How Minnesota became the center of a political crisis

In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.
InForum

Fraud followed by ICE has upheaved election-year politics in Minnesota

Schier notes how today’s information environment changes rapidly. Memories are short. New news quickly swallows up the old. Only five months ago the lives of two children, Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski, were claimed in a mass shooting at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis. Yet it feels as if the tragedy happened a decade ago.

Judge to weigh political motives in Minnesota ICE surge

MINNEAPOLIS — As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota draws backlash from around the nation, a federal judge is examining a claim that the operation was never about law enforcement.

Minnesota shooting blurs political lines around guns

Alex Pretti was carrying a permitted gun when he had a confrontation with federal agents who ultimately shot and killed him. While the Trump administration pointed to his gun as a reason for agents to fear for their safety,
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Minnesota’s political divide prompts mayoral, business, and law enforcement action

Rochester Mayor Kim Norton will join hundreds of mayors from across the nation in Washington, D.C. this week for the United States Conference of Mayors 94th winter meeting to sit down with congressional delegates about local issues and federal reform.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar navigates thorny politics of immigration as first test in run for Minnesota governor

Just hours after a second Minnesotan was fatally shot by federal agents during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Sen. Amy Klobuchar stepped up to a podium at a news conference with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other lawmakers.
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Walz to Trump: Let’s restore calm, not play politics in Minnesota

Gov. Walz says the state will not be drawn into "political theater" when it comes to the ongoing presence of federal law enforcement.

How Trump decided to shift his strategy in Minnesota: From the Politics Desk

If Trump wasn’t ready to change the tactics, he was starting to understand that he needed to change the optics. By Sunday night, Trump decided to hit the reset button while preserving the mass-deportation operation he promised to execute during his 2024 presidential campaign.

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison accuses White House of "politics and retribution"

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he has seen "no evidence" of a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer earlier this month.