January 8 Trump defends ICE agent, shows NYT reporters video of deadly Minneapolis shooting President Donald Trump showed video footage of the fatal Minnesota ICE shooting to reporters, saying Renee Nicole Good "behaved horribly" before fatal shooting.
January 8 Vance calls Walz ‘a joke,’ claims Minnesota governor enabled massive fraud Vice President JD Vance called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz "a joke" and accused him of enabling fraud schemes plaguing the state's social services system.
January 8 JD Vance announces multi-state fraud task force in wake of Minnesota scandal Vice President JD Vance says the administration is creating a new position at the Justice Department to lead anti-fraud efforts across the country.
January 8 Senate Republicans eye reconciliation to address Minnesota fraud scandal Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., signaled readiness for reconciliation as Republicans explore legislative response to Minnesota fraud investigation findings.
January 8 Blagojevich tells Walz if he didn't 'do it', go down fighting: ‘Makes me think his hands are unclean' Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who faced corruption charges, slams Tim Walz for 'quitting' reelection, saying it suggests unclean hands.
January 8 Federal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe Federal prosecutors are investigating California's spending as the Trump administration ramps up a nationwide fraud crackdown.
January 8 Comer says Walz 'retaliated' against whistleblowers who warned of Minnesota fraud for years Rep. James Comer accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of retaliating against whistleblowers who warned about widespread fraud for years in the state.
January 8 DAVID MARCUS: ICE protesters put lives at risk, and not just theirs Minneapolis protester Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by ICE agent during confrontation. Incident reignites debate over direct action tactics.
January 8 Senate Republicans push to deport, denaturalize fraudsters amid Minnesota scandal Republican lawmakers push bill to modify Immigration and Nationality Act, making fraud convictions deportable and requiring automatic denaturalization of naturalized citizens.
January 8 JASON CHAFFETZ: Democrats turned our treasury into a ‘piggy bank for fraudsters’ Minnesota's social services fraud under Gov. Tim Walz reaches $9 billion as Democratic policies create systematic vulnerabilities that attracted global criminals.