Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
- One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. - The United States is broken, but not in every way.
- Dueling Protests Begin in Minneapolis as City Remains on Edge - A rally at City Hall and a march have been organized by a conservative influencer to draw attention to a fraud scandal in the state. Counterprotesters came out to oppose the effort.
- Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input - The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war.
- The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View - An intense cat-and-mouse game is putting enraged locals face-to-face with heavily armed agents.
- Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters - A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.
- Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive - Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.
- Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say - “There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
- Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration - The state embodies a civic ideal that the administration in Washington wants to discredit.
- Agent Who Shot Renee Good in Minneapolis Was Trained to Track and Apprehend Fugitives - From Iraq to ICE, Jonathan Ross’s career reflects a 20-year government effort to reshape immigration enforcement with a military mind-set.
- Emergency Call Transcripts Record a Crisis Unfolding in Real Time - The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent was instantly reported to the Minneapolis Police. The calls reflect shock, fury and confusion.