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Trump's 'Golden Age' Declaration Meets Economic Skepticism as Democrats Stage Historic State of the Union Walkout

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address on record Tuesday evening, speaking for one hour and 48 minutes before a joint session of Congress to proclaim that the United States had entered a "golden age," even as fresh polling data showed his approval

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's IEEPA Tariffs in 6-3 Ruling, Threatening Billions in Collected Duties

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court of the United States delivered a landmark ruling on Friday striking down the sweeping import tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on nearly every major trading partner, holding in a 6-3 decision that the emergency statute he invoked granted no such authority, dealing the White House its

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump’s Latest Bid to Weaponize the Justice Department Collapses as Juries, Courts and Markets Push Back

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recent effort to steer federal law enforcement toward political opponents has met public and institutional resistance in ways that have undercut the administration’s most dramatic initiatives. A Washington grand jury on Feb. 11, 2026, declined to return indictments against six lawmakers who appeared in

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Inside the Affidavit: The Evidence the DOJ Cited to Warrant the Fulton County Election Search

ATLANTA — On Jan. 28, 2026, federal agents executed a court-authorized search at a Fulton County election facility, removing hundreds of boxes, extracting digital media and collecting device-level logs as part of an inquiry into alleged record-keeping deficiencies connected to the 2020 general election. An affidavit unsealed in early February sets

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Minneapolis immigration raid turns deadly as federal officers fatally shoot man, fueling protest and scrutiny

MINNEAPOLIS — A man shot by federal immigration officers during a large-scale enforcement operation in south Minneapolis on Saturday has died in hospital, intensifying public anger in a city still grappling with the legacy of previous fatal encounters involving federal agents as of 24 January 2026. Federal officials say the man

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6 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump Threatens New Tariffs In Escalating Bid To Bring Greenland Under US Control

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is considering new tariffs on unidentified countries that “don’t go along with Greenland,” tying potential trade penalties to his renewed push to bring the Danish territory under US control for what he describes as national security reasons. The remarks, delivered at a White

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6 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Minnesota, Illinois Lawsuits Invoke 10th Amendment to Challenge Trump ICE Surge in Democratic Strongholds

MINNEAPOLIS — Officials from Minnesota and Illinois filed federal lawsuits on January 12, 2026, invoking the 10th Amendment to halt what they describe as an unprecedented surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents in their major cities. The legal actions, filed hours apart, mark a rare constitutional

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Minneapolis immigration arrest turns violent as federal officer shoots man in leg, sparking fresh protests

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis escalated into a violent confrontation on Wednesday evening, ending with a man from Venezuela shot in the leg and renewed clashes between federal officers and protesters in a city already on edge over recent use of force. Officials said the man, who

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Minneapolis ICE Operation Turns Deadly, Sparking Protests and Federal-State Inquiry

MINNEAPOLIS — Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother and local resident, was shot and killed by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in south Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation, triggering protests, urgent political responses and parallel state-federal investigations. Federal officials said the officer

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

U.S. President Issues Stark Warnings to Colombia and Repeats Interest in Greenland as Maduro Faces New York Judge

The U.S. President publicly warned Colombia's leader of potential consequences and reiterated a long‑standing strategic interest in Greenland while Venezuela's detained former president prepared to appear before a federal judge in New York; these developments sharpen U.S. policy risks in Latin America and

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump and Hegseth Say They Were Unaware of Follow‑Up Strike That Killed Survivors on Suspected Drug Boat

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly distanced themselves from a controversial follow‑up military strike on a suspected drug‑smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, saying they were not consulted and did not know the follow‑on attack occurred, a sequence that has prompted congressional inquiries, legal

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

U.S. oversight intensifies after White House declines to detail threat posed by survivors of contested Caribbean boat strike

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday deflected repeated questions about whether survivors of a September naval strike in the Caribbean posed an imminent threat to the United States, even as reporting over the weekend intensified scrutiny of the legal rationale and command decisions behind a controversial follow-on attack. Officials defended

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

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