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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her response to a fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this week, amid concerns that she too quickly characterized the woman’s actions as “domestic terrorism.” In a heated interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the secretary doubled down on her…

White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said he believed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer thought he “did the right thing” in the recent fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis. “I truly believe, and again, this will come out in the investigation, that in his mind, he feared for his life,…

President Trump signed an executive order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue from being used in judicial proceedings, a week after U.S. forces initiated a covert operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The executive order, signed Friday and made public on Saturday, declared a national emergency to ensure Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury…

President Trump on Saturday suggested that Cuba should cut a deal with the U.S. after last weekend’s military actions in Venezuela. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” Trump wrote Saturday morning on the social media platform Truth Social. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS…

Iran’s parliament speaker threatened to retaliate against the U.S. if President Trump followed through on his warnings to intervene as Tehran continues its crackdown on protesters. During a parliament session broadcast live on Iranian state television, speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf gave a speech applauding the military force’s crackdown, cautioning that U.S. military and Israel are…

Venezuela has a Level 4 travel advisory, meaning, “Do Not Travel” there, because of “severe risks to Americans.”

Keith Ellison said federal authorities stonewalled his office hours after an ICE agent killed Renee Good.

President Trump’s return to office has fueled the grassroots forces that have driven a spike in LGBTQ book bans in recent years, creating a notable chill in the market for queer stories, according to authors and others in the publishing industry. The effect has been most keenly felt within children’s book publishing, where editors and…

There were fresh reports of violence across Iran, although an internet blackout made it difficult to assess the full extent of unrest.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said it’s no “problem” for the U.S. to pay off tariff refunds if the Supreme Court rules against President Trump’s tariffs. “It won’t be a problem if we have to do it, but I can tell you that if it happens — which I don’t think it’s going to…

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has signaled a coming clampdown, despite U.S. warnings.

Thousands of protesters rallied across the country on Saturday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Minneapolis saw tens of thousands of people march the city streets, Time reported. Protests and vigils have been ongoing since Wednesday night. Minneapolis police said 30 people…

“The decision is final and stands for all time,” the Norwegian Nobel Institute said.

President Trump on Saturday said he hopes political prisoners released in Venezuela “remember how lucky they got” in the week after U.S. strikes ousted President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to face charges. “Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners,” Trump wrote on Truth Social….

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery revealed President Trump’s new photographic portrait, but also removed most of the adjoining text that mentions his two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The White House shared a photo of the updated “America’s Presidents” exhibit across its social media accounts on…

Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Saturday that the agency’s Minneapolis office is being relocated, citing “overwhelming local hostility” toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in recent days. “Since Day One, I have been clear that SBA will not continue to surge resources to communities that refuse to protect their small business…

White House border czar Tom Homan urged critics to “tone down the rhetoric” about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting.  “Let’s decrease the temperature here,” Homan said on a Friday episode of “The Dr. Phil Podcast.” “Let the investigation play out.”  An ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old…

“If that language offends you … Come on. We all heard it before,” the singer said.

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director John Sandweg on Friday said the Trump administration is “using ICE a political football” amid its widespread crackdown on immigrants and after an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis this week. Sandweg told MS NOW’s Katy Tur that he worries about the legitimacy…

Abby Phillip cited President Donald Trump’s “brazen” capture of now-ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his plans to take over Greenland.

President Trump has decided where he wants to see former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh land next season. After urging NFL franchises earlier this week to consider hiring Harbaugh “fast,” Trump said Saturday it should be the New York Giants. “The New York Football Giants should hire, without question, John Harbaugh – And John,…

The growing uproar over Wednesday’s fatal shooting by a U.S. immigration officer in Minneapolis is spreading quickly on Capitol Hill, where a chorus of Democrats in both chambers are launching a blitz of proposals to rein in President Trump’s surge of federal forces in blue regions around the country. Democrats are pushing a wide range…

The U.S. military on Saturday carried out “large-scale” strikes against ISIS militants in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. CENTCOM forces worked with partners in the region to carry out the strikes. “The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria as part of our ongoing commitment to root out Islamic terrorism against our warfighters, prevent future…

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis shot and killed a woman during an operation on Wednesday, drawing outrage from residents while the White House defends ICE’s actions. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the victim, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, of “domestic terrorism,” claiming she attempted to run over ICE officer Jonathan Ross…

The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Friday clarified the rules regarding the Nobel Prize amid recent suggestions by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado that she would share her award with President Trump. The prize cannot be “revoked, shared, or transferred to others” once announced, the institute said in a statement. “The decision is final and…
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