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Trump's ICE shocks by drawing guns on retired couple: 'These thugs are the Proud Boys'

President Donald Trump's immigration forces stunned observers on Wednesday after they drew their weapons on an elderly couple in a church parking lot in Minneapolis.

The retired couple spoke with journalists outside the church on Wednesday, where Trump's immigration agents were trying to catch members of the congregation as they left the building. The operation happened just days after the federal government arrested protesters who attended a church service in St. Paul and questioned one of the pastors over his ties to the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.

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'Oh!' CNN reporter startled as chaos erupts outside ICE facility

A CNN reporter was startled during a live broadcast as a clash between federal officers and protesters erupted outside a Texas immigration detention facility.

CNN's Ed Lavandera was outside the ICE facility in Dilley, Texas, where a group of demonstrators demanded the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father, who were taken last week in Minneapolis to the facility. The ICE detention location was under lockdown following demonstrations over the weekend from detainees who were responding to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and ICE's brutal tactics, while several lawmakers attempted to speak with detained immigrants.

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'Telling voters they're idiots?' Trump baffles with bizarre 'insult everyone' strategy

An analyst warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump's approach to addressing affordability and understanding Americans' economic concerns would backfire on Republicans in the midterms.

Tara Setmayer, co-founder and chief executive officer of the Seneca Project, told MS NOW's Chris Jansing that although Trump has insisted that "economic growth is exploding" under his leadership during his speech Tuesday in Clive, Iowa, data has shown otherwise.

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Retired couple in shock as ICE points guns at them after church: 'Demeanor of criminals!'

A retired Minnesota couple recalled how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents held them at gunpoint after church.

The couple spoke to Paul Graham about their encounter in a video posted this week.

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'Coward!' Republican booed out of town hall for refusing to condemn ICE killings

A Wyoming Republican walked out of her own town hall session to jeers from angry constituents.

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) abruptly ended the event Tuesday evening at Casper College after students peppered her with questions about the recent killings of two Americans by federal agents in Minnesota during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, reported WyoFile.

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Lawmaker fires back at Marco Rubio over Venezuela attacks: 'Finally a public hearing!'

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) was among several lawmakers grilling Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the US attacks on Venezuela.

Kaine called out Rubio and the Trump administration for not seeking congressional approval or consulting lawmakers in the five months since initiating strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea, sending troops into the conflict and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Video shows ICE agents trying to force entry into Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis

Ecuador lodged a complaint after claiming that at least one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent tried to force his way into the country's diplomatically protected consulate in Minneapolis.

According to Reuters, Ecuador's Foreign Ministry sent a "note of protest" to the U.S. Embassy, insisting that future incidents "not be repeated."

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Trump floats Ted Cruz for Supreme Court: 'Get him the hell out' of the Senate

President Donald Trump suggested that he could nominate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the Supreme Court.

The president praised Cruz during a Wednesday summit on so-called Trump accounts for children.

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GOP senator blasts Marco Rubio's 'bad argument' about acts of war in live grilling

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether the military actions taken against Venezuela would be considered an "act of war" if another country took them against the U.S.

"If you reverse the circumstances, it becomes very difficult for these arguments to hold up," Paul told Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday. "So I would ask you if a foreign country bombed our air defense missiles, captured and removed our president, and blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?"

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'War crimes!' Marco Rubio interrupted by screaming protester at big hearing

A protester alleging U.S. war crimes interrupted Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a hearing on Venezuela.

While he was speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, Rubio was interrupted by a protester with a sign reading "Hands off Venezuela."

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'He got stupid': Trump voter protests president's actions during Iowa visit

A Trump voter described her disappointment with President Donald Trump as he made a stop in Iowa this week in an attempt to try and convince voters that he is focused on the economy.

MS NOW's Vaughn Hillyard spoke with a woman in Clive, Iowa, who was a former Trump supporter who has since changed her mind on the president. The woman, whose name was not shared during the interview, had a sharp critique of his first year in office after returning for a second term and indicated she was no longer supporting the GOP.

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GOP lawmaker downplays Ilhan Omar attack: 'What happened to her was a peaceful protest'

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) insisted that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) experienced a "peaceful protest" after she was attacked with an unknown substance at a town hall-style event.

During a Wednesday interview on Real America's Voice, host Gina Loudon lamented that political meetings were "not safe places to be anymore."

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Trump risking GOP majorities with crackdown: 'Take out their anger on Republicans'

President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is costing him support from a key voter demographic – and they may take out their anger against Republicans this fall.

The 79-year-old president is sparking backlash among Latino voters, who backed him at record-high levels for a GOP candidate in 2024, and CNN's Harry Enten said that could cost Republicans their congressional majorities.

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