Tag: politics
Minneapolis ICE Shooting Tests Limits of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the backlash to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, a potential U.S.-Ukraine security...
Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Is Being Illegally Punished
A federal judge on Monday declined to immediately curb the federal operation that has put armed agents on the streets of Minneapolis and St....
What we know about the investigations into the Minneapolis shooting death of Alex Pretti
WASHINGTON – The fatal shooting over the weekend of a Minneapolis man has prompted calls for a thorough independent investigation into the second death...
Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says
BANGOR, Maine – A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine’s Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.The...
Harris County polling locations closed Sunday and Monday because of winter weather | Houston Public Media
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The early voting period could be reduced by two days in the special election runoff for a Houston congressional...
Why Minnesota Can’t Do More to Stop ICE
With the marshals under attack, Kennedy deployed first the Mississippi National Guard and then thousands of federal troops as well. (That military operation, codenamed...
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing...
Crockett, Talarico take on affordability, ICE and Trump during Texas primary debate | Houston Public Media
Texas’ top Democratic contenders for this year’s U.S. Senate race, Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, squared off Saturday...
Ken Paxton: Comptroller can exclude schools from voucher program under anti-terror laws
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the comptroller can exclude private schools from the state’s new voucher program if they violate laws banning material...
Crockett and Talarico ready for Senate debate as Democrats hope for breakthrough in GOP-heavy Texas
Democrats hoping to win a U.S. Senate race in Republican-heavy Texas are scheduled to debate Saturday, their first in a primary campaign that features...
