Federal law enforcement agents confront protesters during a demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images Up to 1,500 U.S. active-duty troops in Alaska are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, a U.S. official who was […]
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DOJ is investigating Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor : NPR
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol on Jan. 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn., where he announced he was abandoning his re-election campaign. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a […]
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Trump vows ‘day of reckoning & retribution’ for Minnesota Democrats
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago have also sued the Trump administration, alleging in a lawsuit filed Monday that the Department of Homeland Security has been “causing turmoil and imposing a climate of fear.” The 103-page complaint alleges that Border Patrol agents were told to “push the envelope” on immigration enforcement and […]
Trump on Iran; Minnesota; SCOTUS Trans Sports Cases : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump said yesterday that he is imposing a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran. This is the president’s latest […]
ICE in Minnesota; Iran-U.S. talks; Federal Reserve : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is deploying more federal agents to Minnesota. The move comes as nationwide protests continued yesterday after an […]
Minnesota senator: White House ‘attempting to cover up’ Good shooting
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith said Sunday that the Trump administration was “attempting to cover up what happened” in the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. ABC News obtained cell phone video of the incident that was taken by the ICE agent […]
Video shows fatal Minnesota ICE shooting from officer’s perspective : NPR
People participate in a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to […]
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Minnesota says it’s been pushed out from taking part in shooting probe with FBI
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible” to file state charges in the deadly shooting without cooperation from the FBI, which state officials said is now solely leading the investigation into the incident. “They do have all the evidence in the original investigative notes and […]
HHS says it’s freezing child care payments to Minnesota after fraud allegations
An official with the Department of Health and Human Services says the agency has “frozen all child care payments” to the state of Minnesota after allegations of fraudulent day care centers there. In addition, HHS is tightening requirements for payments from the Administration for Children and Families to all states, requiring a justification and a […]
Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota : NPR
State Sen. Michelle Benson reacts at a news conference on April 10, 2019, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to a report by the state’s legislative auditor on combatting fraud in Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program. Steve Karnowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Karnowski/AP President Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing […]