Rep. Mike Soboleski discussed a recent incident in Phillips, Maine, where the Chamber of Commerce initially barred elected officials from a parade due to a perceived security threat related to Congressman Jared Golden. Soboleski recounted his efforts to address this decision, including a meeting where he was asked to leave. He highlighted the community’s conservative nature and the Chamber’s subsequent reversal, allowing elected officials to participate. Soboleski also mentioned a no-trespass notice issued against him and speculated that the conflict might stem from political or personal motivations, despite the community’s Republican leanings.
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.
