Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas …

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time  —  The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.  —  In 2021, a convicted fraudster named Adriana Camberos …

U.S. lawmakers visit Denmark as Trump demands control of Greenland  —  A bipartisan delegation from the House and Senate sought to ease tension amid President Donald Trump's demands to buy or annex the Danish autonomous territory.  —  Making a symbolic visit to Copenhagen …

Trump officials extend National Guard's D.C. mission through 2026  —  The domestic military mission, which is the subject of an ongoing court challenge, was due to expire at the end of February.  —  The Trump administration has extended the deployment of about 2,500 National Guard troops …

Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump  —  President Donald Trump has spent his second term bulldozing elected and appointed officials who resist him or refuse to bend to his demands.  But he may have met his match in Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

“When Politics Blind Justice”  —  There are moments when silence becomes complicity.  When letting the record stand without context feels less like restraint and more like consent.  This is one of those moments. … A federal appeals court has just revived President Donald Trump's effort …

Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric  —  While the posts are a small part of the administration's overall social media presence, experts say they are clear references to white supremacist messaging.  —  A series of recent social media posts …

DOJ Moves to Block Independent Monitor in Maxwell Case, Says Courts Cannot Force Epstein File Disclosures  —  DOJ Tells Court It Cannot Be Forced to Release Epstein Files  —  The U.S. Department of Justice has formally moved to block the appointment of an independent monitor or special master …

Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war  —  “Civil war,” “insurgents,” “a guerilla tactical playbook” — these are just some of the ways MAGA pundits are describing civil resistance to Trump's ICE rampages  —  Right-wing media figures …

It's Trump's Economy, and Voters Are Unhappy With it, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Poll offers warning signs for the president and Republicans as they prepare for a pivotal midterm election  —  It's President Trump's economy now, and voters are increasingly unhappy with how he's handling it.

Trump pardons former Puerto Rican Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced  —  She was indicted by the Justice Department in 2022 over her alleged participation in a bribery scheme.  She pleaded guilty in August to a reduced charge of a campaign finance violation.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald …

ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs … Peter Yazzie told ICE agents where they could locate his Certificate of Indian Blood, birth certificate and other documents proving that he was both a U.S. citizen and Native American.  It made no difference.

Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE  —  The top Democratic appropriator draws a clear red line over funding increases for the rogue federal agency terrorizing communities across America.  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have drawn a definitive red line …

Multiple Labor Department staffers are on leave amid IG investigation into Secretary Chavez-DeRemer  —  At least one additional staffer has been temporarily relieved of their duties after two longtime aides were placed on administrative leave earlier this week in connection with the probe.

They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture.  Then Dissenters Were Ousted. … The inaugural year of the University of Austin, or UATX as it's known, had been marked by the frenzy and occasional chaos that one might expect from a start-up aimed at disrupting American higher education.

DHS turns on border chief over $2 million office renovation plan … That has focused attention on the DHS division, which is a linchpin not only of Trump's mass-deportation agenda but efforts to build the border wall and collect tariff revenue.  Scott's renovation budget has become a concern …

The Companies Behind ICE  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown its network of private industry partners since the start of the second Trump administration to support its agents as they storm into cities and detain people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants.

I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence.  Here's how ICE observers are helping.  —  Scientific research has shown that their tactics can undermine the conditions that lead to violence.  —  Since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good on Jan. 7 …

Trump installs loyalists on panel set to review White House ballroom  —  The Commission of Fine Arts will discuss the controversial project at a meeting next week.  White House officials hope to win approval in two months.  —  President Donald Trump has installed four allies …

Several U.Va. Board Members Resign as a Democratic Governor Takes Power  —  After months of upheaval at the state's flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school's leadership.  —  The head of the board overseeing the University of Virginia …

Statement on President Trump's Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict  —  Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump congratulated the formation of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a vital step forward in implementing Phase Two of his Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict …

‘Staring over the edge’: South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week  —  More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are “actively infected.”  The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.  —  The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed.

ICE agent who killed L.A. man accused of child abuse, racism in court filings  — 8 min Click here to listen to this article  — A court filing in a custody dispute claims to have identified the federal agent who fatally shot a man on New Year's Eve in Northridge while off duty.

Grinning anti-ICE agitator arrested after allegedly punching Florida trooper as DeSantis warns: ‘This is not Minneapolis’  —  A grinning anti-ICE agitator was arrested after she allegedly punched a Florida state trooper during a confrontation with federal agents — drawing a blunt warning …