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Trump admin's story on deadly ICE shooting unravels as police chief kneecaps key claim

Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara undercut a key claim that President Donald Trump's administration has been making to justify the deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday.

O'Hara discussed what he has learned about the shooting from his investigation so far during an interview on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" on Wednesday night. During the interview, O'Hara revealed he asked several federal agents on-site about whether there were any other injuries. The answer he got directly undercuts the justification Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have offered in defense of the federal officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

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Trump teases White House meeting with 'sick' foreign leader he threatened to arrest

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that he will meet with his Colombian counterpart at the White House after threatening to arrest him over the flow of drugs into the United States.

Trump posted on Truth Social that he plans to meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House. Just two days ago, Trump called Petro a "sick man" who "likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States" following the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

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'Gonna upset a lot of people': CNN in awe as Noem 'inflames' Minnesotans with new remarks

CNN anchor Jake Tapper was in awe at Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's comments following a deadly shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

An ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman named Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen, at the scene of an immigration raid as Good tried to drive away. The shooting sparked significant outrage, with Republicans quick to call the incident an example of "left-wing terrorism." Thousands of people attended a vigil for Good on Wednesday night.

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9 Republicans send Trump a warning shot ahead of health care fiasco

Sometimes, the boring procedural moves in Congress can be the most revealing when it comes to President Donald Trump's relationship with the Republicans in Congress.

Nine Republicans on Wednesday voted to pass a discharge petition on a Democratic bill that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. Republicans promised to hold a vote on the subsidies by the end of December 2025 as part of a deal to end the most recent government shutdown, but have demurred.

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Trump says Venezuela forced to buy American goods with money from new oil deal

President Donald Trump unveiled what he's billing as a game-changing oil deal that forces Venezuela to buy U.S.-made goods.

Trump made the bold statement on Wednesday on Truth Social that Venezuela would be locked into exclusive purchasing power for American-made goods.

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Trump demands Georgia pay him millions after racketeering case collapsed

President Donald Trump has filed a motion in Georgia state court to compel the Fulton County District Attorney's office to pay him $6.2 million in compensation for the now-dismissed election racketeering case, Lawfare's Anna Bower reported on Wednesday.

The motion relies on a law passed by Georgia Republicans last year, which entitles criminal defendants to compel district attorneys to pay their legal fees when the case is dismissed as a result of prosecutorial misconduct.

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Republicans scathed by testifying witness for twisting judge's record in Trump feud

A witness who was called to testify before the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday scathed the senators who were present for trying to "distort the record" about judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump.

Trump has repeatedly threatened judges during his second administration and called for those who rule against him to be impeached. Some of those threats have inspired Trump-supporters to also threaten judges, according to reports.

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'We saw the truth': Trump accused of pushing 'lie' about deadly ICE shooting

President Donald Trump was slammed on Wednesday after claiming that an armed ICE agent who fatally shot a woman driving in a car "viciously ran over an ICE agent" in Minneapolis — despite video footage showing otherwise.

Trump's Department of Homeland Security has claimed that "an ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his fellow law enforcement and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots."

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Jake Tapper tears into Kristi Noem's 'abjectly false' claim: 'Clear to anyone with eyes'

CNN anchor Jake Tapper did not hold back when he fact-checked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for putting out false information about a lethal shooting where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed a U.S. citizen on Wednesday.

ICE agents shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in southern Minneapolis, Minnesota, who was attempting to drive away from a raid. Videos circulated online show the woman trying to wave at agents in an unmarked vehicle before they stopped, exited the vehicle, and approached her. Agents pulled their weapons as the woman attempted to drive away and shot her at least three times.

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Trump floats staggering increase to bloated military budget as he eyes big 'dream'

President Donald Trump has proposed a 50% increase in the United States' military budget.

In a Wednesday announcement on Truth Social, Trump concluded that the Pentagon's budget should be increased from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion.

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'Not how you do it': 'Right-leaning' witness aghast at deadly shooting by Trump's ICE

A self-described "right-leaning" witness to the deadly shooting in Minneapolis on Tuesday was left aghast by what he saw out of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

An ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was turning her car around after driving up on an immigration raid, according to Minnesota Public Radio. Video posted online shows the driver trying to wave a couple of unmarked ICE vehicles by before agents approached the car with weapons drawn. The woman tried to drive away and was shot three or four times from a close distance, according to the report. The woman, who is a U.S. citizen, died in the vehicle.

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'Stomach churning': Lawmakers outraged after watching 'brutal murder' by Trump's ICE

Lawmakers were outraged Wednesday after an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman driving in Minneapolis and video surfaced differing from the Department of Homeland Security's portrayal of the incident.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued a stern warning to President Donald Trump and his administration after weeks of sounding the alarm that the largest deployment of ICE agents in the U.S. was putting Minnesotans in danger. Trump has released a statement blaming "the radical left" and claiming the agent was in danger.

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Trump defends ICE agent in deadly shooting and blasts screaming 'professional agitator'

President Donald Trump released a comment Wednesday after an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman driving in a car in Minneapolis, blaming "the radical left" and claiming the agent was in danger.

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, as the investigation was still ongoing.

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