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Trump to visit Iowa in an effort to focus on affordability amid fallout from Minneapolis shooting

Tuesday, January 27 by SRN News

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House's midterm-year pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers... Read More.

Longtime DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection, likely closing out a decades-long career in public service. Norton, 88, has... Read More.

Explainer-Can ICE agents be prosecuted for Minneapolis shootings?

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

(This Jan 25 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Jack Queen, Jan Wolfe and Blake Brittain Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in separate enforcement actions in Minneapolis this month as... Read More.

Trump administration defends killing American in Minneapolis, contradicts videos

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

By Brad Brooks and Tim Reid MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration defended on Sunday the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis, even as video evidence contradicted their version of events and as tensions... Read More.

Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, a sign that the Trump administration's accounting of events may face bipartisan... Read More.

Appeals court rejects Justice Department’s push to charge more people over Minnesota church demonstration

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

(This Jan 24 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court rejected the Justice Department's bid to charge five more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service this month, according to... Read More.

Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration surge at center of election-year fight

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

By Bo Erickson and Brad Brooks WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis has thrust President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown deeper into the national political spotlight, forcing Republicans to defend the administration's hard-line tactics while motivating Democrats,... Read More.

Fed meeting likely to be overshadowed by threats to central bank’s independence

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week at a meeting overshadowed by a Trump administration criminal investigation of U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell, an evolving effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa... Read More.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota’s special legislative elections

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two special elections Tuesday in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year. Republicans hold a 67-65 advantage in the chamber after two Democratic representatives... Read More.

Ackman donates $10,000 to Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti’s family, WSJ reports

Monday, January 26 by SRN News

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire Bill Ackman donated $10,000 to a fundraiser for the family of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a spokesman for Ackman. The GoFundMe page that intended... Read More.

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