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January 18, 2026
Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota Protests, Then Backtracks
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents d...
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January 11, 2026
‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to be Deployed to Minneapolis After ICE Shooting
The announcement by the homeland security secretary came days after an immigration officer shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, in the city.
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January 6, 2026
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
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December 18, 2025
HHS Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.
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December 14, 2025
House Republicans Accuse D.C. Police of Manipulating Crime Statistics
The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.
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December 3, 2025
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.
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