Matt Gagnon discussed the upcoming 250th anniversary of America’s independence, expressing optimism about Donald Trump’s potential presidency in 2024, contrasting it with a hypothetical Kamala Harris administration. He criticized university professors for indoctrinating students with negative views of American history. Gagnon shared a 2016 anecdote about high school students’ conservative leanings and noted a trend of young men moving towards extreme conservatism. He also criticized the Inflation Reduction Act for its complexity and potential for watering down its impact, and questioned the return on investment in education, citing declining test scores despite increased spending.
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.
