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Justice Department subpoenas Minnesota Governor Walz and other officials in obstruction investigation

Justice Department subpoenas Minnesota Governor Walz and other officials in obstruction investigation

🔥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Department of Justice,immigration and customs enforcement,minneapolis,minnesota,subpoenas,Tim Walz âś… **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday for Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area, said a person familiar with the matter. The subpoenas, seeking the records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kawley Hare, and officials in Ramsey and…
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Watch: Mickey Sherrill is inaugurated as governor of New Jersey

Watch: Mickey Sherrill is inaugurated as governor of New Jersey

🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: inauguration,mikie sherrill,New Jersey,NJTV đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Mikie Sherrill, the first Democratic woman to win New Jersey's governorship, was sworn in Tuesday as the state's 57th chief executive. Watch coverage of Cheryl's inauguration, provided by NJ Spotlight News, in the player above. Sherrill, a former federal prosecutor and Navy helicopter pilot, previously represented New Jersey's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dale Caldwell was sworn in as the state's lieutenant governor. Caldwell, a pastor at Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield, has served as…
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WATCH LIVE: Trump joins White House for briefing after recent Greenland threats and tariffs

WATCH LIVE: Trump joins White House for briefing after recent Greenland threats and tariffs

✨ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,karoline leavitt,White House đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Republican Mike Johnson delivered a historic speech before the British Parliament on Tuesday, and he is the first Speaker of the US House of Representatives to address the Council. Johnson spoke as US President Donald Trump harshly criticized America's most trusted allies, posting overnight that the UK was acting "very stupidly" on national security and ramping up his claims of forcefully seizing Greenland in the Arctic. Trump and White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt are expected to hold…
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Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump intends to show Americans how he will make housing more affordable

Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump intends to show Americans how he will make housing more affordable

🔥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: affordable housing,davos,Donald Trump news,Economy,World Economic Forum đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to use a keynote speech Wednesday to try to convince Americans that he can make housing more affordable, but he chose an odd backdrop for the speech: a Swiss mountain town where vacation ski chalets cost $4.4 million. On the anniversary of his inauguration, Trump will travel to the World Economic Forum in Davos — an annual gathering of the global elite — where he may meet many of…
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Senior EU official calls Trump’s Greenland tariff threat a mistake

Senior EU official calls Trump’s Greenland tariff threat a mistake

🔥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,EU,europe,European Union,greenland,tariffs âś… **What You’ll Learn**: DAVOS, Switzerland - The European Union's top official on Tuesday described new tariffs that US President Donald Trump plans to impose on Greenland as a "mistake" between long-time allies and raised questions about Trump's credibility, while French President Emmanuel Macron said the situation could prompt the European Union to deploy one of its most powerful retaliatory tools. While anger over Trump's desire to control the vast Arctic island was the focus of an annual meeting of the elite…
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US citizen says Immigration and Customs Enforcement forced open the door of his Minnesota home and took him out in his underwear after a warrantless search.

US citizen says Immigration and Customs Enforcement forced open the door of his Minnesota home and took him out in his underwear after a warrantless search.

đź’Ą Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: ice,immigration and customs enforcement,minnesota,st paul 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: street. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then took him out into the streets in his underwear in frigid conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. Chongli "Scott" Thao told the AP that his daughter-in-law woke him from a nap Sunday afternoon and said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were knocking on…
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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on law banning guns from private ownership

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on law banning guns from private ownership

✨ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: gun laws,Hawaii,second amendment,Supreme Court âś… **What You’ll Learn**: HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's gun laws, long among the nation's strictest, will be the focus of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court addresses the state's ban on firearms on private property open to the public, such as stores and hotels, unless the owner expressly allows it. The hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST. Listen live in the player above. Here's what you should know about the case: Prohibited on beaches,…
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The top Catholic cardinals in the United States are urging the Trump administration to use its moral compass in foreign policy

The top Catholic cardinals in the United States are urging the Trump administration to use its moral compass in foreign policy

✨ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: cardinals,catholicism,Donald Trump news âś… **What You’ll Learn**: ROME (AP) — Three American Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration Monday to use a moral compass in pursuing its foreign policy, saying U.S. military action in Venezuela, threats to seize Greenland and cuts in foreign aid threaten widespread suffering rather than promoting peace. Read more: The Norwegian leader said he received a message from Trump that Greenland was linking it to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich of Chicago, Robert McElroy of…
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The Justice Department says it will investigate charges filed after activists disrupted a church where a Minnesota ICE official serves as pastor

The Justice Department says it will investigate charges filed after activists disrupted a church where a Minnesota ICE official serves as pastor

đź’Ą Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: ice,immigration and customs enforcement,minnesota,st paul 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as pastor. A video livestreamed on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota, one of the protest organizers, shows a group of people interrupting services at Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good.” The…
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WATCH: Besant says it would be ‘extremely unwise’ for Europe to retaliate against Trump’s threats over Greenland

WATCH: Besant says it would be ‘extremely unwise’ for Europe to retaliate against Trump’s threats over Greenland

🔥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,europe,greenland,tariffs 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: BRUSSELS (AP) — White House threats over Greenland have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider potential countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union's anti-coercion tool. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods coming from eight European countries because of their opposition to US control of Greenland. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the…
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