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The Hennepin County District Attorney is asking the public to share evidence of Renee Good’s shooting with her office

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Mary Moriarty,minneapolis,minnesota,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Judd directly to her office, challenging the Trump administration's decision to leave the investigation solely to the FBI. Read more: The shootings in Minneapolis and Portland sparked protests over federal law enforcement operations Moriarty said that although her office has cooperated effectively with the FBI in previous cases,…

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Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures and activists, which Trump says the United States has requested

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✨ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Delcy Rodriguez,Donald Trump news,nicolas maduro,venezuela 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Jorge Rodriguez, the acting president's brother and speaker of Venezuela's National Assembly, said a "large number" of people would be released, but as of late Thursday night, it was not clear who or how many people would be released. The US government and the Venezuelan opposition have long called for the widespread release of imprisoned politicians, critics and members of civil society. The Venezuelan government insists it does not hold prisoners for political reasons. “Consider this a gesture…

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The United States intercepts the fifth sanctioned tanker while exercising control over the distribution of Venezuelan oil

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💥 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Military,oil and gas industry,oil tankers,venezuela 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. military said Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The US Marine Corps and US Navy carried out the pre-dawn operation, taking part in a months-long build-up of forces in the Caribbean, according to US Southern Command, which declared "there is no safe haven for criminals" and also announced the seizure of…

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Trump is meeting with oil sector executives to seek investments in Venezuela

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🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,oil and gas industry,oil tankers,venezuela 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela's ability to fully tap its vast oil reserves — a plan that depends on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty. Since the US military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, Trump has quickly focused on portraying…

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Venezuelans suffer from a collapsing economy while Trump promises economic revival

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✨ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,fossil fuels,inflation,oil and gas industry,venezuela ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed at the White House that U.S. intervention in Venezuela would pour billions of dollars into the country's infrastructure, revitalize its once-booming oil industry and ultimately bring a new era of prosperity to the Latin American nation. Here, in a sprawling street market in the capital, public utility worker Ana Calderon wishes she could buy the ingredients needed to make a bowl of soup. Read more: Why does Venezuela's…

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WATCH: Senate advances war powers resolution to limit Trump after Venezuela raid

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✨ Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,senate,venezuela,war powers ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to launch further attacks against Venezuela, expressing disapproval of his growing ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Watch the Senate floor live in the video player above. Democrats and five Republicans voted in favor of the draft War Powers Resolution by 52 votes to 47, ensuring a vote next week on its final passage. It has almost no chance of becoming law because…

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WATCH LIVE: House passes bill to extend ACA benefits after GOP lawmakers helped force vote

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🚀 Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Affordable Care Act,congress,health care subsidies,Mike Johnson,obamacare ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — In a marked rebuke to Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expiring health care subsidies to those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as dissident Republican lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for the measure. Watch the home floor live in our video player above. The issue was put to a vote after a handful of Republicans signed the so-called “impeachment petition” to open the debate,…

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Minnesota officials say they do not have access to evidence after the fatal ICE shooting and the FBI will not work jointly in the investigation

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💥 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: fbi,ice,ice shooting,minneapolis,minnesota ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: The Minnesota investigative agency said Thursday that the U.S. Attorney's Office has barred it from participating in the investigation into the killing of Minneapolis woman Renee Judd, a 37-year-old mother of three, at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. He watches: Walz says Minnesota should play a role in the investigation into the killing of Renee Judd by ICE “The FBI will now only lead the investigation, and the FBI will no longer have access to the case…

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The House of Representatives passes a bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of Republican leaders

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🚀 Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Affordable Care Act,congressional budget office,Hakeem Jeffries,health care,Mike Johnson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — In a marked rebuke to Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expiring health care subsidies to those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as dissident Republican lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for the measure. The issue was put to a vote after a handful of Republicans signed the so-called “impeachment petition” to open the debate, overcoming the objections of House Speaker Mike Johnson.…

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Zinke supports Trump’s action in Venezuela but sees no basis for action in Greenland

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🚀 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Ryan Zinke,venezuela ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Amna Nawaz: Well, while the War Powers Resolution to limit further action in Venezuela was introduced in the Senate today, its future in the House is less certain.And for a Republican perspective, I spoke earlier with Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke.Congressman Zinke, welcome back to the NewsHour. Thank you for joining us. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT): It would be my pleasure. Amna Nawaz: There's a lot of activity on Capitol Hill today.I want to ask you first not about…

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