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Another shooting in Minnesota involving federal agents In a social media post a few minutes ago, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said there has been “another horrific shooting by federal agents” in the state. He did not specify where, but said he had spoken with the White House. “Minnesota has had …

The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a “pretext” to gain more influence over the central bank and monetary policy. The development in the long-simmering effort by U.S. President Donald Trump for greater control …

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A jury found a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities guilty …

In the middle of the night on Sept. 30, Eboni Watson heard an unusual buzzing sound. The noise came from 10 drones and three Black Hawk helicopters, Watson says, which dropped armed men on neighbouring rooftops in Chicago’s South Shore neighbourhood. On the ground, Watson saw agents deploy out of …

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Carney government’s budget legislation contains an amendment that lawyers representing veterans say is a bid to cover up a decades-long error that led to overcharging for …

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Instead of waiting months, a federal program is now taking years to process the applications of refugees who are living overseas and have a job waiting for …

The government says it’s earmarking money in the upcoming budget to crack down on a tax-evasion scheme the trucking industry has long derided as a $1-billion scam. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), the voice of the country’s trucking industry, has dubbed it “Driver Inc.” It occurs when companies try to …

Donald Trump will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco, the U.S. president and the city’s mayor said in separate social media posts on Thursday, a surprising stand-down as Trump pressures Democratic-led cities around the country to step up enforcement against crime and illegal immigration. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, …

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown dragged into a 10th day. Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X …

Former FBI director James Comey on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation. A trial date was set for Jan. 5, 2026. An indictment approved by a grand jury late last month accuses Comey of authorizing an FBI employee to disclose information …