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A Republican trial lawyer running for governor in Minnesota dropped out of the race on Monday, saying federal immigration agents’ actions in the state are unconstitutional and have gone too far, and that he can no longer be part of a party that excuses them. “United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. T…

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It’s not often that the Trump administration gets crosswise with gun groups, given its near-total devotion to eliminating nearly every gun control law . However, in the rush to justify multiple agents shooting Alex Pretti as he lay on the ground, disarmed and defenseless, the administration decided that somehow protesters no longer have full Second Amendment rights. Well, only some protesters, of…

On Sunday, U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino told CNN’s Dana Bash that no one can say for sure that Alex Pretti was murdered in cold blood by a Border Patrol agent because there must be an investigation first. It would be irresponsible, he said, to speculate before the facts are known. YouTube Video The problem for Bovino and the rest of mad king Donald Trump’s fascist henchmen is that we have…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared on CNBC Monday, where he defended the indefensible by blaming the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration goons on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and former President Joe Biden. When host Andrew Sorkin applied the mildest push back, asking whether there should be any nonpartisan investigation into the killings, it sent Duffy into an inco…

As America suffers the fallout from federal immigration agents abusing, harassing, and killing people, the Trump administration has used the resulting chaos to issue over-the-top demands, inextricably linking violence to threats. Over the weekend, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse who was disarmed and subdued at the time of his killing. This execution …

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If you thought Republican lawmakers would finally rein in President Donald Trump's immigration goons after one of them executed an innocent man in broad daylight, you'd be wrong. On Saturday morning, Border Patrol agents fatally shot intensive-care nurse Alex Pretti while he was subdued on the ground . Pretti was armed with a handgun, but videos show he never drew it during the encounter and that…

It’s been little more than a week since Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor, and it’s clear the state’s Democratic Party isn’t wasting time flexing its power. Last year, Democrats routed their Republican opponents to secure unified control of government for the first time since 2021. Expectations were high that Democrats would launch an aggressive campaign to prote…

A watchdog group is seeking an inspector general investigation into Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after ProPublica reported that he had ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more than $150,000 in digital assets. By Corey G. Johnson for ProPublica An ethics watchdog group filed a complaint Thursday seeking an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s criminal defense…

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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Initially it sounded like a joke: Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. But now, like so many of his bizarre schemes, it’s become official U.S. policy. He is now demanding that Denmark, which oversees the semi-autonomou…