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What is the investigation involving Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over public comments they've made about the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The government is looking into whether their statements have impeded federal immigration enforcement. Both officials are Democrats. Frey called it an obvious effort to intimidate him, and he will not be intimidated. A federal judge in Minneapolis has ruled that immigration agents may not arrest or retaliate against peaceful observers and protesters. Matt Seppig of Minnesota Public Radio has more.
The injunction prohibits agents from using crowd control weapons such as pepper spray on protesters and from stopping drivers without probable cause. Judge Kate Menendez says safely following agents' vehicles does not by itself create reasonable suspicion to justify a stop. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit from six people who were detained or threatened by ICE last month.
Matt Sepik from Minnesota Public Radio. Thousands of people are marching across city-cities across Denmark in opposition to President Trump's repeated threats to take over Greenland. a semi-autonomous Danish island. Terry Schultz reports the organizers are calling the events hands-off Greenland.
Protesters in Copenhagen and other major Danish cities are joining those in the streets in Greenland. To reiterate to President Trump, he cannot take the island, nor can he buy it.
Greenland is not for sale! Greenland is not for sale!
In the Capitol, the U.S. Embassy is the focal point for the day of speeches and musical performances focused on displaying Greenlandic unity. Marchers are carrying a mix of Danish and Greenlandic flags and another red and white symbol. Red baseball caps like those used by Trump supporters to display their MAGA slogan. But in this case, the caps say, make America go away. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to help mediate the crisis in Iran. Where a state crackdown on anti-government protests continues, Putin's offer came in separate phone calls with the leaders of Iran and Israel. As NPR's Charles Mains reports from Moscow.
What are the implications of the federal judge's ruling on immigration enforcement in Minneapolis?
According to the Kremlin, Putin spoke first with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. during which the Kremlin leader said he was in favor of diplomatic efforts to ensure stability in Iran and the wider region. A Kremlin readout of a subsequent call between Putin and Iranian President Massoud Pereshkian said both men supported de-escalating tensions through diplomatic means. The statement made no direct reference to the U.S. or recent threats by President Trump to launch military strikes against Tehran over its suppression of the protests, Yet Russia has an overt interest in preserving the Iranian regime, which has supported the Kremlin's own military campaign in Ukraine with the sales of missiles and drones.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
This is NPR News in Washington. A search and rescue operation is underway in Indonesia after a regional passenger plane lost contact with ground control. It was carrying 11 people when it vanished from radar screens while approaching a mountainous region between Java and Sulawesi Islands. Ten Americans are featured in day one of competition in the Australian Open tennis tournament, including the oldest player in tournament history and the defending champ. Lindsay Arkley reports.
The top-ranked American competing on day one of the Australian Open is Francis Teofo, the 29th seed in the men's singles, who plays Australian Jason Kubler. Another men's singles match is All-American when former world number 15 Sebastian Korda takes on qualifier Michael Zheng. In the women's singles, 45-year-old Venus Williams will play 24-year-old Olga Denilovich of Serbia. Williams is a wildcard entry in the women's draw. Madison Keyes of the US is the defending champion and will face Ukraine's Oleksandra Olenikova first. For NPR News, I'm Lindsay Ackley in Melbourne.
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