January 9 Stephen A Smith says 'there shouldn't be sanctuary cities' where people can escape federal law Stephen A. Smith responds to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's condemnation of ICE, saying he doesn't understand how sanctuary cities resist federal immigration enforcement.
January 9 Anti-ICE agitators threaten agents in chaotic Minnesota protests: ‘You're going to f---ing die' Anti-ICE protests have erupted en masse in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of a protester who the Trump administration says tried to run over an agent.
January 9 Pritzker challengers demand audit, pitch ‘DOGE for Illinois' and point to Walz-style failures Two Republicans challenging Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker demand fraud audits after Minnesota scandal, citing alleged vulnerabilities in state programs.
January 9 Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached terror group al-Shabab Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Minnesota tax dollars could have potentially been diverted to terrorist organization al-Shabab through alleged fraud schemes.
January 9 'Tip of the iceberg': Senate Republicans press Gov Walz over Minnesota fraud scandal Senate Republicans give Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz until Jan. 22 to provide a paper trail on Minnesota's handling of alleged fraud and reiterated that Congress controls the flow of taxpayer funds.
January 8 FLASHBACK: Jill Biden visited Minnesota to tout billions in childcare spending during husband's administration Former first lady Jill Biden praised billions in federal childcare aid passed by Democrats during a 2022 stop in Minneapolis alongside Gov. Tim Walz.
January 8 Carville and Al Hunt agree Minnesota fraud scandal is bad, say Walz made right choice to ditch campaign Podcast hosts James Carville and Al Hunt agreed Gov. Tim Walz made the right choice to end his campaign amid Minnesota's massive welfare fraud scandal.
January 8 Bessent says Minnesota fraud recovery could help fund Trump’s $1.5T defense plan Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's proposed defense spending boost could be funded by recovering money from welfare fraud investigations.
January 8 Elon Musk responds to a former MSNBC host calling for 2028 Democrats to prosecute him Tesla founder Elon Musk called out ex-MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan after he said the next Democratic president should prosecute Musk as part of an accountability platform.
January 8 House passes nearly $180B funding package after conservative rebellion over Minnesota fraud fears The House passed a multibillion-dollar federal funding package in a bipartisan vote, moving Congress closer to averting a government shutdown by the Jan. 30 deadline.