Senator Amy Klobuchar attends a field hearing at the Minnesota Senate Building in St Paul, Minn., on Jan. 16, 2026. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) has officially announced she is running for governor of Minnesota, saying in a video posted online that “these times call for grit and resilience” and urging voters to
Border czar Tom Homan speaks during a news conference about ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 29, 2026. Scott Olson/Getty Images White House border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 29 that he has made significant progress during his meetings in Minneapolis, allowing for the drawdown of federal agents and the conduct
Washington — The Senate is set to take a procedural vote Thursday morning on a package to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, with less than two days to avoid a partial government shutdown. But Democrats say they won’t allow the package to move forward without reforms to immigration enforcement. Though Congress has approved
Washington — Federal immigration officials have brought an end to enhanced immigration enforcement operations in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday. “While the Department of Homeland Security does not confirm law enforcement operations, I can report that Secretary Noem has informed me that ICE has ended its enhanced activities in the State of Maine,” Collins, a Republican,
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday launched her campaign to be Minnesota’s next governor, a surprise twist in the race for the top job in the state as it experiences an unprecedented immigration enforcement operation that’s ignited a national debate. In an announcement video on social media, Klobuchar began by acknowledging that Minnesota has
Washington — Hundreds of American families and the children they’re in the process of adopting from abroad are in a wait-and-see mode after President Trump’s latest travel ban and visa freeze covering dozens of countries — unlike past travel bans — made no blanket exceptions for international adoption visas, advocacy groups and bipartisan lawmakers say.
A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found Homeland