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6 Minnesota prosecutors resign over DOJ push to investigate Renee Good's widow

The top federal prosecutor on the Minnesota fraud case reportedly resigned Tuesday, according to The New York Times. 

Joseph H. Thompson, the lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into social services fraud in the state, served as the first assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Minnesota.

 

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Trump lashes out at GOP senators in Detroit speech 

President Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans who have voted against his agenda during a Tuesday speech at the Detroit Economic Club. 

 

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Minnesota ICE shooting raises chances for partial government shutdown 

The fatal shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis by a federal law enforcement officer is threatening to blow up fragile negotiations over government spending that will be coming to a head later this month, creating challenges for leaders in both parties.

 

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Live updates: Trump touts economy in Detroit after telling Iran protesters ‘help is on its way’ 

President Trump touted his economic policies and expanded on recently floated ideas like capping credit card interest and banning institutional investors from buying homes during a Tuesday speech in Detroit.

 

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Supreme Court seems receptive to transgender athlete bans 

The Supreme Court seemed receptive to state bans on transgender girls competing on girls and women’s school sports teams during high-stakes oral arguments Tuesday.

 

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Johnson warns 10 percent credit card interest rate cap could have unintended consequences 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that President Trump’s proposal calling for a one-year 10 percent cap on credit card interest rates could have “negative secondary effects.”

 

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Halligan doubles down on US attorney title 

Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist top prosecutor hand-picked by President Trump in the Eastern District of Virginia, told a federal judge Tuesday that she’s entitled to continue calling herself the U.S. attorney after different judge found she was unlawfully installed to the post.

 

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Bill O’Reilly: ‘ICE needs to deescalate’ 

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday warned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials against increasing its use of violence in cities across the country following the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota last week.

 

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Ty Cobb: Rubio ‘sold his soul,’ manipulating Trump on foreign policy 

Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said Tuesday that Secretary of State Rubio has seemingly “sold his soul” and is influencing President Trump on foreign policy.

 

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