Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota … The Trump administration's mass deportation push has led to a long string of judicial rebukes around the country, particularly as immigration authorities have sought to arrest large numbers of people while their deportation proceedings are playing out.

They Said They Weren't Close to Epstein.  New Documents Show Otherwise.  —  Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with Jeffrey Epstein.

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor's Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers  —  Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.

Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings  —  Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan's parents didn't want her to become an ICE watcher.

‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company  —  $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips  —  Four days before Donald Trump's inauguration last year, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed …

Shutdown likely to continue at least into Tuesday … But that plan was complicated by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries telling Speaker Mike Johnson in a private conversation Saturday that Democratic leadership would not help Johnson secure the 70 or so Democratic votes to get the measure over the line …

ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital  —  Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull.

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon released after arrest in Los Angeles, says he ‘will not be silenced’  — Don Lemon was released on Friday after his arrest late Thursday by federal agents.  — The arrest came after he covered a protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds  —  A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.  —  Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied …

St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon …

Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit  —  A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager. … WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—A jury on Jan. 30 found a psychologist and surgeon liable for malpractice after they supported …

Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win  —  Texas Democrats scored a massive upset—in a landslide, no less—when Air Force veteran and union leader Taylor Rehmet flipped a deep-red seat in the state Senate on Saturday night, winning a closely watched special election …

Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal  —  Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors  —  Less than two weeks before Jeffrey Epstein's death in jail …

Trump's Plot to Rig the Midterms Has Kicked Off in Georgia  —  Donald Trump's administration raided an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia.  It's a preview of how he could try to interfere in the midterm elections.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump's administration escalated …

Labor unions rally, march to Portland ICE facility in protest  —  PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Labor unions from across the Portland area gathered at Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Portland on Saturday afternoon, and marched to the Portland ICE facility to protest the ongoing immigration enforcement actions by the federal government.

Under Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics Are Uniting to Defeat MAGA Authoritarianism  —  Trump's support among U.S. Catholics has plummeted to an all-time low of 39%, a stark decline over the year.  This is no accident.  Under Leo XIV, we're working to defeat Trump-Vance authoritarianism.

Trump Jokes About Suing Warsh if He Doesn't Lower Interest Rates  —  President later says he didn't extract any concessions from the Fed nominee  —  President Trump joked during a speech Saturday night that he would sue Kevin Warsh, his nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, if he didn't lower interest rates.