman who was fatally shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. “There’s no indication she’s a protester, there’s nothing that at least you can see on the video, and therefore nothing that the officers on the ground could see...

Watch live: White House holds briefing in wake of ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis

Vice President Vance and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. The Trump administration has sought to justify the deadly shooting as an act of self-defense. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday...

US exiting dozens of international organizations

The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States’ membership from 66 international organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday. The list includes 31 United Nations organizations and several agencies committed to countering the global impacts of climate change and international peacebuilding, including the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the...

Democrats to investigate Trump, oil companies’ coordination on Venezuela

Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they are investigating the communications between President Trump and several oil companies regarding the recent U.S. strikes on Venezuela and "efforts to exploit" the South American nation's resources. "The Senators are requesting documents and information regarding the companies’ knowledge of the strikes, discussions with Trump Administration officials before and since...

Trump says US will run Venezuela for years

President Trump, in an interview with The New York Times, said the U.S. could be in control of Venezuela for years.  “I would say much longer,” Trump told The Times in a two-hour interview published Thursday, when asked if the U.S. would oversee Venezuela for months, a year or longer.  He added, “Only time will tell."...

The Supreme Court could erase decades of progress for Black voters

If upheld by the Supreme Court, as seems likely, the challenge to Section 2 would turn the Voting Rights Act on its head.

Live updates: Key votes as House takes up vetoes, ACA, and Senate looks at war powers

House Republicans, in a rare show of defiance on Thursday, will take up votes on measures openly challenging President Trump and conference leaders. The lower chamber will weigh a move to override Trump's veto of two bipartisan, uncontroversial bills caught in political crosshairs. It will also vote to extend the expired Obamacare subsidies, an effort...

‘Loud, thunderous boom’: West Virginia bridge collapses into waterway, injuring three people

The call came in around 1:45 p.m. after nearby residents heard what they described as a “very loud, thunderous boom.” 

Woman killed by ICE officer was mother, new to Minneapolis

The Minneapolis woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday was a mother and new to the city, The Associated Press reported. Renee Nicole Macklin Good, whose death has sparked widespread outrage in the last 24 hours, was 37 years old and had three children. Originally from Colorado, her move...

US Myanmar policy is helping China — it must change

The Biden-era policy of isolating one of the world’s largest suppliers of rare earths only keeps strengthening China’s hand.

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