"It's an agonizing waiting game." That's how Dr. Simon Adams, president and CEO of the Center for Victims of Torture, described the state he and others are in Wednesday evening as they await guidance from the federal government on its directives to potentially freeze federal funds and its current pause on foreign aid as it reviews various programs.
A slew of executive orders from President Donald Trump continued on Tuesday as the White House pushed an executive order to “Protect Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation”.
State leaders in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, addressed President Trump's federal funding freeze​ Tuesday afternoon, calling the move "unprecedented" and "illegal."
It’s a scary thing to be targeted by your own government. That was probably the point of the executive orders pouring out of the White House in the first days of the second Trump administration. Orders targeting government employees.
An order from the Trump administration released Monday night that would temporarily pause all federal financial assistance left Minnesota lawmakers scrambling to decipher what it would mean for the state.
There is no assurance President Donald Trump will only serve this single additional term. While seemingly outlandish, the prospect deserves to be taken seriously.
The retailer has been the subject of boycott calls since an internal memo revealed a rollback of its DEI programs.
The White House posting that 538 undocumented immigrants have been arrested. 373 with criminal records. Including Cristofer Alexander Ramirez-Olivia of St. Paul. He was arrested Thursday after being convicted of 4th degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in Minnesota back in 2018.
The Minnesota State Capitol will serve as the backdrop for hundreds of black business owners across Minnesota next week.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to hold her second briefing of the new administration, after which the president is schedule to sign more executive orders.
On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) touted 538 arrests and 373 detainers lodged against illegal immigrants, with action in New York, Colorado, and Minnesota. Enforcement officials then highlighted work in Chicago, Miami, and New York state over the weekend.