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Trump, Bondi statements fuel legal case against Minnesota surge

President Donald Trump’s threat of “retribution” and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s explicit policy demands may be undercutting the federal government’s legal arguments defending its immigration crac...

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White House continues to up the pressure on Minnesota Democrats despite Trump’s call with Walz

The White House on Monday continued to blame Minnesota Democrats for creating chaos in the state in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, even as President Donald Trump an...

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Education Department refers Minnesota trans athletes probe to Justice Department

The Trump administration Monday advanced its investigations into the Minnesota Department of Education and the state’s high school sports authority over their transgender athlete policies to the Ju...

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Republicans go all-in on 'Sharia law' attacks ahead of Texas primary

Anti-Muslim rhetoric has emerged as a potent ingredient in the looming Texas Republican primary while candidates compete to raise fears about the spread of Sharia law in the state and portray thems...

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Trump sends border czar Homan to Minneapolis amid shooting scrutiny

The White House said Monday that border czar Tom Homan will oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota and head to Minneapolis after immigration officers shot and killed a ...

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Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don’t mince words on ICE tactics

A Myanmar refugee nursing a five-month-old, arrested and shipped to Texas. A Mexican man who sustained severe skull injuries during an arrest by ICE and was shackled in the hospital against doctors...

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ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They’re Afraid to Tell Trump.

To cover the Republican Party in the age of President Donald Trump requires a grasp of cryptology.Because of the unflinching personal loyalty he demands, and punishment he’ll administer on public d...

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White House reckons with GOP backlash after federal agents kill a second person in Minneapolis

The Trump administration is rushing to contain the political fallout after a second person was killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis.Republicans across the spectrum have for weeks wa...

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Carney downplays Trump’s threats while ruling out China trade deal

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday said it's “obvious” Ottawa is not in free-trade talks with Beijing, acknowledging that any move in that direction would jeopardize Canada’s trade relationship w...

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Fiscal hawks set out to kill earmarks. They are very much alive.

Fiscal conservatives in Congress threatened for months to block government funding if GOP leaders didn’t shun earmarks. They succeeded in scrapping just one; the rest, almost $16 billion worth, are...

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LEE CARTER: 45% of Americans calling themselves 'independent' aren't independent at all – they're just angry

Here's what we're not saying out loud: independent voters aren't independent at all. They're just angry.Forty-five percent of Americans now identify as political independents. That's a record. It b...

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Gunfire, arson and vandalism: Tracking political violence in America

Assassination attempts, arson attacks and targeted shootings have scarred American politics over the past three years.President Donald Trump survived two incidents. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro w...

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GOP pitches student loan repayment as Americans struggle to keep up with bills

Republicans say it’s long past time for millions of people to pay down their overdue student debt — a message they are trying to send to Americans already stressed about the cost of food, health ca...

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New York Republicans try to make socialism the midterms fight

ALBANY, New York — Empire State Republicans are seeing red.Republican leaders and GOP candidates facing off against Democrats are emphasizing the recent success of socialists in upcoming races — be...

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David Hogg’s PAC endorses challenger to Stephen Lynch

David Hogg is wading into the Democratic primary in Massachusetts’ 8th congressional district, backing a well-funded progressive challenge to a longtime incumbent.Hogg’s progressive group Leaders W...

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Messages show 'rapid responders' mobilized demonstrators to harass federal agents and more top headlines

1. The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm's way, then made him a martyr2. Trump confirms federal review of Minneapolis shooting that killed nurse3. Deadly winter storm blasts Amer...

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San Francisco’s top cop says blue cities must draw a line with Trump after killings

SAN FRANCISCO — Before federal agents killed two people in Minnesota, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins was the first prosecutor in the country to warn the Trump administration that f...

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A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting

In the wake of another fatal shooting involving immigration agents, Trump administration and Minnesota officials are locked in a heated dispute over what exactly transpired and who’s to blame for t...

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Trump calls on Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary policies

President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Congress to pass legislation to end sanctuary jurisdiction policies as tensions run high over the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis, the ...

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Welcome to the American Winter

Photographs by Jack CalifanoThe six-car ICE convoy came to a stop and instantly dozens of people swarmed it, cellphones in hand, while others ran out of nearby houses—I saw a woman in gym shorts in...

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Bovino claims Border Patrol agents are ‘the victims’ in deadly Minneapolis shooting

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on Sunday said his Customs and Border Patrol agents are “the victims” after they shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minnesota.In an interview with CNN...

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