Nation and World Politics
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South Elgin rally protests fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE officer in MinneapolisJan 10, 2026 8:03 pm - A number of groups organized a roadside rally in South Elgin Saturday afternoon protesting the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis three days earlier.
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The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments
Jan 10, 2026 5:08 pm - Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.
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Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
Jan 10, 2026 2:49 pm - Minnesota leaders urged protesters to remain peaceful Saturday as thousands of people converged on a Minneapolis park to decry the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in that city and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon.
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ExxonMobil CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without ‘significant changes’
Jan 09, 2026 7:05 pm - As President Donald Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting on Friday, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting.
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Illinois, 4 other states targeted for child care funding freeze win restraining order
Jan 09, 2026 6:52 pm - Illinois and the four other Democratic-led states that were subject to the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family servi...
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Oregon officials launch probe after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 in Portland
Jan 09, 2026 4:08 pm - Officials in Oregon have launched an investigation after federal agents shot and injured two people Thursday, in an incident that came a day after the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis and prompted fierce criticism from officials in Oregon.
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Trump posted unreleased jobs data early on social media
Jan 09, 2026 3:22 pm - President Donald Trump posted a chart on social media Thursday evening that included figures in the yet-to-be released December employment report.
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Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her
Jan 09, 2026 2:17 pm - Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it “would be a great honor” if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.
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US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distributionJan 09, 2026 1:06 pm - U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela as part of a broader effort to take control of the South American country's oil.
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Minnesota prosecutor calls on the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office
Jan 09, 2026 12:10 pm - Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office, challenging the Trump administration's decision to leave the investigation solely to the FBI.