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Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normalJan 17, 2026 5:53 pm - Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with hundreds of people in tactical gear emerging from a bland office building near the main airport.Within minutes, hulking SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans begin leaving, forming the unmarked convoys that have quickly become feared and common sights in the streets of Minneapolis, St. Paul and their suburbs.
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Pro- and anti-ICE demonstrators face off during Minneapolis immigration crackdownJan 17, 2026 5:45 pm - Protesters for and against the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown clashed in Minneapolis on Saturday in exchanges that grew heated before local police showed up.
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New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn’t raise the risk of autism despite Trump’s claimsJan 16, 2026 8:05 pm - A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities — adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the Trump administration.
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Trump bets on rural health as a winning midterm messageJan 16, 2026 7:48 pm - President Donald Trump wants Republicans to be known as the health care party heading into this year’s midterm elections, even as his administration has struggled to produce a comprehensive health care agenda. He tried to build the case again Friday by touting a $50 billion rural health program as evidence his administration can deliver results for voters facing rising costs and shrinking access to care.
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Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governorJan 16, 2026 7:23 pm - The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that the two Democratic leaders are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state, two people familiar with the matter confirmed Friday.
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Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutorsJan 16, 2026 6:21 pm - The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
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Mixed signals and suspicions fueled clash between Fed and prosecutorsJan 16, 2026 4:33 pm - The battle between the Federal Reserve and Trump administration prosecutors accelerated over the past few weeks amid mixed signals and mutual suspicion, according to interviews with a half-dozen figures with knowledge of both sides of the dispute.
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Trump cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge saysJan 15, 2026 8:00 pm - A federal judge Thursday decried what he said were “breathtaking” constitutional violations by senior Trump administration officials and called the president an “authoritarian” who expects everyone in the executive branch to “toe the line absolutely.”
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Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to considerJan 15, 2026 3:54 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up as Republicans have faced increasing pressure to address rising health costs after lawmakers let subsidies expire.
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War powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressureJan 14, 2026 6:39 pm - Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation.Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week and ultimately prevailed in heading off passage of the legislation.