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Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government's immigration crackdown. Klobuchar's decision gives Democrats a high-profile candidate and proven statewide winner as their party tries to hold onto the office occupied by ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The United States and Iran are engaged in increasingly hostile rhetoric as US warships move into the Arabian Sea , despite regional nations seeking a diplomatic solution to prevent a military flare-up. US President Donald Trump warned this week that " time is running out " for Iran to return to talks to reach a new deal on its nuclear programme. Trump said the naval forces he was sending to Iran's neighbourhood ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The nation is facing another government shutdown starting Saturday as nearly all Senate Democrats vow to oppose a funding package unless it contains changes to how immigration officers operate in the aftermath of last weekend's fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis. Democrats and Republicans insist they don't want another shutdown — even a partial one, as this would be — ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The preliminary findings appear to contradict claims made by the Trump administration in the immediate aftermath of the Minnesota Border Patrol shooting Two federal agents fired at protester Alex Pretti during Saturday's fatal shooting in Minneapolis, according to a preliminary ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
DENVER (AP) — Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020. But for more than five years, he's been trying to convince Americans the opposite is true by falsely saying the election was marred by widespread fraud. Now that he's president again, Trump is pushing the federal government to back up those bogus claims . On Wednesday, the FBI served a search warrant at the election headquarters of Fulton County, ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The moment that the firearm of a man identified as Alex Pretti is retrieved from a waistband holster by a federal officer (in light grey jacket, crouched) as another officer (in green) draws his weapon, before Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026 is seen in a still image of a video obtained by Reuters. New evidence has emerged that Alex Pretti was known to federal agents more ...
Source: rawstory.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
"Judge Patrick J. Schiltz is just another activist judge who is clearly more concerned about politics than the safety of Minnesotans." Those are the words of Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). My guess is that her statement elicited quite the snort of laughter from Schiltz, who is not normally attacked for being some sort of far-left "activist." If anything, the ...
Source: reason.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
After U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fatally shot Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti on Saturday, federal officials described him as a " domestic terrorist " and " would-be assassin " who " wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement ." But the only evidence to support those characterizations was the fact that Pretti was carrying a concealed handgun, which he was legally allowed to do. ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A judge has barred federal immigration officers from arresting and detaining legally present refugees in Minnesota, handing the Trump administration a legal defeat in its aggressive immigration crackdown. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim, in Minneapolis on Wednesday, issued a temporary restraining order that bars the arrest and detention of any Minnesota resident with refugee status as litigation ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by the West Virginia University Health System, where his doctors practice. It was cheaper and offered more personal attention, plus extras such as an allowance for over-the-counter ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate The government of Ecuador has condemned what it described as an attempt by a US federal immigration agent to enter the Ecuadorean consulate in Minneapolis. The agent was prevented from gaining access by consular officials, who acted "to guarantee the protection of the Ecuadoreans who were inside the consulate at the time", a statement by Ecuador's ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Department of Justice insists files will be released 'in the near term', despite less than 1% being made public to date Attorney General Pam Bondi has appealed for more time to release the Justice Department 's cache of files relating to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , more ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Technical talks between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway , Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday. The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland agreed to create a working group aimed at addressing differences with the U.S. during a Washington meeting earlier this month with Vice President JD Vance and Rubio. The group was ...
Source: military.com
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
Relatives of two Trinidadian men killed during the Trump administration's internationally condemned bombing spree against boats allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean Sea filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the United States . Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, were killed in one of the at least 36 strikes the Trump administration has launched against civilian boats in the southern Caribbean ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Jan 27th, 2026 -
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country will continue to show "solidarity" with Cuba after media reports that her government halted a shipment of oil to Havana. Mexico has in recent years become a top supplier of oil to Cuba, which relies on cut-price oil supplies from its allies to survive a US trade embargo and keep the lights on through a severe energy crisis. Venezuela had been a major supplier of ...
Source: aljazeera.com