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U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker with ties to Venezuela

U.S. forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the north Atlantic after a two week chase. This is part of the larger U.S. campaign aimed at tankers going to and from Venezuela.
by Bill Chappell and Greg Myre

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Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.

Watching the Hollywood movie “The Border" as a boy set the course for Bovino's life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts causing turmoil in Chicago and elsewhere, he sees himself as the good guy. Not everyone agrees.

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Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats. Officials cited fraud concerns as a reason for the action targeting California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
by The Associated Press

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Accusations fly in GOP-led congressional hearing into Minnesota fraud cases

Minnesota’s reckoning with social services program fraud landed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. Republicans accused DFL Gov. Tim Walz of being complicit or unresponsive. Democrats called it a political exercise that ignores President Donald Trump’s pardons of convicted fraudsters.
by Peter Cox

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Audit finds weak oversight, fraud risk in DHS grants

Audit finds weak oversight, fraud risk in DHS grants

The findings in a new report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor say the Behavioral Health Administration within the Department of Human Services is failing to provide adequate oversight to disburse grant funding.
by Ellie Roth

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Politics Friday Special: Walz gives deeper explanation about decision to abandon bid for third term

Politics Friday Special: Walz gives deeper explanation about decision to abandon bid for third term

In a major political shakeup, Gov. Tim Walz took himself out of the running for a third term as governor. The next day, a fiery Walz took questions about his final year in office.
by Clay Masters, Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Jeff Jones

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Governor unbound: Freed from reelection niceties, Walz comes out swinging at Trump, GOP

Governor unbound: Freed from reelection niceties, Walz comes out swinging at Trump, GOP

A day after announcing he’d end his bid for reelection, Gov. Tim Walz ripped President Trump, said he’d spend his last year in office working to “protect the well-being of Minnesotans” and told local GOP lawmakers to “put up or shut up” on helping the state.
by Dana Ferguson

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'Recovering' politician Dean Phillips: Walz right to abandon third term, time for new leaders

'Recovering' politician Dean Phillips: Walz right to abandon third term, time for new leaders

Former Democratic presidential candidate and Minnesota’s former U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips was among the first to call for the party to find fresh leadership, loudly raising the point during President Joe Biden’s failed attempt at another four years in the White House.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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