Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday called on President Trump to "put America first" and remove federal law enforcement officers from Minneapolis after a second resident was killed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer. The shooting marked the third
Illegal immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy by paying taxes, taking jobs that Americans don't want, and not receiving welfare benefits, according to Milton Friedman.
Federal immigration agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident on Saturday morning, the second time this month that federal agents killed a civilian. Video of the incident shows at least seven masked agents working to tackle the man to the ground before shooting
The Trump Pentagon’s newly-released National Defense Strategy blueprint pushed U.S. allies to tackle their own security, and indicated that countering China, which the Biden administration saw as the top U.S. adversary, is not the primary focus. The 34-page document, which was
The Biden administration's Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew 225,000 acres of land in northern Minnesota from mineral development, has been met with opposition from Congress, mineral developers and local residents, and a CRA resolution has been passed to nullify it and
President Trump appeared on Saturday to walk back comments he made earlier in the week, suggesting non-U.S. troops in NATO avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, following widespread anger from British political leaders and military families. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers
A Minnesota activist charged in connection with a protest against federal immigration authorities at a church on Friday said an FBI agent told her that video of her arrest would not be shared, before the White House shared an altered version of the arrest online. "When I asked
You might not be entirely happy with the pay increase your company is planning to offer in 2026. But would it help to know that most of your colleagues aren’t thrilled with it, either?
Finnish President Alexander Stubb was asked at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday who or what can defuse rising tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies over President Trump’s wish to take over Greenland, the world’s largest island. Stubb promptly responded, “Mark
There is a growing perception that the GOP is are struggling with several key issues — and it could lose them the next election.
First lady Melania Trump will hold a private friends-and-family screening of a new documentary about her at the White House on Saturday, just days before its worldwide release, a longtime advisor told Reuters. The film, “MELANIA,” follows the first lady in the days leading up
A man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday in an incident involving federal law enforcement, who said the man was armed. The shooting comes weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman, resident Renee Good, setting off widespread
When transaction velocity exceeds governance, it creates blind spots.
President Trump’s interest in Greenland has reached meme territory, with the White House posting an AI-generated image on Friday of President Trump walking with a penguin through a snowy, mountain landscape. “Embrace the penguin,” the White House wrote on the social platform X,
They are using this five-year-old as bait — clickbait — to fuel protests and outrage.
Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Jesper Møller Sørensen on Friday clapped back at President Trump's remarks about NATO troops who served in Afghanistan, saying "Denmark answered" following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered," Sørensen
President Trump on Saturday threatened 100 percent tariffs on Canada if it decides to make a trade deal with China, less than a week after previously saying "it would be a good thing" that Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "If Governor
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Going after people who have already followed the process for obtaining citizenship sends a disturbing message, and raises serious legal, practical and ethical concerns.
Bill Maher predicted Friday on his HBO show that voters will deliver a rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration policies at the ballot box this November. “My prediction is this stuff, your party is going to get the dogs---- kicked out of you in the midterms,” Maher told
Thousands of demonstrators in Minnesota on Friday protested federal immigration enforcement ahead of a major winter storm expected to impact the region and several parts of the country. Minneapolis saw several thousand protesters take to the streets, with many gathered at the
He has, through his own overreach, reminded the American people that they are the ultimate arbiters of fairness.
Airports across the U.S. have canceled over 9,000 flights for the weekend as parts of the country brace for what's expected to be a major winter storm, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware on Saturday. American Airlines had the largest number of canceled flights
As the eastern two-thirds of the United States braces for a potentially-devastating stretch of winter weather, Americans are rushing to prepare for the storm, which includes making sure some items aren't left in their vehicles.
It doesn't even make sense to get bread and milk – both are perishable items. But the reason we do it isn't logical, experts say.
One of the consequences of covering American politics is that it forces you to have frequent close encounters with some of the dumbest people alive and their terrible ideas. Cutting taxes on wealthy people will eventually enrich the middle class. Invading and occupying Iraq
A tumultuous period between the United States and its traditional allies took another lurch Friday, as NATO nations expressed outrage over remarks from President Trump the previous day. The new furor began when Trump downplayed the willingness of the U.S.’s partners to
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook faced a choice ahead of this week’s Supreme Court oral argument: show up, or sit it out? They chose visibility, forming part of a crowd of economic and legal heavyweights in the justices’ lines of
Texas Democrats Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are set for a Saturday showdown in the first debate of their closely watched Senate primary. The stakes are high for both campaigns, as new polling shows Talarico with a single-digit lead over Crockett, whose
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Friday he is back in the Lone Star State after a viral photo showed him on a plane as the state prepared for a massive winter storm. “I’ve returned home from my work trip. It’s 66 degrees & beautiful. A storm is expected tomorrow night,” Cruz posted
With dangerously-cold arctic air already settling over a large swath of the U.S. Friday, at least 177 million people are under watches or warnings for ice and snow.
An FBI agent in Minneapolis who attempted to probe the death of a 37-year-old woman killed by a federal immigration officer earlier this month has resigned. A source familiar with the situation told NewsNation, The Hill's sister channel, that agent Tracee Mergen resigned as a
“What’s happening here is clearly immoral."
Ways to stay warm when the power goes out.
Oscar-winning director James Cameron was candid during a recent interview about why he chose to leave the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic and permanently relocate to his 12,000-acre New Zealand farm, saying he wanted to live in a place that “believes in science.” “Five or six
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Vice President Vance and conservative influencer Laura Loomer traded jabs on social media Friday after Loomer questioned why Republicans were “pushing more abortion messaging” ahead of the November midterms. “Why is the GOP pushing more abortion messaging in a midterm election
Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist recently appointed as chair of a highly influential federal vaccine committee, questioned the need for immunizing against illnesses like polio in a podcast interview released Thursday. He argued that public health is not the "first order"
The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two “narco-terrorists,” but one person survived the operation. The vessel, operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along “known narco-trafficking
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{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story DOE cancels $30B in green loans The Trump administration is canceling $30 billion in green loans and revising another $53 billion. © Photo Credit The administration on Thursday night said the changes or eliminations from the $83
Tensions between the United States and Canada have rapidly escalated this week after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a rousing speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, declaring a "rupture" in the old world order and calling on "middle
A nurse at a South Florida hospital has been fired for a social media post in which she appeared to make profane remarks about White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s pregnancy. A spokesperson for Baptist Health South Florida confirmed in a Friday statement that a nurse
The Senate will instead hold its first vote of the week on Tuesday as Washington prepares for a weekend snowstorm.
The massive measles outbreaks of 2025 are officially spilling over into the new year. Fourteen states have reported new cases of the virus since the start of 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
ICE beat, cuffed, and jailed an army veteran and Purple Heart recipient for protesting in Minneapolis—and then the Department of Homeland Security lied about his charges. On Friday, ABC News reported that 39-year-old William Vermie was arrested while watching ICE agents go
Grammy Award-winning opera singer Renée Fleming will no longer participate in a pair of symphony performances at the Kennedy Center this spring, according to a message on the center’s website. Fleming was scheduled to appear with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on May
More than half of the United States is under some sort of winter weather watch or advisory, bringing frigid temperatures to the south of the country and heavy snow to the northeast.