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Judge denies Minnesotas request for immediate end to immigration crackdown

Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.

1 Feb 2026 2:36 am
Democrats to shake up primary map, as 12 states vie to be among the first

The Democratic National Committee plans to select up to five states to hold the first primaries or caucuses to nominate its candidate in the 2028 cycle.

1 Feb 2026 1:46 am
Republicans relearn the lesson that shutdowns go poorly for them

After last years 43-day shutdown, GOP senators sought to eliminate as much risk as possible for federal funding.

31 Jan 2026 9:55 pm
Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew crouched over female on floor

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, seems to be in images released by the Justice Department.

31 Jan 2026 9:22 pm
Democrats want to reimagine immigration enforcement. Just dont say abolish ICE.

Democrats, quiet on immigration for most of the last year, are suddenly campaigning on it. But there is worry about overreach.

31 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial

The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.

31 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Most of the federal government shuts down, but a quick end is in sight

The House is expected to take up a measure Monday to reopen agencies. Congress still has a fight ahead over new restrictions on immigration enforcement.

31 Jan 2026 10:30 am
Luigi Mangione wont face death penalty in case of UnitedHealthcare CEOs killing

Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty on charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled Friday.

31 Jan 2026 2:53 am
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shooting

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanches announcement signals an apparent shift from its handling so far of shootings involving agents.

31 Jan 2026 12:56 am
Justice Department says its releasing 3 million more documents from Epstein files

The Justice Department says it is releasing the latest batch of files related to the federal investigations of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

31 Jan 2026 12:31 am
Trump says hes reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans may visit

Venezuelan officials welcomed the announcement, which followed the U.S. capture this month of their president, Nicols Maduro.

31 Jan 2026 12:19 am
Don Lemon arrested by federal officials in connection with church protest

Former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested by federal officials and charged in connection with a church protest in Minneapolis that he had covered.

30 Jan 2026 8:18 pm
Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff

The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.

30 Jan 2026 7:09 pm
Russia reveals Ukraine energy ceasefire pushed by Trump is already nearly over

Trump asked Putin to hold off hitting power facilities in Kyiv and other towns but the Kremlin says the pause on strikes expires on Sunday.

30 Jan 2026 5:12 pm
Tulsi Gabbards appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions

Lawmakers called for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to explain the presence of the nations top spy at a domestic law enforcement action in Georgia.

30 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Senate aims to vote on funding deal before shutdown deadline

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate reached an agreement late Thursday but are still working to tee up a vote.

30 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax records

The case means Trump has again filed a claim for a large amount of money against the government he oversees, putting him on both sides of the potential negotiating table.

30 Jan 2026 9:15 am
Senate pushes for Homeland Security funding deal as shutdown looms

Most of the federal government is expected to shut down beginning Saturday as Republicans and Democrats scramble to strike a deal on DHS funding.

30 Jan 2026 3:12 am
Justice Dept. brings federal charge against man accused of attack on Rep. Omar

He faces a count alleging that he forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, and interfered with ... an officer and employee of the United States as Omar was performing her official duties as a member of Congress.

30 Jan 2026 12:48 am
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles

Follow President Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.

30 Jan 2026 12:47 am
Handling of Pretti investigation has some prosecutors on verge of quitting

Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Rene Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.

29 Jan 2026 9:22 pm
Trumps Ukraine peace ambitions threatened by stubborn realities

Russias foreign minister shot down the security guarantees demanded by Ukraine for any deal, once again saying the current regime in Kyiv should end.

29 Jan 2026 7:02 pm
Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machados return

The administration may prefer reliability over democracy in Caracas, worrying advocates for opposition leader Mara Corina Machado.

29 Jan 2026 5:00 pm
Top Democratic groups urge party to shed soft-on-crime image, hire police

The Center for American Progress wants Democrats on their front foot talking about crime, an issue where Republicans have long held the advantage.

29 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to de-escalate in Minnesota

The presidents response to widespread public dismay over the shooting death of another Minnesotan has put him in a bind with his own base.

29 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
VA leaders have barely acknowledged Alex Prettis death, workers say

Employees at the Minneapolis VA hospital were initially told they could not hold a memorial for Pretti, though that decision was later reversed.

