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Report revives claims Minnesota fraud funded terrorism. Here's what we know
Minnesota’s Republican congressional delegation and state lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Attorney’s office to investigate whether fraud schemes helped fund terrorism after President Donald Trump pledged that he would end temporary legal protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota.
Trump’s move and GOP calls for an investigation come...Read more
Chicago Teachers Union agrees to provide financial audits to congressional committee
The Chicago Teachers Union has agreed to submit complete financial audits to the House Committee on Education and Workforce following a probe by policymakers.
The Republican-led committee issued a letter Thursday to CTU President Stacy Davis Gates requiring the union to submit meeting minutes documenting any member requests for audits since ...Read more
Trump administration ends protections for Myanmar refugees, affecting Minnesota's Karen residents
Members of Minnesota’s Karen community are at risk of being sent back to Myanmar after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday it was ending temporary asylum protections for the country’s citizens.
The department, under the direction of President Donald Trump, announced it was terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ...Read more
Minnesota Democrats in Congress look to reverse federal ban on hemp THC products
Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
The federal ban on hemp products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, was included in the bill to ...Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene says GOP 'likely' to lose 2026 midterms
Days after announcing she’ll leave the House of Representatives at the start of the new year, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she expects the Democratic party to take control of Congress in 2026.
“Now that House members are switching gears into campaign mode and will be fighting for their lives, our legislative majority has been ...Read more
House to boost member security program, launch mobile duress app
WASHINGTON — Members of the House will soon have access to up to $20,000 a month to pay for personal security while they’re off the Hill — doubling the monthly amount currently available — and access to a mobile duress system, according to the House sergeant-at-arms.
Sergeant-at-Arms William McFarland announced the enhancements Monday ...Read more
Miami judge sets trial date for Trump library land transfer case
MIAMI — A lawsuit over whether Miami Dade College violated Florida’s public transparency laws when it voted to transfer land to the state for Donald Trump’s presidential library is set to go to trial next August, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge announced Monday.
In a ruling, Judge Mavel Ruiz shot down an effort by the college’s lawyers...Read more
What to know about Trump's threat to end temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s Friday night announcement that he’s ending temporary protected status, or TPS, for Somalis living in Minnesota has officials scrambling to figure out what to do.
His announcement comes as the Department of Homeland Security just announced it’s ending the protected status of citizens from Myanmar, formerly known as...Read more
Should members of Congress stop getting paid during a government shutdown?
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress could continue getting paid for their time during the 43-day federal shutdown that ended earlier this month. Now there’s a strong effort to make sure that doesn’t happen if the government is shuttered again.
“It’s time that Congress set an example,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who is leading the ...Read more
Analysis: From Epstein to prices, Trump is in a gambling mood this Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will head to his resort in Florida this week for a Thanksgiving celebration by the sea. Perhaps turkey and trimmings at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, just off the casino-lined Strip, would have been more apropos.
That’s because, on matters foreign and domestic, the president has turned to staking ...Read more
Pentagon to review 'allegations of misconduct' against Sen. Mark Kelly
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department on Monday said it was investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a former Navy captain, over his participation in a video urging troops and intelligence personnel to disobey “unlawful orders” and that he could face punishment under military law.
Citing “serious allegations of misconduct,” the ...Read more
Kentucky candidate had a fundraiser on his own church campus. He says there's no issue
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A fundraiser for Ryan Dotson, a candidate for congress in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, was held Thursday on the grounds of the Winchester church Dotson leads.
It’s not against any campaign finance law to host a fundraiser at a church. However, the event at Lighthouse World Outreach Center, where Dotson is lead ...Read more
Chile presidential candidate Kast holds double-digit poll lead
Chile ultra-conservative presidential candidate José Antonio Kast secured a commanding double-digit lead in the first polls taken since he and a leftist rival advanced to the country’s runoff vote.
Kast was backed by 46% of respondents followed by Jeannette Jara, from the Communist Party, with 34%, according to a Cadem poll published late on...Read more
Trump is changing the way aid goes to cities. Philly stands to lose tens of millions of dollars for housing
Philadelphia stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funds intended to fight homelessness under a plan issued by the Trump administration that advocates say could significantly disrupt permanent housing programs and return formerly homeless people to the streets.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released the ...Read more
Trump says TV networks shouldn't be able to 'enlarge'
President Donald Trump said no television networks should be able to expand, citing the potential growth of what he considers left-wing news networks.
“If this would also allow the Radical Left Networks to ‘enlarge,’ I would not be happy. ABC & NBC, in particular, are a disaster - A VIRTUAL ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY,” Trump said in a ...Read more
Rubio sees leeway on Ukraine deadline after 'productive' talks
President Donald Trump’s proposed Nov. 27 deadline to secure Ukraine’s support for a U.S.-backed peace plan isn’t set in stone and could drift into the following week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, suggesting that plenty of work remains.
Rubio’s note of caution followed U.S.-Ukrainian talks Sunday in Geneva that both sides ...Read more
Mamdani still believes Trump is 'fascist' but says they can work together on affordability
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Sunday he still believes President Trump is a fascist and despot despite their surprisingly cordial meeting at the White House on Friday — but believes they can work together on affordability.
“Everything that I’ve said in the past, I continue to believe,” Mamdani said on NBC’s “Meet the ...Read more
Trump turns South Africa's G-20 into tale of two summits
If Donald Trump was bent on ruining South Africa’s Group of 20 Summit as part of his overarching attack on the multilateral order, let it be said that he didn’t succeed — but he widened the cracks.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, beset by Trump’s false claims of White genocide in his country and a U.S. boycott, managed to get ...Read more
Brazil's Lula plans call with Trump amid Venezuela conflict fears
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he plans to contact Donald Trump to express concern over the U.S. military buildup near Venezuela, warning that the situation could destabilize South America.
“I’m very concerned about the military apparatus the U.S. has deployed in the Caribbean Sea,” Lula told reporters at the end of the G20 ...Read more
Trump renews call to jail Democrats, including two from Pa., after calling their video statement 'punishable by death'
President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for six Democrats — including two members of Congress representing Pennsylvania — to be jailed over a video directed at U.S. troops.
Writing on his Truth Social platform Saturday night, Trump once again claimed without evidence the six Democrats were traitors for telling troops to “refuse ...Read more
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