Politics Jan 20 DOJ subpoenas Minnesota Gov. Walz and other officials in obstruction investigation Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the…
Nation Jan 15 DHS says federal officer shot person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, officials said.
Politics Jan 15 Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to put down protests in Minneapolis President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors.
Politics Jan 08 ICE shooting reinforces Minnesota's grim role as Trump's target Trump has focused on several blue states in the divide-and-conquer campaign that has characterized his second term, and now he has turned to Minnesota, where the killing of George Floyd and the protests it sparked stained his first presidency.
Politics Jan 05 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won't run for a third term Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, said in a statement Monday that he believes he would have won another term but decided “that I can’t give a political campaign my all” after what he described as an “extraordinarily difficult…
Politics Dec 11 MyPillow founder and Trump ally Mike Lindell to run for Minnesota governor in 2026 Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in 2026.
Nation Dec 03 5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks Almost 58% of the Somalis in Minnesota were born in the U.S. Of the foreign-born Somalis in Minnesota, an overwhelming majority –- 87% — are naturalized U.S. citizens. Of the foreign-born population, almost half entered the U.S. in 2010 or…
Politics Nov 28 What to know about the looming federal ban on THC-infused drinks and snacks Buried in the bill that ended the federal government shutdown this month was a provision to ban impairing beverages and snacks made from hemp, which have proliferated across the country in recent years.
Politics Nov 07 Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating U.S. beef prices President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation. Trump offered no proof to support his allegations.
Politics Nov 05 Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor In neighboring St. Paul, Democratic state Rep. Kaohly Her defeated incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter, and will become the first woman and Hmong American mayor of the city.