Trump Kickstarts $12 Billion ‘Project Vault’ Critical Minerals Stockpile

President Donald Trump speaks to the press about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 2, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump announced

Immigration officers in Minneapolis will start wearing body cameras, Noem says

All federal immigration agents in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Monday, as the department faces intense scrutiny over a pair of fatal shootings by federal agents in the Twin Cities. “Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis,” Noem said