Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Wednesday issued a warning order to prepare the National Guard after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis. “I remind you, a warning order is a heads-up for folks, and these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops,” Walz…

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 5:51 PM EST A federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis turned deadly Wednesday, setting off an immediate political firestorm as Democrat officials accused the Trump administration of reckless enforcement while federal authorities described a violent confrontation during an active operation….

By Michael Katz | Wednesday, 07 January 2026 03:37 PM EST Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized the Trump administration’s ambitions toward Greenland on Wednesday, saying “threats and intimidation” by U.S. officials over the strategic Arctic island are “unseemly” and “counterproductive.” Tensions escalated after the White House said this week that…

By Sam Barron | Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 6:50 PM EST New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, announced her support for a bill that would expand sanctuary protections for immigrants in the state. The legislation, known as “New York for All,” aims to restrict when and how…

Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, stated that testimony delivered under oath at a recent House hearing established that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison not only knew about widespread fraud involving federal funds but also retaliated against whistleblowers who…

By Jim Mishler | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Congress has four weeks to work out government funding before the current spending authority expires January 30, setting up another high-stakes push to avert a shutdown. Lawmakers returned to Washington this week, facing a compressed timeline to pass full-year appropriations bills. If…