National Politics

The Pentagon has ordered up to 1,500 active-duty soldiers stationed in Alaska to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, two officials confirmed, amid President Donald Trump’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act for the first time since 1992. The troops on standby belong to the Army’s 11th Airborne Division, which specializes in arctic conditions. On […]

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has launched a criminal investigation into Minnesota lawmakers, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over a suspected conspiracy to obstruct immigration officials, an anonymous U.S. official familiar with the investigation confirmed. The DOJ has prepared subpoenas for Walz and Frey as part of the investigation, but […]

Attorney General Chris Carr recently announced that he has joined a 20-state coalition in sending a formal comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the updated definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS).  This longstanding WOTUS rule placed undue regulatory burdens on Georgia’s farmers, […]

A federal judge on Wednesday did not take immediate action on the state of Minnesota’s request to suspend the increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the state. Instead, the judge gave the Trump administration and the state a deadline regarding the case. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump on Thursday during her visit to the White House. Machado told reporters that she offered to share her medallion with President Trump following what she described as his “historic” role in deposing former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from his role. […]

Thousands of federal grants funding mental health and addiction services were suddenly terminated late Tuesday as the Trump administration sent hundreds of notices announcing the discontinuations. The sudden terminations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) affected over 2700 of the agency’s discretionary grants worth nearly $1.9 billion. According to NPR, a […]

Federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray towards activists on Tuesday amid a growing number of confrontations and protests in Minneapolis. From young adults to state lawmakers, Minnesota residents have begun to push back against the increase in federal immigration units following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs […]

At least six prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota have resigned over the Trump administration’s handling of the federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, according to an inside source familiar with the matter. The departures include Joseph Thompson, Melinda Williams, and […]

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that they will not comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a Republican-led House Oversight Committee deposition related to the investigation involving the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter posted on social media, the Clintons criticized the House […]

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), demanding answers as to when Georgia farmers can expect to receive hurricane relief funding.  The Hurricane Helene relief package was passed over a year ago, in December 2024, and includes $21 billion for the Southeast region of the country. The […]

Thousands of nurses in New York City began the largest nurses’ strike in the city on Monday after negotiations failed to reach a breakthrough in disputes between the nurses’ union and three major hospital systems. According to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), around 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, […]

A U-Haul box truck drove into a crowd of protestors during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people against the Iranian Regime in Los Angeles, Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred in Westwood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, in what local TV stations described as a chaotic scene as demonstrators proceeded to get out of […]

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that Iran wants to negotiate with the US after he threatened to strike the nation amid its crackdown on protesters nationwide, which has led to over 600 deaths. "Iran wants to negotiate, yes. We might meet with them," President Trump said. "But we may have to act because of what […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has blocked members of Congress from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Minneapolis this weekend, requiring lawmakers to give prior notice under a new visitation policy. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a memo dated Jan. 8 and submitted it to a federal court on […]

The U.S. has launched what it deemed “large-scale strikes” against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria in response to an ambush last month that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter, announced U.S. Central Command on Saturday. The strikes, carried out by the U.S. and its allies at approximately 12:30 PM EST, were […]

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a warning to the government of Cuba, suggesting that Venezuela’s close ally strike a deal with the US, ramping up pressure following Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s capture. Since the operation led by US forces in early January, Cuba has been cut off from Venezuelan crude oil as the US […]

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to meet with more than a dozen oil executives at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for investment in Venezuela. The Trump administration hopes to secure $100 billion in backing from Big Oil companies to revitalize Venezuela’s expansive oil reserves and capabilities. Since the U.S. military […]

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan on Thursday to increase funding for childcare beginning this year, to provide universal childcare throughout the state for children under the age of 5. The announcement marks the first step in delivering on his ambitious campaign pledge. The announcement […]