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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is becoming a central figure in ICE's takeover of the city. Now, the federal government is considering charges against Frey and Governor Tim Walz for fighting ICE occupation. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images)

DOJ investigates Walz, Frey's ICE issues

CK Smith

Federal officials say the criminal inquiry examines whether MN leaders impeded federal agents during ICE probes

Paper coffee cup (Emilija Manevska / Getty Images)

Fiber targets coffee’s protein craze

Joy Saha

Coffee experts say fiber could eclipse protein as the next functional add-in to your morning cup

Security forces are seen during a pro-government rally on Jan. 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Stringer/Getty Images)

Iran at the breaking point: What's next?

Jason Kyle Howard

War correspondent Scott Anderson on the country's protests, the revolution's legacy and what a deal could mean

Fox News saw this week's ruling as a win. Rival right-leaning news outlet Newsmax is appealing. (anouchka / Getty Images)

Fox News shrugs at FBI raid of reporter

Sophia Tesfaye

The conservative network once decried similar searches as press intimidation under Obama

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 11: Border Patrol agents are confronted by activists after making an apprehension on January 11, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Trump administration has sent an estimated 2,000 federal agents into the area as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ICE steps up war on accountability

Nicholas Liu

Critics say federal agents are following a playbook to give themselves an excuse to react violently

A woman entering a voting polling place. (YinYang / Getty Images)

Trump election agenda suffers new defeat

Alexander Shur, Votebeat - Votebeat

A court blocked key provisions in Trump's executive order — but it’s had more influence over federal agencies

INNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S. â" JANUARY 15: Federal immigration officers arrest a protester outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 15, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Dine and detain: A new ICE arrest tactic

Jelinda Montes

ICE officers are arresting staff in Minnesota after eating from their restaurants

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a vehicle involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, "fearing for his life" killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. ((Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images))

ICE officer injury report shakes up CBS

Garrett Owen

A CBS News report from two anonymous "US officials" drew internal ire

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, on January 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty Images)

"Absurd": Machado gifts Trump Nobel

Jelinda Montes

Norwegian politicians speak out against the Venezuelan opposition leader’s choice to hand off her Nobel Prize

Parmesan Reggiano cheese on cutting board (Getty Images/MEDITERRANEAN)

Recent cheese recall is now high risk

Joy Saha

The affected products are from five popular brands, including Locatelli, Boar's Head and Member’s Mark

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18:  A U.S. Department Of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection sign is displayed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters on May 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

ICE detainee death was likely a homicide

Garrett Owen

Geraldo Lunas Campos's death is the fourth fatality in ICE detention in 2026 so far

"Good Hang with Amy Poehler" (Paper Kite Productions/The Ringer)

The vital joy of Poehler's "Good Hang"

Coleman Spilde

The comedy interview podcast has become an award-winning source of bliss. It couldn't have come at a better time

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resident Donald Trump takes questions from the press in the Oval Office on Nov. 18, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump rants, our allies fear the worst

Brian Karem

The president and his “den of robbers” are putting American lives and NATO at risk

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a roundtable discussion on Jan. 7, 2026 in Brownsville, Texas.

How Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys

Amanda Marcotte

Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 08: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on January 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Schumer and Jeffries spoke to reporters on the recent ICE shooting, limiting President Trump’s war powers in the wake of the Venezuela raid and upcoming floor legislation including the extension of “Obamacare” subsidies. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Dems resist voters’ calls to abolish ICE

Russell Payne

As support for abolishing ICE grows among Democratic voters, party leadership continues to argue for reform instead

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell talks to President Donald Trump as they tour the Federal Reserve’s renovation project on July 24, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DOJ Powell probe could have consequences

Cristina Bodea - The Conversation

A central bank scholar explains what’s at stake if the Fed loses independence

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NUUK, GREENLAND - JAN 13: Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, has emphasized that its future will be decided by its own people, with officials stating that the island is not for sale and does not wish to become American. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

GOP senators vow: No war with Greeland

Garrett Owen

“We cannot do military action in Greenland. Should not, cannot," said Sen. James Lankford

George Martin (Robert Essel)

The architect of The Beatles’ sound

Kenneth Womack

A new book of Martin's Beatles scores makes a compelling case for his unmatched influence on the band’s legacy

Michael Rapaport in "The Traitors" (Euan Cherry/Peacock)

The best worst person on "The Traitors"

Melanie McFarland

Peacock’s hit reminds us that being a loud trash talker is good TV, but not good gaming

MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 14: Federal agents deploy tear gas as residents protest a federal agent-involved shooting during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on January 14, 2026. The protest comes after a federal agent-involved shooting during immigration enforcement, exactly one week after a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good. (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ICE officers shoot man in Minneapolis

Garrett Owen

The shooting escalated tensions in the city as more protests erupted in response

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 08: A portrait of Renee Nicole Good is pasted to a light pole near the site of her shooting on January 08, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation yesterday in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

When protesters become the Other

Chauncey DeVega

Renee Good's killing shows how standing with marginalized communities means losing privilege and protection

ICE agents. (Photo by Bryan Cox/Getty Images)

Leak details scale of ICE surveillance

Garrett Owen

The documents show the spying practices of ICE on immigrants and citizens alike

Ema Datshi (bhontan / Getty Images)

A fiery chili-cheese stew from Bhutan

Katie Lockhart

In the remote Himalayas, ema datshi emerged as the ultimate comfort food

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We need Wikipedia more than ever

Troy Farah

Wikipedia has lasted 25 years, and keeps getting better. So of course Elon wants to destroy it

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