Matt Gagnon discussed Kamala Harris’s first post-election interview with Stephen Colbert, criticizing her timing and potential 2028 presidential bid. He noted the crowded Democratic field and past controversies that could hinder her. Gagnon also expressed skepticism about reading Harris’s upcoming book, “107 Days,” predicting it would lack substance. Instead, he recommended Ron Chernow’s biography on Ulysses S. Grant. Additionally, Gagnon highlighted tensions between the Trump administration and Western allies over recognizing a Palestinian state, citing the New York Times’s recent correction on a malnourished child in Gaza, which revealed the story’s complexity.
Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.
The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.
