Minnesota Archives

Tale of the Twin Cities: George Floyd vs. ICE-Involved Shooting

Virginia Allen / Elise McCue / January 10, 2026

It took less than 48 hours for protesters to begin burning the city of Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. Law… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 30: ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations arrest a man they chased several blocks for an unknown reason on Georgia Avenue on August 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation's capital since U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the U.S. National Guard. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

The Moral Blackmailing of the American People

Josh Hammer / January 10, 2026

In Springfield, Ill., in 1838, a young Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful speech decrying the “ravages of mob law” throughout the land. Lincoln warned, in… Read More

SocietyCommentary

A picture of Renee Nicole Good is displayed near a makeshift memorial for Good, who was shot and killed at point blank range on January 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent as she apparently tried to drive away from agents who were crowding around her car, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 8, 2026. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed an American woman on the streets of Minneapolis January 7, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Tragedy and Reality

Erick Erickson / January 10, 2026

Renee Good died on Wednesday in Minneapolis. She had been attempting to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents engaged in federal law enforcement activities. Along… Read More

SocietyCommentary

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, "fearing for his life" killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Minnesota Democrats Are Testing How Woke Is Too Woke

Tim Graham / January 10, 2026

What is going on in the People’s Republic of Minnesota? The Democrat establishment in the Gopher State is nothing like it was back in the… Read More

SecurityCommentary

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 8: People gather to protest the recent killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, in Houston, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

One Video Blows Up Countless Media Narratives About Minnesota ICE Shooting

Jarrett Stepman / January 09, 2026

One video sank an entire media news cycle of false narratives. On Friday, Alpha News released a video taken by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read More

PoliticsNews

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reportedly ordered the Department of Human Services' Office of Inspector General not to investigate criminal fraud, according to Rep. Kristin Robbins.

Walz Admin Actually Ordered Fraud Unit to Stand Down Early in His Term, Whistleblowers Say

Tyler O'Neil / January 09, 2026

Whistleblowers have accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration of squashing criminal fraud investigations as far back as 2019, according to a Republican state representative who… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

TOPSHOT - US Border Patrol agents detain a person near Roosevelt High School during dismissal time as federal immigration enforcement actions sparked protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. An immigration officer in Minneapolis shot dead a woman Wednesday, triggering outrage from local leaders even as US President Donald Trump claimed the officer acted in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey deemed the government's allegation that the woman was attacking federal agents "bullshit," and called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducting a second day of mass raids to leave Minneapolis. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Let’s Be Honest About ICE Shootings, and How We Got Here

Simon Hankinson / January 09, 2026

We’ve had an avalanche of hot takes since Renee Good was shot in Minneapolis by federal agents. But there should be no “hot” takes. There… Read More

PoliticsNews

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 12: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks on stage during Vox Media's Pivot Tour at The Chicago Theatre on November 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Vox Media)

Not Just Minnesota: How Tax Dollars Are at Risk of Fraud in This State

Fred Lucas / January 09, 2026

More than $250 million in federal funding for Illinois programs risked misuse due to poor monitoring, state audits show. With Minnesota facing scrutiny over a… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 4: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at an Election Night party on November 4, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Frey, the incumbent, seeks reelection to his third term while opposed by three other Democrats. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The Deadly Consequences of Democrats’ War on ICE Enforcement

Jarrett Stepman / January 08, 2026

Democrat politicians have put countless lives at risk becasue they can’t accept an administration that vigorously enforces U.S. immigration laws. The tragedy that unfolded Wednesday… Read More

LawNews

Vance Warns Democrats Will Seek to Arrest Law Enforcement

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell / January 08, 2026

Vice President JD Vance said Democrats want to jail law-abiding law enforcement officers, after many Democrats expressed outrage over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting… Read More

PoliticsNews

Gov. Tim Walz engaged in dangerous neo-Confederate rhetoric by threatening to use the National Guard against ICE agents.

