St. Cloud city leaders reflect on frenzied ICE protest
Outside of the Twin Cities, communities in greater Minnesota are feeling the impact of ICE activity. A week ago, hundreds of protesters confronted federal agents at a Somali mall in St. Cloud.
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Outside of the Twin Cities, communities in greater Minnesota are feeling the impact of ICE activity. A week ago, hundreds of protesters confronted federal agents at a Somali mall in St. Cloud.
A U.S. defense official confirmed some 1,500 active-duty soldiers, currently stationed in Alaska, are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid the city's protests.
A Minnesota federal judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of the ongoing protests in Minneapolis over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to the city.
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is walking back claims of pressure and arrests he made earlier this week.
The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of three Minnesotans — two Somali men and one Latino man — "whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents," the ACLU of Minnesota announced Thursday morning.
After both the shooting of Renee Good and the one Wednesday night, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is calling for calm. He is appealing to the president to "lower the temperature" and "stop this campaign of retribution." Caroline Cummings has the latest.
In a rare primetime address Wednesday evening, Gov. Tim Walz gave a six-minute-long address to Minnesotans where he called on President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to "end this occupation."
Gov. Tim Walz addressed the federal law enforcement presence in the state on Wednesday evening, calling it "organized brutality" and urging Minnesotans to protest peacefully — and to document how events are unfolding. He also criticized the conduct of the federal investigation into Renee Good's killing. Watch the full speech.
At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case.
As ICE raids ramp up across the Twin Cities, local observers are taking to the streets. One of them, Minneapolis City Council President Elliot Payne, says he was assaulted by immigration officials.
Faith leaders, union representatives and community members are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, Jan. 23 — urging all Minnesotans not to go to work, school or go shopping.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol says hundreds more federal agents are on the way to add to the more than 2,000 already in Minnesota. The state is fighting back with a lawsuit. Esme Murphy has the details.
Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.
If you have family or friends in other states, you likely know people all over the country are talking about what happened here last week. We wanted to pause and look back at what's unfolded over five historic days. Here's Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday that she is suspending payments on all active and future awards from the USDA to Minnesota amid the long-running fraud scandal in which the White House has alleged a misuse of federal funds.
There have been several big developments this week on the fraud front, including a visit from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the creation of a new IRS task force and other measures to combat fraud, underscoring the Trump administration's focus on Minnesota amidst the immigration crackdown.
Vice President JD Vance said a nominee for the new assistant attorney general position will be announced in the coming days.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats in voted to advance the measure toward toward limiting President Trump's ability to further strike Venezuela.
President Trump wants the matter settled before the end of his term, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
The focus on federal fraud investigations in Minnesota has Gov. Tim Walz ready to fight back. Esme Murphy was there as he answered questions about his dramatic decision to drop out of the race for a third term.
While taking questions about his decision to forego a reelection campaign, Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesota is "under assault like no other time in our state's history because of a petty, vile administration that doesn't care about the well-being of Minnesotans."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tagged along as federal agents Tuesday in the Twin Cities as they made some arrests.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife appeared before a judge in New York to face charges related to drug trafficking after the U.S. military attack on Venezuela.
