ICE officer fatally shoots woman in south Minneapolis, investigation underway

An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs. WCCO is at the scene near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where federal and local law enforcement have clashed for hours with protesters. WCCO McLaughlin claims the victim

Justice Dept. to surge prosecutors to Minnesota amid fraud allegations

The Justice Department is sending a team of federal prosecutors to Minnesota to help investigate allegations of widespread fraud within the state’s social services programs, U.S. officials told CBS News Wednesday. The department emailed federal prosecutors who work in other U.S. attorney’s offices on Tuesday to seek volunteers for the surge, according to a person

Rubio says U.S. will control money from sales of Venezuelan oil

Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the Trump administration has “tremendous leverage” over Venezuela because of the U.S. “quarantine” of sanctioned oil, and said the U.S. will control how money from sales of Venezuelan oil is disbursed. Rubio told reporters after briefing senators on the administration’s involvement in Venezuela that the

Klobuchar ‘Seriously Considering’ Run for Minnesota Governor After Walz Exit

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said on Jan. 6 that she is actively weighing a bid for Minnesota governor, a day after Gov. Tim Walz abandoned his reelection campaign amid mounting fallout