Ellison noted the series of resignation of lawyers in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota, leaving those who remain "drowning in immigration-related petitions" instead of prosecuting fraud. On Tuesday, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota appeared before a judge for a contempt hearing related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement not returning personal property of detainees...
The Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, has demanded an "impartial" investigation into the shootings in Minneapolis.
"Trump's left hand cannot investigate his right hand," he said on Monday in response to the FBI's refusal to share evidence. "The families of the deceased deserve better."…
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic," Walz wrote. "The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/us-doj-minnesota-tim-walz-jacob-frey-inquiry
"Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door-to-door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live," he said. "It's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government."
Walz called on Minnesotans to "carry your phone with you at all times" to "help us establish a record of exactly what's happening in our communities". He also told residents: "Accountability is coming, in the voting booth and in court."…
The Homeland Security secretary said the Democratic leaders have "inflamed" the public after the shooting of Renee Good...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/11/noem-walz-frey-grow-up-00721363
"We're always happy to work with Congress, though this committee has a track record of holding circus hearings that have nothing to do with the issue at hand," the office said. "While the Governor has been working to ensure fraudsters go to prison, the President has been selling pardons to let them out."…
The senior health official credited the rightwing influencer Nick Shirley, who posted video of himself confronting workers at day care centers operated by Somali Americans in Minneapolis last week. Shirley's video, which was widely viewed online, has been criticized for falsely presenting as new revelations allegations of fraud schemes that were extensively reported on in the local and national media during the Biden administration…
"This is Trump's long game," Walz wrote on social media in response to the announcement from O'Neill, "We've spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It's a serious issue – but this has been his plan all along. He's politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans."…
St Paul shut down systems after the cyberattack governor Tim Walz said 'exceeded the city's response capacity'…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/30/tim-walz-minnesota-national-guard
