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Trump Meets With Noem for 2 Hours in Oval Office

It's part of the fast pivot on Minneapolis after the shooting of Alex Pretti

(Newser) - Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem met with President Trump in the Oval Office for two hours Monday evening, reports the New York Times . It's seen as the latest sign of Trump's quick pivot on Minneapolis after a bipartisan backlash over the shooting of protester Alex Pretti . Noem's...

Mayor: Agents Will Start Leaving Minneapolis Tuesday

Sources say Greg Bovino will be among them

(Newser) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says that he spoke to President Trump on Monday and that the president agreed the current situation in the city cannot continue. "Some federal agents will begin leaving the area tomorrow, and I will continue pushing for the rest involved in this operation to go,...

Guard Members Hand Out Coffee, Donuts to Protesters

Minnesota National Guard member calls it a 'demonstration of safety and security'

(Newser) - The Minnesota National Guard showed up at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis on Sunday with coffee and donuts—and a message about optics. Video from the scene shows troops in bright yellow reflective vests handing out refreshments from the back of a vehicle, Fox News reports. A Guard member told...

Trump Shifts Tone on Walz After 'Very Good Call'

President also sends border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota

(Newser) - It appears that President Trump is looking to lower the temperature on tensions in Minnesota . In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said he had a "very good call" with Gov. Tim Walz, adding that, "we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength." As the...

Videos Undercut DHS Version of Minneapolis Killing
Videos Undercut DHS Version
of Minneapolis Killing
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Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM CST

Videos Undercut DHS Version of Minneapolis Killing

Trump blames local officials, who tell the administration to get agents out of Minnesota

(Newser) - Videos showing the killing by federal agents Saturday of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs nurse protesting ICE's actions in Minneapolis, appear to contradict Homeland Security officials' account of the confrontation. Federal officials said Pretti was approaching Border Patrol agents with a handgun and intended to "massacre"...

Federal Agents Kill Man in Minneapolis

'Boo hoo,' officer tells protesters who gathered at site

(Newser) - Another person was shot to death Saturday by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told the AP that the person killed, who was identified by the police chief as a 37-year-old man, had a firearm with two magazines and distributed a photo of a handgun...

There's a Reason Minn. National Guard Now Wears Neon Vests

Reflective vests aim to distinguish Guard from militarized federal officers for ICE, other agencies

(Newser) - Minnesota's citizen-soldiers may soon look less like troops and more like school crossing guards, at least the way Fast Company is framing it. State officials now say that, if the Minnesota National Guard is officially activated around the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, members will don bright reflective vests so residents...

Vance: Just Cooperate and There'll Be Less ICE 'Chaos'

Vice president links protests, ICE clashes to Democrats' lack of cooperation

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance says the key to calming recent unrest in Minneapolis isn't fewer federal agents—it's more cooperation from Democratic leaders. Speaking in the city Thursday after a roundtable with business leaders and law-enforcement officials, Vance argued that clashes around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations...

Feds Expand Probe of Minnesota Officials

5 officials receive subpoenas linked to immigration enforcement policies

(Newser) - Federal investigators are widening their look at how top Minnesota Democrats handled the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state. At least five officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, received subpoenas Tuesday seeking records tied to immigration enforcement policies, sources...

Feds Are Investigating Walz, Frey Over ICE Remarks

DOJ probe focuses on governor, mayor's alleged efforts to obstruct federal immigration enforcement

(Newser) - Federal investigators are examining whether Minnesota's top Democrat and Minneapolis' mayor crossed a legal line in publicly criticizing immigration enforcement. The Justice Department has opened a probe into Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey on a rarely used statute dating to the Civil War era, two sources tell...

Ventura Calls Trump 'Draft-Dodging Coward'

Former Minnesota governor says ICE shooting was murder

(Newser) - Asked about the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Jesse Ventura—a former Minnesota governor and Navy SEAL—called her death "murder" and included President Trump in his criticism. The shooting Wednesday "did not have to happen," Ventura said, USA Today reports. The president has said...

Walz Calls for 'Day of Unity'
Walz Calls for 'Day of Unity'
Jan 9, 2026 8:32 AM CST

Walz Calls for 'Day of Unity'

He asks Minnesotans to hold moment of silence Friday to honor Renee Good

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has declared Friday a "Day of Unity" in honor of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis on Wednesday. In a statement announcing the proclamation, Walz called Good "a loving mother, partner, daughter, and neighbor whose life...

Walz Activates National Guard as Protesters Decry ICE Shooting

Guard prepared as protests grow over fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

(Newser) - Minnesota's governor is putting the National Guard on standby as protests grow over a fatal shooting by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis. Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday authorized the Minnesota National Guard to be "staged and ready," citing concerns from local officials about whether city and...

Woman Killed by ICE Was 37-Year-Old Mom

Walz urges Minnesotans 'not to take the bait' and hold violent demonstrations

(Newser) - The woman killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as 37-year-old Nicole Renee Good. "Renee was a resident of our city who was out caring for her neighbors this morning and her life was taken today at the hands of the federal government,"...

ICE Says Agent Killed Protester in Minneapolis

Witnesses dispute federal account of shooting

(Newser) - An immigration crackdown in Minneapolis turned deadly Wednesday when a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and eyewitnesses have given sharply different accounts of the shooting in a south Minneapolis neighborhood, Fox 9 reports. ICE said its officers were carrying out "targeted operations" when...

Tim Walz Drops Out, Amy Klobuchar May Step In

Minnesota governor abandons his bid for a third term

(Newser) - In a surprise move, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz abandoned his bid for a third term on Monday, reports NBC News . And in another surprise, the New York Times reports that Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar might run herself. In announcing his move, Walz cited widening investigations into fraud in the state'...

Slain Lawmaker's Family Asks Trump to Take Down Video

Trump amplifies debunked claim tying Gov. Tim Walz to Hortman killing

(Newser) - President Trump's amplification of a fringe claim about a murdered Minnesota lawmaker has triggered a backlash from the victim's family and politicians in both parties, CBS News reports. Over the weekend, Trump reshared a video on Truth Social that asserts, without evidence, that Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim...

Minnesota's Fraud Scandal Gets a Boost From Video
Minnesota's Fraud Scandal
Gets a Boost From Video
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Dec 29, 2025 12:52 PM CST

Minnesota's Fraud Scandal Gets a Boost From Video

YouTuber adds to the controversy, with Gov. Walz and the Somali community under fire

(Newser) - A fraud scandal in Minnesota centering on the state's social safety net got a big influx of attention over the weekend thanks to a YouTuber's video. As the controversy unfolds, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is on the defensive, and the state's large population of Somali immigrants is...

Mike Lindell Takes First Step Toward a Minn. Governor Run
MyPillow CEO Makes
a Big Political Move
UPDATED
Dec 11, 2025 11:04 AM CST

MyPillow CEO Makes a Big Political Move

Mike Lindell announces Minnesota gubernatorial run, blasts 'rampant fraud' under Walz

(Newser) - Mike Lindell is officially running for governor of Minnesota. The MyPillow CEO made the announcement as expected Thursday, saying, "Those who know me know I'm up to the task," per NBC News . The Republican joins a crowded field looking to oust Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who is...

Josh Shapiro Blasts Harris for 'Blatant Lies' in Memoir

Pa. governor says ex-VP, Democratic nominee for president fabricated stories on him in her new book

(Newser) - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling out former Vice President Kamala Harris over what he describes as "blatant lies" in her new memoir, 107 Days . Harris, who considered Shapiro as a running mate before ultimately picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, wrote that Shapiro struggled with the idea of being...

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