29 Jan 2026 6:26 am
Judge slams ICE while backing off contempt threat for agencys director

A federal judge cited a list of 96 orders he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had ignored in more than 70 cases since the agency launched its immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

29 Jan 2026 5:50 am
National Guard deployments cost taxpayers almost half a billion dollars

A new estimate from Congresss nonpartisan bookkeeper tallied up last years expenses.

29 Jan 2026 5:24 am
FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton Countys 2020 election

The FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 election ballots, as President Donald Trump seeks to find already debunked voter fraud.

29 Jan 2026 3:04 am
Trump admin moves to sell Old Post Office, once home to Trump Hotel

The buildings tower, offering sweeping city views, is closed to the public as the effort to shrink the federal footprint in D.C. is underway.

29 Jan 2026 2:48 am
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms

After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say theyll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.

29 Jan 2026 2:45 am
Trumps Venezuela plan does not foresee more military force, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not rule out the possibility of another U.S. attack in Venezuela, but he said the Trump administration does not intend to order one.

29 Jan 2026 2:34 am
Timeline: How the Trump administration lost the narrative in Minnesota

Visual evidence has repeatedly contradicted the administrations efforts to vilify Alex Pretti and frame the perception of his killing during an immigration raid.

28 Jan 2026 5:47 pm
Voter support for Trumps immigration strategy is eroding, and the GOP knows it

Most still favor strong immigration enforcement, but they feel the Trump administration is focusing resources on the wrong targets, and on the wrong border.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
The rise and fall of Border Patrol commander at large Greg Bovino

A year ago, Greg Bovino was the little-known head of a Border Patrol office in California. He rose quickly to become the face of Trumps immigration policy.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
John Kennedys book achieves a rare distinction for a senator: Its selling

How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will has spent 15 weeks on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, including several weeks at No. 1.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Trump is dealing with an immigration mess of his own making

The killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday, coming just two weeks after the shooting death of Rene Good, represents a crisis moment for Trumps immigration policy.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis

In a video from the event, a man walks up and sprays what appears to be a liquid at the Minnesota Democrat before he is taken away by security.

28 Jan 2026 11:12 am
Judge rules Virginia Democrats violated law with redistricting amendment

The process Virginia Democrats used in an effort to create more blue-leaning congressional seats was invalid, a judge said. Democrats vowed to appeal.

28 Jan 2026 5:31 am
Families of men killed in boat strikes sue Trump administration

The wrongful-death lawsuit is the first filed in federal court in response to lethal strikes conducted on what the government has said are drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.

28 Jan 2026 2:26 am
GOP backlash on Minnesota signals a tougher landscape for Trump

Republican lawmakers, who were highly supportive of the Trump administration in its first year, are taking issue with its handling of the Minneapolis crackdown.

28 Jan 2026 1:36 am
Alexander brothers raped victims lured with trips, party invites, prosecutors say

Opening statements began in the New York trial of three Alexander brothers accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking women.

28 Jan 2026 12:49 am
U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling

Minnesotas chief federal judge demands that the head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain repeated failures to comply with court orders.

27 Jan 2026 6:52 pm
Trump administration uses ICE to pressure blue states

How the Trump administration is pressuring states to capitulate on several fronts including voting issues and sanctuary city policies and using officers and agents in the streets as leverage.

27 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
In 16 shooting incidents since July, no DHS officers have faced charges

The Trump administrations rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.

27 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Impeachment witness Alex Vindman runs for U.S. Senate in Florida

The retired Army officer who testified during Trumps first impeachment is jumping into electoral politics as a Democrat in a state Republicans have recently dominated.

27 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster

Christa McAuliffes flight as the teacher in space lasted 73 seconds. A reporter who witnessed the tragedy returned to the story and found an engineer still trying to spread its lessons.

27 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%

President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.

27 Jan 2026 1:07 pm
Trump softens tone on Minneapolis violence amid calls for accountability

The White House changed leadership in Minnesota and softened its tone on dead protesters as polls show Americans turning against ICE.

27 Jan 2026 5:59 am
House Democrats to investigate Kristi Noem with eye on impeachment push

Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans.

27 Jan 2026 5:47 am