Trump’s DOJ Is Investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

The Department of Justice is investigating Minnesota leaders including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, alleging that they are conspiring to impede federal immigration agents due to their outspoken criticism of the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to the Twin Cities. The investigation, first reported by CBS News on Friday…
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Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE’s Prison Walls

All eyes are on the Trump administration’s brutal “immigration enforcement” operation in Minnesota, where roving squads of federal agents in Minneapolis are demanding proof of citizenship from people of color on the street and lashing out against residents enraged by the deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week.
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New York Federal Reserve Gave Wall Street Over $420 Billion in the Past 7 Months

The Federal Reserve has quietly delivered nearly half a trillion dollars to Wall Street with few strings attached over the past few months through an obscure government financial program intended for banks struggling to make cash payments. These cash infusions could signal instability in the broader financial sector — and come as the central bank is besieged by potentially market-rattling…
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AHA’s Leaders Vetoed Its Members’ Condemnation of Scholasticide in Gaza — Again

When members of the American Historical Association (AHA) gathered in Chicago for their annual conference from January 8-11, 2026, many hoped the professional society would condemn the undermining of education and historical research in the United States and abroad. While the majority of members who attended the conference’s business meeting on January 10 voted in favor of two resolutions…
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Mahmoud Khalil: The Trump Administration Aims to “Make an Example Out of Me”

A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, opening the door for his rearrest. Khalil was a graduate student at Columbia University when he was arrested in March and detained for months. He missed the birth of his son, Deen, while in detention. “The Trump administration is trying everything in its…
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