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By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 39 Comments • 2 Likes • 10 months ago

“Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, said in a social media post on Sunday night that federal officers are "upholding...”

Link to quote: DOJ subpoenas Walz, Frey, Her and others in probe alleging immigration obstructionIt is now official. Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, as well as other Minnesota officials were subpoenaed as part of a...

Minnesota teacher insults student’s intelligence during ugly classroom clash over Renee Good’s death: video

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 62 Comments • 2 Likes • 10 months ago

““Just because you’re yelling doesn’t mean you’re winning an argument,” the boy says as Abrahamson walks to the side of the room – before unleashing...”

A veteran Minnesota high school teacher bizarrely raged over the details surrounding anti-ICE protester Renee Good’s death during a heated argument with a student — which ended when she insulted the boy’s intelligence, according to video of the disturbing scene. Becker High School social...

Venezuelan banks will get $300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market, sources say

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 3 Likes • 10 months ago

“Authorities on Thursday told the four local financial institutions, all with correspondent banks outside the country, that they will receive about...”

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Four Venezuelan banks were notified this week by the country's government that they will split $300 million of oil revenues ‌deposited in an account in Qatar, enabling them to sell dollars to Venezuelan companies that need foreign exchange to pay for materials, two financial...

Anti-ICE agitators disrupt Minnesota church, shout down worshippers during Sunday service

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 57 Comments • 2 Likes • 10 months ago

“"It's remarkable to see that sort of thing in America," he told "The Story with Martha MacCallum." "To watch people disrupt, frighten children,...”

Anti-ICE protesters disrupted services and shouted down parishioners inside a Christian church in Minnesota over the weekend for not challenging the Trump administration's immigration operations. Several dozen protesters went inside the Cities Church in Minneapolis on Sunday and shouted down...

ICE officer who shot Renee Nicole Good suffered internal bleeding, feds say

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 110 Comments • 2 Likes • 10 months ago

The federal immigration officer who fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week sustained internal bleeding to the torso in the incident, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to USA TODAY on Jan. 14. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Jonathan Ross...

Appeals panel says judge didn't have authority to order Mahmoud Khalil's release

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 10 months ago

“The appeals panel ruled on Thursday that the district court had jurisdiction to hear Khalil's habeas petition, but it did not have "subject-matter"...”

Washington — A panel of judges on a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a district court judge did not have the authority to order the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist who has been targeted by the Trump administration for deportation. The three-judge panel on the...

Illegal Venezuelan migrant shot after mercilessly ambushing fed agent with snow shovel: DHS

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 85 Comments • 1 Like • 10 months ago

“While the man allegedly continued to struggle with the officers, two other people emerged from a nearby apartment and mercilessly attacked the...”

An illegal Venezuelan migrant was shot in the leg by a federal immigration agent after he allegedly fled during a traffic stop, then “ambushed” the officer and beat him with a snow shovel Wednesday night, the Department of Homeland Security said. The suspect — in the US illegally, according to...

Supreme Court says candidates can challenge vote counting rules

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 3 Likes • 10 months ago

““Win or lose, candidates suffer when the process departs from the law. Thus, the long-shot and shoo-in alike would suffer harm if a State chose to...”

Candidates for public office can sue in advance over vote counting practices they contend are illegal, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices ruled, 7-2, that Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.) can proceed with a lawsuit challenging a practice President Donald Trump has long decried: counting...

People inside Iran describe heavy security and scattered damage in first calls to outside world

Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 1 Like • 10 months ago

““I think the president has an interest in exploring those messages,” Leavitt said. “However, with that said, the president has shown he’s unafraid...”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians could call abroad on mobile phones Tuesday for the first time since communications were halted during a crackdown on nationwide protests in which activists said at least 646 people have been killed.Several people in Tehran were able to call The...

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