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Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation in Minnesota after shooting
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter posted on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website on Sunday calling for state, local…
Source: Washington Times
Spanberger and Democrats work overtime to turn Virginia into Venezuela
Just after being elected Virginia's governor, Abigail Spanberger sat down in early December with Washington Post reporter Gregory Schneider.
Source: Washington Times
Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' flaunts U.S. expansionism and intervention. But will it pay off long-term?
President Trump has put the country on an expansionist path not seen since the early 1800s, trying to increase U.S. territory and influence with an ironclad view that the Western Hemisphere, if not…
Source: Washington Times
Israel launches 'large scale operation' to locate last hostage in Gaza
Israel said Sunday its military was conducting a "large-scale operation" to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into the next phase of…
Source: Washington Times
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton ends reelection campaign for Congress
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has filed paperwork to terminate her reelection campaign, ending speculation over whether the 88-year-old Democrat would retire.
Source: Washington Times
Trump administration's new defense strategy seeks greater accommodation of Beijing
The Trump administration's new national defense strategy seeks more accommodation of communist China and a renewal of the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere.
Source: Washington Times
'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters
With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller "Mercy" dethroned "Avatar: Fire and Ash"…
Source: Washington Times
Obamas say most recent fatal ICE shooting in Trump immigration crackdown a 'wake-up call' for nation
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama said the shooting of Alex Pretti should mark a turning point in the national debate over President Trump's immigration crackdown.
Source: Washington Times
A man is under arrest for assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman.
Source: Washington Times
Minneapolis police chief cites footage in challenging federal account of Alex Pretti killing by ICE
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara is openly pushing back on Homeland Security's description of the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Source: Washington Times
Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funding bill. That increases the chance of a shutdown
Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a…
Source: Washington Times
Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 100% tariff…
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U.S. security agreement for Ukraine is '100% ready' to be signed, Zelenskyy says
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a U.S. security guarantees document for Ukraine is "100% ready" after two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia.
Source: Washington Times
Latest shooting in Minnesota enforcement surge fuels more calls for immigration agents to leave
Democrats demanded federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis and set off clashes with protesters who poured into the frigid…
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Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies
Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories - the global eradication of smallpox - has died.
Source: Washington Times
Row erupts within U.K.'s governing Labour Party after popular mayor blocked from upcoming election
A row erupted Sunday within Britain's governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to reenter Parliament at a special election in the city, with critics…
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Iran's security forces reportedly killed or executed 30,000 protesters over two-day crackdown
Iranian security forces killed at least 30,000 protesters over two days, according to new reports, dwarfing initial estimates from international human rights organizations and Tehran.
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Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS funding in aftermath of ICE's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Senate Democrats are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security -- even if it triggers a partial government shutdown -- in the aftermath of Saturday's fatal shooting of…
Source: Washington Times
Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol
Alex Pretti, the protester who was shot and killed Saturday while clashing with federal agents, was carrying a Sig Sauer P320-AXG COMBAT, a high-capacity 9 mm pistol.
Source: Washington Times
Some Republicans express concern over the tactics used in Minnesota and urge shooting investigation
A handful of Republicans expressed growing concern Sunday about the tactics that federal immigration officials are using in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in…
Source: Washington Times
