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• Mamdani on Minnesota Shooting: 'Believe Our Eyes'
  
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, saying officials should be held accountable "if you violate the law."
• Rep. Mast to Newsmax: Agent in Minnesota Acted Reasonably
  
  Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., on Friday defended the ICE agent who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, arguing that the agent acted reasonably in a split-second, life-or-death situation.
• DHS Targets Refugee Fraud in Minnesota
  
  The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have launched a sweeping initiative in Minnesota, reexamining thousands of refugee cases through new background checks and intensive verification of refugee claims.
• Rep. Meuser to Newsmax: Venezuela Operation Not About Oil
  
  Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., said Friday that the recent U.S. military operation in Venezuela was designed to end a brutal dictatorship, not to seize petroleum resources.
• Rep. Kiley to Newsmax: California Fraud Capital of US
  
  Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., said Friday that California has become the nation's leading example of government fraud and mismanagement under Gov. Gavin Newsom."California is the fraud and corruption capital of the United States," Kiley told Newsmax TV's "National Report" on...
• Bessent: Minn. Money Laundering May Have Funded Terrorists
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that an international money laundering scheme allegedly diverted taxpayer funds to foreign businesses and potentially global terrorists based in Somalia.
• Minn. Sen. Holmstrom to Newsmax: Minneapolis Mayor 'Firing Up the Mob'
  
  Minnesota GOP state Sen. Michael Holmstrom on Friday accused Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of using "politically charged language" that could inflame tensions after Frey criticized the Justice Department's handling of the investigation...
• Exclusive: Protesters Track, Harass Feds in Minneapolis
  
  Newsmax correspondent Joe Moeller reported Thursday from the front lines of a sweeping federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
• Luigi Mangione Fights Death Penalty at Key Federal Court Hearing
  
  Luigi Mangione returned to federal court Friday for a pivotal hearing in his fight to bar the government from seeking the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
• Rep. Meuser to Newsmax: Dems 'Demonized' Agents Ahead of Minn. ICE Shooting
  
  Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., said Friday morning to Newsmax that Democrat leaders and allied media "demonized" federal law enforcement and helped create the volatile climate that preceded the Minneapolis shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday.
• Rep. Donalds to Newsmax: Supporting Criminal Referrals for Walz, Ellison
  
  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's administration and state Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of suspected fraud involving state social welfare spending and failed to stop it, while also pressuring state employees not to come forward...
• Jim Jordan to Newsmax: Republicans Strongly Behind Trump Despite Key Votes
  
  Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, dismissed suggestions of a Republican break with President Donald Trump on Friday, saying GOP lawmakers remain "strongly behind our president" after a pair of high-profile votes that showed pockets of resistance on Capitol Hill. Jordan, the chairman...
• DHS: 2 Tren de Aragua Associates Shot in Portland
  
  Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland Thursday, a day after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday.
• Rep. Rose to Newsmax: ACA 'Has Not Worked,' Time for 'Real Reforms'
  
  Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn., said Friday on Newsmax's "Wake Up America" it was "unfortunate" that 17 of his Republican colleagues in the House voted to restore the lapsed Affordable Care Act subsidies because the law is failing Americans and is ripe for reform.
• US Seizes Venezuela-Linked Tanker Olina in Caribbean
  
  U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. military on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
• Minn. State Rep. West to Newsmax: Cool Down Rhetoric After ICE Shooting
  
  Inflammatory language from local and state Democrats is fueling public hostility toward federal law enforcement after the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, and they must "cool down the temperature" to avoid renewed unrest, state Rep. Nolan West told Newsmax.
• Trump Wishes 'Best of Luck' to Hungary's Orban in Election Campaign
  
  President Donald Trump wished "best of luck" to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a long-time ally, in his election campaign, in a letter Orban posted on his Facebook page on Friday. The two leaders met in the White House on November 7, where Trump granted Orban a...
• Former UN Envoy Mladenov Named to Lead Trump's Gaza Peace Board
  
  Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as director-general for President Donald Trump's Board of Peace in Gaza, is a Bulgarian politician and former U.N. envoy to the Middle East who frequently worked to ease tensions between Israel and Hamas.
• Trump Slams Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass Over Rebuilding Delays
  
  President Donald Trump ripped California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and other state Democrat leaders for failing to expedite building permits for residents affected by last year's wildfires.
• US to Provide $45M in Aid to Thailand and Cambodia
  
  The United States, which played a major role in ending border clashes last year between Thailand and Cambodia, will be providing $45 million in aid packages to the two Southeast Asian countries in an effort to ensure regional stability and prosperity...
• Rep. Fine to Newsmax: Obamacare Subsidy Extension 'Performative'
  
  The House-passed bill extending Affordable Care Act subsidies for three more years is unlikely to clear the Senate, Rep. Randy Fine told Newsmax on Friday, calling the measure a symbolic move that does not address rising healthcare costs.
• Trump Halts Venezuela Strikes After Prisoner Releases
  
  President Donald Trump said he has "canceled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks" on Venezuela due to the country's release of political prisoners and its cooperation in rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure.
• Trump Signals Meeting With Venezuela's Machado
  
  President Donald Trump ?indicated on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was coming to Washington next week. During an interview on Fox News' "Hannity" program, Trump was asked if he plans to meet with Machado following U.S. strikes on Venezuela...
• Supreme Court Set to Issue Rulings as Trump Awaits Fate of Tariffs
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court could issue at least one ruling on Friday as several major cases remain pending including litigation testing the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
• US Weighs Buying Greenland, Giving Each Resident $100K
  
  The Trump administration is considering sending lump-sum payments of up to $100,000 to each of Greenland's roughly 57,000 residents as part of an effort to buy the Arctic island, media outlets reported Thursday.

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