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Man charged after two guns stolen from FBI vehicle during Minneapolis mayhem

At least two guns, ammunition and body armor were stolen from an FBI vehicle during the mayhem in Minneapolis this week following another ICE-involved shooting, authorities said Friday.

January 16, 2026

Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protesters, politicians rail against ICE raids in Minneapolis

Another ICE-involved shooting has put Minneapolis on edge, left a federal officer and a migrant hospitalized and drawn a new warning from President Trump, who threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops.

January 15, 2026

Judge rejects Justice Department’s attempt to get California voter roll info

A federal judge shut down the Justice Department's attempt to get voter roll information from California, scolding the Trump administration for turning a pro-voting rights law into what he called an attempt to invade Americans' privacy.

January 15, 2026

Ex-Des Moines schools chief accused of being illegal immigrant signals possible guilty plea

Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines schools superintendent accused of being an illegal immigrant and who was found with a gun when he was arrested, signaled he may plead guilty to federal charges against him.

January 15, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Noem calls latest Minnesota attack on ICE ‘an attempted murder’

Three men who "ambushed" an ICE officer in Minneapolis, spurring him to fire his gun and wound one of them, all came to the U.S. during the Biden administration and are in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

January 15, 2026

Minnesota conducting its own probe into latest ICE shooting

Minnesota's police shooting board is independently investigating this week's shooting by a federal officer of a target in an immigration arrest.

January 15, 2026

Man gets minimum sentence for torching Tesla in Elon Musk protest

A man who tried to torch a Tesla dealership at the height of the anti-Elon Musk craze last year was slapped with the minimum possible five-year prison sentence by a federal judge this week.

January 15, 2026

Migrant charged with selling fentanyl at farmers market in Georgia

Luis Sanchez-Acevedo was selling more than produce at his farmers market stand, according to federal authorities, who say the illegal immigrant doled out thousands of fentanyl-laced pills among the fruit and vegetables.

January 15, 2026

Appeals court rules against pro-Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lower court didn't have the power to issue orders protecting Mahmoud Khalil from being arrested by immigration authorities, delivering a belated win to the Trump administration in its pursuit of a prominent pro-Palestinian demonstrator.

January 15, 2026

Another DHS shooting: Feds say officer was ambushed and beaten, fired to stop attack

A federal agent trying to arrest an illegal immigrant in Minnesota was ambushed by people who attacked him with a shovel and a broom handle, forcing him to open fire, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

January 14, 2026

Trump to shut down Afghan evacuee camp

President Trump has informed Congress he will shut down the migrant camp in Qatar where the U.S. holds Afghan evacuees before they are allowed to reach America, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday.

January 14, 2026

Judge nixes Trump administration’s attempt to impose new fraud controls on food stamps in Minnesota

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from imposing new fraud controls on Minnesota's food stamp amid reports of rampant fraud.

January 14, 2026

California’s new Democrat-dominated congressional map survives court challenge

A federal court ruled in favor of California's new congressional map Wednesday, saying the fact that the lines were approved by voters as a way to give Democrats more political power shields it from any questions about being an illegal racial gerrymander.

January 14, 2026

FBI wrongly questioned agents’ support for Trump, religious beliefs, COVID vaccine status

FBI investigators conducting security clearance reviews wrongly asked agents and other witnesses about political and religious beliefs, the bureau's inspector general said in a new report Wednesday.

January 14, 2026

Supreme Court allows challenge to Illinois mail-in ballot law on counting votes after Election Day

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal candidates can challenge state laws that allow mail-in ballots to be counted past Election Day.

January 14, 2026

Lawmakers ask judge to appoint independent monitor to release Epstein files

The congressmen who wrote the Epstein Files Transparency Act have asked a federal judge to appoint an overseer to speed up the Trump administration's review of files from the disgraced and deceased sex offender, saying the Justice Department appears to be bungling the process.

January 13, 2026

Supreme Court open to transgender sports bans, but some justices are grappling with issue for states

Republican-led states asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold their laws that generally bar biological males from female sports, saying women and girls deserve leagues of their own.

January 13, 2026

DHS to end deportation amnesty for Somalis

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said she will allow the government's special deportation amnesty for Somali citizens to expire in March, leaving hundreds of them subject to deportation.

January 13, 2026

Minnesota has released more than 400 ‘criminal’ migrants in 1 year: DHS

The Department of Homeland Security challenged Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to start cooperating with ICE to turn over illegal immigrants with criminal records from his prisons and jails, saying he's released hundreds of them back onto the streets over the last year.

January 13, 2026

Lawmakers urge NIH to stop taxpayer money for ‘dangerous’ bat virus lab in U.S.

Republican lawmakers have asked the Trump administration to cancel its support for a controversial new lab being built in Colorado to research coronaviruses and other dangerous pathogens, saying it imports the risks of the Wuhan virus lab to the U.S.

January 13, 2026