Outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) railed against the Trump administration after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Trump administration officials characterized the shooting as defensive, as protesters sought to block law enforcement operations earlier in the day. Earlier Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) strongly refuted the department's characterization of the event. Read more here. |
The White House unveiled new dietary guidelines Wednesday, with officials calling it the "most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history," though many core recommendations stayed the same. Read more. |
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill that the Trump administration is close to executing a deal to take between 30 million and 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil and sell it on the open market and then disperse the proceeds to direct Venezuela's transition to a new government. Read more. |
Conservative backlash to an earmark for a Somali-led organization in Rep. Ilhan Omar's district is creating a speed bump for a package of three funding bills, delaying the package's advancement. Read more. |
Grammy Award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has pulled out of an upcoming show at The Kennedy Center, joining a growing group of artists refusing to play the venue following President Trump's takeover of the arts and culture institution. Read more. |
President Trump on Wednesday called for a ban on “large institutional investors” buying single-family homes in a bid to address the issue of affordability. Read more. |
The National Football League (NFL) and three of its teams asked the Supreme Court to take up their appeal in a discrimination lawsuit brought by coach Brian Flores. Read more. |
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday joked about a Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by the U.S. flying a Russian flag, calling it a birthday present for his GOP colleague Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.). Read more. |
Reps. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House Oversight Committee, got into a heated exchange on Wednesday during a Capitol Hill hearing on Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal. Read more. |
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