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Minnesota Republicans defend their focus on fraud despite the ICE surge that followed

Minnesota Republicans defend their focus on fraud despite the ICE surge that followed

Minnesota Republicans say they were right to invite social media influencers into the state to highlight social service fraud, though Democrats blame Republicans for paving the way for the ICE surge.
by Dana Ferguson

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson has died. He was 84. Jackson was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King and became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King was assassinated in 1968.
by The Associated Press

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After his parents’ killing, Colin Hortman is working through grief, searching for ways to honor them

After his parents’ killing, Colin Hortman is working through grief, searching for ways to honor them

As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to honor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, their son Colin shares in an MPR News interview how he’s coping with grief and hoping their deaths remain a clarion call for toned-down political rhetoric. 
by Cathy Wurzer, Brian Bakst and Lukas Levin

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After a series of tragic events, lawmakers return to the Capitol with grief and calls for action

After a series of tragic events, lawmakers return to the Capitol with grief and calls for action

Since last session, Minnesota has seen a political assassination, a deadly school shooting and an unprecedented and deadly immigration enforcement operation. Each of those tragedies have led to calls for change, and they bring a different focus to an election-year session.
by Peter Cox

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Obama responds to Trump sharing racist AI video depicting him as an ape

Obama responds to Trump sharing racist AI video depicting him as an ape

“There doesn’t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum,” Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday.
by Chandelis Duster

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U.S. military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

U.S. military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

The U.S. military is reporting a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria. The strikes were carried out in retaliation of the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.
by The Associated Press

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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.

U.S. courts have found at least 4,400 cases since October in which judges ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained people unlawfully, but the administration has largely continued its immigration enforcement and kept many detainees in custody despite those rulings.
by Reuters

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