Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday called on President Trump to “put America first” and remove federal law enforcement officers from Minneapolis after a second resident was killed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer. The shooting is the third shooting involving federal officers in just weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
The Trump Pentagon’s recently released National Defense Strategy Blueprint prompted US allies to tackle their security, and signaled that countering China, which the Biden administration viewed as the top US rival, is not a primary focus. The 34-page document released late Friday chastises the previous administration for neglecting US interests… Source link
A Minnesota activist charged Friday in connection with a protest against federal immigration officers at a church said an FBI agent told him video of his arrest would not be shared, before the White House shared an altered version of the arrest online. “When I asked him about the recording, he said, ‘Oh, it’s… Source…
The city of Minneapolis said Saturday that the shooting involving federal law enforcement came weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman named Renee Good. City officials said, “We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W. and Nicollet Avenue…” Source…
President Trump’s interest in Greenland has reached meme territory, with the White House on Friday posting an AI-generated image of President Trump walking with penguins through a snowy, mountainous landscape. “Hug the Penguins,” White House posts on social platform Source link
Bill Maher predicted on his HBO show Friday that voters will condemn the Trump administration’s immigration policies at the ballot box this November. Maher told one of his guests, Senator John Kennedy, “My prediction is that your party will let out the dogs in mid-session.” Source link
Airports across the US canceled more than 9,000 flights for the weekend as a major winter storm threatened parts of the country, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware on Saturday. American Airlines had the highest number of 1,546 canceled flights between Saturday and Sunday. Southwest canceled 1,243 flights and… Source link
As the eastern two-thirds of the United States braces for potentially devastating winter weather, Americans are rushing to prepare for the storm, including making sure there are no items left in their vehicles. Source link
The tumultuous relationship between the United States and its traditional allies was dealt another blow on Friday, as NATO countries expressed outrage over President Trump’s comments the previous day. The new uproar began as Trump undermined the willingness of US partners to make sacrifices on behalf of the alliance. “We never really asked anything… Source…
The US military on Friday blew up another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two “narco-terrorists” but one man who survived the operation. According to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), the ship, operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” in the eastern Pacific and engaged in “narco-trafficking operations”. ……
