Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into the latest fatal shooting involving a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying the American people are entitled to that “basic standard” of accountability from law enforcement. “There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter to him urging him to restore the “rule of law” by turning over information about the state’s welfare programs hours after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a local resident. Bondi’s request follows the uncovering of a massive fraud scandal in...
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said Sunday that federal immigration officers “do not have carte blanche” while carrying out operations in cities nationwide, in the wake of the fatal shooting of an American citizen by Border Patrol agents. Murkowski wrote on the social platform X that Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) urged President Trump’s MAGA base to “take off their political blinders” as she expressed skepticism about the use of force deployed during the latest shooting in Minnesota involving a federal immigration agent. In a post on the social platform X, Greene touted her support for law enforcement and immigration enforcement, but she also defended the right to legally carry firearms, indirectly pushing back on claims that 37-year-old Alex Pretti posed a threat...
Customs and Border Protection officers manning a crossing between Mexico and Texas sniffed out more than $1.2 million in illegal drugs in two incidents this weekend, the agency told The Washington Times.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday took a significant step toward entering the Minnesota governor's race, filing paperwork to establish a campaign committee for a potential run this fall.
President Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for at least $5 billion, accusing the financial institution of closing his and related entities' accounts for political reasons.
Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine, saying the state has been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities.
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday formally reprimanded a House member who sent a sexually vulgar text message to a colleague while protesting a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump.
A Minnesota public school says a 5-year-old boy was "taken" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, a contention that the Department of Homeland Security refutes, saying he was abandoned by his father.
House Republicans grapple with a bipartisan war powers resolution restricting Trump's military authority in Venezuela, despite the Democratic push for limits.
FBI Director Kash Patel revealed a self-awarded trophy from disbanded corruption unit CR-15, calling it proof of FBI's "diseased temple" culture under Biden.
