Month: January 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he’s ruling out serving as head coach or general manager of the Miami Dolphins, in a facetious nod to jokes about the many positions he holds in the Trump administration. The lighthearted remark came shortly after Rubio’s hometown football team announced Thursday morning that it fired the head coach….

Democratic leaders in both chambers are challenging Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to stage a vote on a three-year extension of ObamaCare tax credits that expired at the start of the year. Although Senate Republicans already defeated that bill in December, the Democrats think the proposal will get a big boost Thursday afternoon when…

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) slammed the Trump administration’s claims about the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday. “First of all, I would say that Renee Nicole [Macklin] Good should be alive,” Flanagan told MS NOW’s Chris Hayes on “All In” late Wednesday….

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Danish officials next week amid President Trump’s ongoing focus on acquiring Greenland.  Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday that he will “have those conversations” on the semiautonomous Danish territory during the meeting. He did not provide further details regarding the date and location. Danish…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Wednesday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis and praised the community response in the hours that followed. “Last night, at the corner where an ICE agent murdered Renee Good, thousands of Minnesotans gathered in the frigid…

Architects employed by President Trump to build a new ballroom at the White House will give an update on the project Thursday before the National Capitol Planning Commission. The meeting comes months after construction began on the $400 million project and after the Trump administration submitted its official plans to the commission. The ballroom is…

Senior officials in the Trump administration are defending the actions of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer after he shot and killed a 37-year-old Minnesota woman in her car. Video showed Renee Nicole Good in a stopped vehicle flanked by multiple officers. One officer approached her car, telling her to “get out of the…
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A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents so he could fund a plot to assassinate President Trump pleaded guilty in court Thursday. Nikita Casap, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide during his appearance in Waukesha County Circuit Court. Casap made a deal with prosecutors to drop seven other charges, including…

Five Senate Republicans voted Thursday to advance a bipartisan resolution on the War Powers Act to block President Trump from using military force against Venezuela, a proposal that if enacted would unravel the administration’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil exports. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the sponsor of the bipartisan measure, voted with Sens….

Lawmakers dealt a symbolic rebuke to an emboldened president who is threatening further military force in Venezuela and other countries in the world.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed back on the Trump administration’s claims about the woman who was fatally shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. “There’s no indication she’s a protester, there’s nothing that at least you can see on the video, and therefore nothing that the officers on the ground could see…

Vice President Vance and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. The Trump administration has sought to justify the deadly shooting as an act of self-defense. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday…

Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they are investigating the communications between President Trump and several oil companies regarding the recent U.S. strikes on Venezuela and “efforts to exploit” the South American nation’s resources. “The Senators are requesting documents and information regarding the companies’ knowledge of the strikes, discussions with Trump Administration officials before and since…

A former FBI supervisor suggested Wednesday night that the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer may have been preventable. Video showed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in a stopped vehicle flanked by multiple officers. One officer approached her car, telling her to “get out of the f‑‑‑ing car.” As…

Border czar Tom Homan blamed the fatal Minneapolis shooting of a 37-year-old American citizen on the “hateful rhetoric” used against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents. “The incident in Minneapolis today is yet another tragic example of the results of the hateful rhetoric and violent attacks against the men and women…

A witness to the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday said officials would not let a doctor near the woman whose death has sparked mass condemnation. “Yeah, they wouldn’t let him near. And they said they had their own medics that were on their…

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on a bipartisan war powers resolution that would block the Trump administration from continuing military action against Venezuela. The vote took on heightened importance after U.S. forces attacked the South American nation over the weekend and arrested President Nicolás Maduro. President Trump has signaled his administration will “run”…
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Vice President Vance condemned public scrutiny as “gaslighting” after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The shooting, which was captured from multiple angles on video and shared across social media, has elicited mixed reactions, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maintaining that the officer…

Two high-profile Democrats are calling for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in a fatal Wednesday shooting in Minneapolis to be prosecuted. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called the incident in question a “murder” and said ICE “has now turned into what our greatest fear is and has been for a long time…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) spoke with reporters Thursday morning as the lower chamber prepares to vote on legislation to extend expired subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for three years. The vote marks a hard-fought victory for Democrats and is fueling hope among centrist Republicans that…

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy picked up a key endorsement in the Ohio governor’s race on Wednesday from the state’s term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R). “With the election year upon us, I am joining Republicans across Ohio in supporting out dynamic ticket for Governor, led by Vivek Ramaswamy,” DeWine said in a statement shared online. The endorsement…

President Trump said in an interview that Renee Nicole Macklin Good, the woman fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday, “behaved horribly” prior to the shooting.  “And then she ran him over. She didn’t try to run him over. She ran him over,” Trump told the New York Times in an interview…

Minneapolis is on edge in the wake of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting a resident, which sparked widespread outrage Wednesday. Mayor Jacob Frey (D) advised residents in a post online to “show up with peace.” “If you are angry, we understand. We are angry, too,” Frey said in a statement posted…

Once again, President Trump is the bad guy.

The videos raise serious questions about claims federal officials have made about the shooting.