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Judge slams ICE while backing off contempt threat for agency’s directorJan 28, 2026 7:38 pm - Minnesota’s chief federal judge on Wednesday called off his threat to potentially hold the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contempt for repeated defiance of court orders but delivered a withering assessment of the agency’s conduct as it has surged thousands of agents into the state.
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Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay fears about Greenland and NATOJan 28, 2026 4:15 pm - Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a full-throated defense Wednesday of President Donald Trump's military operation to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, while explaining to U.S. lawmakers the administration’s approach to Greenland, NATO, Iran and China.
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Why the Fox Lake Fire Protection District will be seeking tax hikeJan 26, 2026 7:29 pm - Saying it can no longer be avoided, Fox Lake Fire Protection District officials will be asking voters March 17 for a tax increase to fund pensions.
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Geneva is asking voters to borrow $59M for new police station. Here’s a look at its current building’s issuesJan 26, 2026 1:08 pm - Geneva is asking voters to borrow $59M for new police station. Here’s a look at its current building’s issues.
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Videos show deadly Minneapolis shooting and political leaders reach different conclusionsJan 24, 2026 7:42 pm - Videos quickly emerged Saturday showing the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a Border Patrol agent, with Democratic leaders in Minnesota saying the footage showed the deadly encounter was the result of untrained federal officers overreacting and the Trump administration saying the man provoked the violence.
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Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal and escalates feud with CarneyJan 24, 2026 1:57 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal, intensifying a feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney, a rising voice in the West's pushback to Trump's new world order.
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Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activatedJan 24, 2026 12:28 pm - Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press.
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Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rallyJan 23, 2026 7:34 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to “take heart in how far we’ve come” on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration's accomplishments including an expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services.
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Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Illinois, 4 other states for nowJan 23, 2026 6:57 pm - A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now.
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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical ParkJan 23, 2026 4:17 pm - Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks.