6 Minnesota prosecutors resign over DOJ push to investigate ICE shooting victim's widow

EVENING REPORT EVENING REPORT Tuesday, January 13 Sign up © The Associated Press 6 Minnesota prosecutors resign over DOJ push to investigate Renee Good's widow The top federal prosecutor on the Minnesota fraud case reportedly resigned Tuesday, according to The New York Times.  Joseph H. Thompson, the lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) investigation into social services fraud in the state, served as the first assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Minnesota.   Read more here. CATCH UP QUICK Pirro on Powell probe: 'None of this would have happened if they had just responded to our outreach'   Republican introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state Senate Republican on DOJ Powell probe: 'We need this like we need a hole in the head' NEWS THIS AFTERNOON © The Associated Press Trump lashes out at GOP senators in Detroit speech  President Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans who have voted against his agenda during a Tuesday speech at the Detroit Economic Club.    Read more. Minnesota ICE shooting raises chances for partial government shutdown  The fatal shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis by a federal law enforcement officer is threatening to blow up fragile negotiations over government spending that will be coming to a head later this month, creating challenges for leaders in both parties.   Read more. Live updates: Trump touts economy in Detroit after telling Iran protesters 'help is on its way'  President Trump touted his economic policies and expanded on recently floated ideas like capping credit card interest and banning institutional investors from buying homes during a Tuesday speech in Detroit.   Read more. Supreme Court seems receptive to transgender athlete bans  The Supreme Court seemed receptive to state bans on transgender girls competing on girls and women's school sports teams during high-stakes oral arguments Tuesday.   Read more. IN OTHER NEWS © Greg Nash Johnson warns 10 percent credit card interest rate cap could have unintended consequences  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that President Trump's proposal calling for a one-year 10 percent cap on credit card interest rates could have "negative secondary effects."   Read more. Halligan doubles down on US attorney title  Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist top prosecutor hand-picked by President Trump in the Eastern District of Virginia, told a federal judge Tuesday that she’s entitled to continue calling herself the U.S. attorney after different judge found she was unlawfully installed to the post.   Read more. Bill O'Reilly: 'ICE needs to deescalate'  Political commentator Bill O'Reilly on Monday warned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials against increasing its use of violence in cities across the country following the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota last week.   Read more. Ty Cobb: Rubio 'sold his soul,' manipulating Trump on foreign policy  Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said Tuesday that Secretary of State Rubio has seemingly "sold his soul" and is influencing President Trump on foreign policy.   Read more. 📧 Check out The Gavel, The Hill's courts newsletter diving into the latest legal battles in Washington. Click here to sign up & get it in your inbox. Stay Engaged Someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up to get your own copy: TheHill.com/Evening. See you next time! Privacy Policy   |   View in Browser   |   Manage Subscriptions Sign Up for Other Newsletters   |   Unsubscribe   400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2026 Nexstar Media Inc.   |   All Rights Reserved