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It’s time to confront some fundamental questions. What kind of country are we, and what do we want to be? Do we really believe that diversity “poisons our blood” rather than gives us strength?

In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal agents.

President Trump’s aggressive moves in the foreign policy arena are hanging over Team USA’s trip to Europe for next month’s Winter Olympics, raising questions about how American athletes will be received in Milano Cortina while representing their country on the world’s stage. Trump roiled European leaders with a push to acquire Greenland, sparred over trade…
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The New York Democrat broke down what the homeland security secretary really means and warned of the “uncorking of chaos” by the Trump administration.

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Even one of Trump’s onetime lawyers criticized the event.

The actor said she was “outraged and sickened” by current events in a new video posted on Instagram. 

The president raised a fuss about his ballroom project as a federal judge considers an injunction. 

Justin Wolfers broke down how “our kids will feel it.”

The president complained about football again as protests rocked Minneapolis after Saturday’s deadly shooting. 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) asked Americans to reevaluate their views on the federal immigration crackdown, framing the issue as a moral issue, not a political one. “To Americans who are watching this right now — and I don’t know, maybe you’re watching with curiosity, bewilderment, horror, scorn or sympathy — I got a question…
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Former President Bill Clinton accused the Trump administration of lying to the American people about the shootings that have taken place in Minneapolis at the hands of federal immigration officers.   In a statement Sunday, the Democratic former president fiercely condemned the “horrible scenes” in Minneapolis “that I never thought would take place in America.”  “People, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces, and the…

President Trump declined to say Sunday whether the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti in a Minneapolis shooting this week did the right thing, saying his administration is “reviewing everything” and will reach a conclusion.  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the president did not answer directly when asked twice whether he thinks the agent acted appropriately, even as members of his administration…

Trump also condemned the NFL’s entertainment lineup for the game: “I’m anti-them.”

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into the latest fatal shooting involving a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying the American people are entitled to that “basic standard” of accountability from law enforcement.   “There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter to him urging him to restore the “rule of law” by turning over information about the state’s welfare programs hours after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a local resident.  Bondi’s request follows the uncovering of a massive fraud scandal in…

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) urged President Trump’s MAGA base to “take off their political blinders” as she expressed skepticism about the use of force deployed during the latest shooting in Minnesota involving a federal immigration agent.  In a post on the social platform X, Greene touted her support for law enforcement and immigration enforcement, but she also defended the right to legally carry firearms, indirectly pushing back on claims that 37-year-old Alex Pretti posed a threat…

Steven Nekhaila, the chair of the Libertarian National Committee, was unequivocal in the wake of a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting an American citizen in Minneapolis: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished, he said. In a lengthy statement the Libertarian Party posted Saturday to the social platform X, Nekhaila said ICE “was created…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) expressed concern about the broader goals of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Sunday, less than 24 hours after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot an American citizen in Minneapolis. Stitt told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that while the Biden administration’s immigration policies were “disastrous,” President…

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday called for an investigation into the latest officer-involved shootings in Minneapolis, as he urged both sides to temper their responses to the escalating tension. In a statement on the social platform X, McCaul, the former chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, backed the panel’s requests for testimony from…
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said Sunday that the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti raises questions about the tactics of federal immigration officers.  “This is a real tragedy,” Stitt told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And I think the death of Americans, what we’re seeing on TV, it’s causing deep concerns…

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went after the Trump administration over a fatal Saturday shooting by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying “local law enforcement needs to be involved in these investigations.” “There does need to be an investigation of both of these killings and a lot more,” Schiff told NBC News’s…

President Trump on Sunday ripped the National Trust for Historic Preservation over their lawsuit seeking to pause construction of the White House ballroom. The two parties are scheduled for a hearing on Thursday, at which time U.S. District Judge Richard Leon will consider whether to issue a preliminary injunction halting the project.  “The so-called ‘preservationists,’…

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday dodged a question about running for Minnesota governor, despite her filing to form a gubernatorial committee last week. “Senator, let me ask you, you filed paperwork this week widely seen as making your first moves towards a run for governor in Minnesota. Are you running for governor in Minnesota?”…

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers “outnumber” local police in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., amid the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations in the state.  “So, what I have going in my state right now … is 3,000 ICE agents that outnumber the Minneapolis-St. Paul police, sworn officers,…