Protests against ICE planned across U.S. after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

Protests against ICE planned across U.S. after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

MINNEAPOLIS — Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with what…

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Judge blocks Trump’s elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington

Judge blocks Trump’s elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington

SEATTLE — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day. U.S. District…

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Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster

Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House tries to quickly secure $100 billion in investments to fix the country’s neglected infrastructure and fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum. Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro…

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Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze…

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