Minnesota Governor Authorizes National Guard to Support Law Enforcement

U.S. Border Patrol agents holding less-lethal weapons stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the state’s National Guard on Jan. 8 to be staged and ready to support local and state law enforcement after an activist’s shooting

Minnesota Governor Calls Up National Guard to Support Law Enforcement

US Border Patrol agents holding less-lethal weapons stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, MInn., on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the state’s National Guard Thursday to be staged and ready to support local and state law enforcement after an activist’s shooting death

Trump Directs Purchase of $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, on May 5, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald ‍Trump on Thursday ‍said the United States will purchase $200 billion ‌in mortgage bonds, with the goal of bringing down housing costs. “Because I chose not to sell Fannie Mae and ⁠Freddie ‍Mac in

Trump to Order Purchase of $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, on May 5, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald ‍Trump on Thursday ‍said the United States will purchase $200 billion ‌in mortgage bonds, with the goal of bringing down housing costs. “Because I chose not to sell Fannie Mae and ⁠Freddie ‍Mac in

Noem defends ICE officer who shot woman in Minneapolis as having “followed his training”

Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a news conference Thursday in New York City one day after U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement officer fatally shot a U.S. citizen during an operation in Minneapolis. Noem announced the “takedown” of dozens of people suspected to be connected to the Dominican Republic-based gang Trinitarios.

Walz takes aim at “disconnect” between Noem’s ICE shooting comments, Homan’s remarks on Evening News

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday took aim at what he called a “disconnect” between Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s swift assessment of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s shooting of a Minnesota woman, and ICE director Tom Homan’s comment on “CBS Evening News” Wednesday that it would be “unprofessional to pass judgment”