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What federal investigations are targeting Minnesota’s governor and Minneapolis mayor?
Minnesota officials under investigation. I'm Kathleen Maloney, Fox News, the DOJ, investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walls and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry for possibly interfering with ICE enforcement. Meanwhile, a federal judge rules ICE agents cannot use tear gas against peaceful protesters. Fox is Steve Harrigan with the latest.
Four people arrested overnight last night for failing to disperse. We've seen tear gas in the past at night. A number of different arrests. DHS releasing the photo of one arrest, a member of the Latin Kings gang who broke into an FBI vehicle, stole body armor, and a weapon as well. The Justice Department opening up a criminal investigation against the governor and the mayor of Minneapolis, saying they are impeding uh federal agents trying to do their work here.
How did a federal judge rule on ICE’s use of tear gas against protesters?
There's been a sharp response from the governor and the mayor, both saying they're not gonna be intimidated by any federal investigation.
They also say weaponizing the justice system against opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The US launching another strike on ISIS targets in Syria.
US today saying that they did another strike in Central Syria, part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which the U.S. launched on December 22nd in response to the attack that led to the death of two members of the Iowa National Guard as well as an American civilian interpreter, U.S. Central Command, which is the group that oversees military operations in that region in the Middle East, as well as parts of Asia. They say that a strike resulted in the death of the United States. Death of a leader affiliated with Al Qaeda who had direct ties to an ISIS terrorist responsible for that ambush attack on those two service members, as well as an American civilian interpreter. So far they say there have been one hundred targets that have been hit all over Syria related to ISIS targets.
What recent U.S. military strikes were carried out against ISIS targets in Syria?
Fox's Madeline Rivera. This following the recent strikes in Syria after that December death of two Iowa National Guard members. America is listening to Fox News.
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President Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohn, claims prosecutors put pressure on him in hush money and civil fraud investigations.
Cohen wrote in a Substack post that from the time he began meeting with prosecutors in the Manhattan DA's office and the New York Attorney General's office, he felt, quote, pressured and coerced to only provide information and testimony that would satisfy the government's desire to build the cases against and secure a judgment and convictions against President Trump.
Why does Michael Cohen claim prosecutors pressured him in the hush‑money and fraud cases?
Cohen, who served prison time for fraud and lying to Congress, described why he initially cooperated in. The hush money and civil fraud cases against Trump, writing that he was hoping for sentence relief. Cohen's explosive comments come as the president continues his effort to move the hush money case into federal court from state court.
Fox's C.B. Cotton. Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin appearing in court yesterday as his lawyers pushed to disqualify the entire prosecution team from the murder case, Fox's Chanley Painter reports.
The twenty-two-year-old alleged assassin showed no emotion to court as his lawyers argued the Utah County Attorney's Office cannot be trusted to represent themselves in a motion that aims to disqualify them from the case. At issue, the adult child of an unnamed senior prosecutor who was at the campus event in September, where Charlie Kirk was shot and killed. After the deadly shooting, the eighteen-year-old texted a group chat that included the prosecutor father, saying
What new tariffs is the Trump administration imposing on European allies?
Saying things like, I'm okay, everyone is going inside, Charlie got shot, to which the father responded, Oh my gosh.
The judge ultimately denied the request. President Trump is imposing new tariffs on European allies that oppose U.S.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What federal investigations are targeting Minnesota’s governor and Minneapolis mayor?
0:02–0:48
2
How did a federal judge rule on ICE’s use of tear gas against protesters?
0:48–1:47
3
What recent U.S. military strikes were carried out against ISIS targets in Syria?
1:47–2:44
4
Why does Michael Cohen claim prosecutors pressured him in the hush‑money and fraud cases?
2:44–3:39
5
What new tariffs is the Trump administration imposing on European allies?
3:39–4:11