The U.S. military action removing Nicolás Maduro from power divides Americans, and their views on it connect to what they think the U.S. goals are and what they believe comes next. At the moment, most think the Trump administration is among other aims trying to get access to Venezuela’s oil and expand U.S. power in
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday formally invited President Trump to deliver the State of the Union before a joint session of Congress on Feb. 24, he announced. “Together in 2025, your administration and the 119th Congress delivered one of the most consequential agendas in history, and Americans across this great country will
33m ago Walz on DHS statement: “Don’t believe this propaganda machine” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he has seen video of the shooting and disputes the Department of Homeland Security’s narrative. “Don’t believe this propaganda machine,” Walz said. “The state will ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and
Washington — The House Oversight Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a series of multimillion-dollar fraud schemes in Minnesota, with testimony from state lawmakers who alleged officials resisted efforts to address systemic financial impropriety. “Minnesota social services, which are funded by you, the American taxpayer, are being ripped off,” Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican
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
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
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