Minnesota Democrats’ Dangerous Neo-Confederate Rhetoric

Tyler O'Neil / January 07, 2026

Americans tend to forget that the Civil War didn’t start overnight. The Confederate South’s desire to nullify federal law sparked multiple crises before Abraham Lincoln’s… Read More

PoliticsNews

MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - JANUARY 2026: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a press conference focused on Minnesota’s new paid family leave policy, Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at the Coliseum Building in Minneapolis, Minn. Walz took questions from the media at the event, a day after he announced that he is withdrawing from the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial race. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Tim Walz Issues Extraordinary Warning to Trump After ICE-Involved Shooting

Jarrett Stepman / January 07, 2026

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that he would potentially deploy the Minnesota National Guard to protect the people of his state from “rogue” federal agents,… Read More

PoliticsNews

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: (L-R) Republican Minnesota State Representatives Kristin Robbins, Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick and former U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Brendan Ballou testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Capitol on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Federal prosecutors filed charges against dozens of people in Minnesota, many from the area's Somali community, with stealing upwards of billions of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent social services schemes. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Four Takeaways as Congress Investigates Walz, Minnesota Fraud

Fred Lucas / January 07, 2026

Congress probed the matter of what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz knew about the $9 billion fraud scandal in his state at a hearing on Wednesday. … Read More

SecurityNews

One Dead After ICE-Involved Shooting in Minneapolis

Virginia Allen / January 07, 2026

A woman is dead following a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday. ICE agents were conducting operations in Minneapolis when rioters attempted… Read More

Health CareNews

U.N. Security Council President Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia's representative, owns an Ohio health care company connected to Medicaid fraud, Health and Human Services confirms.

Somalia’s UN Ambassador Associated With Fraud-Connected Ohio Health Company, HHS Confirms

Tyler O'Neil / January 07, 2026

Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations and current president of the U.N. Security Council, has a role in a Cincinnati health care company which faced federal scrutiny over a Medicaid fraud conviction,… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 5: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol building on January 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Walz announced today that he is abandoning his re-election campaign for governor, blaming scrutiny from President Donald Trump for his decision. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Tim Walz Personifies Democrats’ Decline

Daniel McCarthy / January 07, 2026

Tim Walz is going away, but the Democratic Party’s Tim Walz crisis isn’t. The Minnesota governor gave up his quest for a third term Monday:… Read More

PoliticsNews

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) talk to reporters after meeting with some of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers at the U.S. Capitol on September 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Johnson said he supported Comer's investigation into Epstein but wants to respect the privacy of accusers in the process. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

‘Asleep at the Wheel or Complicit’: House Oversight Delving Into Minnesota Fraud Scandal

Fred Lucas / January 07, 2026

Fraud is not isolated nor an anomaly in Minnesota, but part of a longstanding pattern, state lawmakers will tell a congressional panel Wednesday, as they… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Sign at the entrance to the Hilton Hotel in Midtown. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Hilton’s Swift Response to DHS Snub Shows How the Left’s Institutional Power Has Faded

Jarrett Stepman / January 06, 2026

The swift response of Hilton Hotels to one of its locations booting ICE agents shows just how dramatically the political and cultural environment has changed in just… Read More

SecurityNews

Trump Floods Minneapolis With 2,000 Immigration Agents Following Fraud Reports

Virginia Allen / January 06, 2026

The Trump administration is deploying about 2,000 federal agents to Minnesota following an investigation that revealed large-scale fraud in the Twin Cities area. The Department… Read More

PoliticsNews

A protester with purple knit hat and blue makeup around eyes holds sign reading "ICE OUT"

Major Hotel Accused of Refusing Service to ICE Amid Minneapolis Crackdown

Jason Hopkins / January 05, 2026

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—One of the largest hotel chains in the United States is purportedly refusing service to immigration agents amid a growing crackdown in… Read More

PoliticsNews

FILE PHOTO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on during a House Oversight Committee hearing with U.S. governors about state policies regarding undocumented migrants, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Amid Fraud Scandal, Walz Won’t Seek Third Term as Minnesota Governor

Fred Lucas / January 05, 2026

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he will drop his bid for a third term as governor after his state was rocked by a fraud… Read More

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Tim Walz pointing while speaking behind a podium.

10 Times Democrats, Corporate Media Leaped to Defend Somalis Despite Massive Fraud Scandals

Nicole Silverio / January 02, 2026

Democrats and the corporate media rushed to defend Somalis throughout the end of 2025 as reports emerged that they committed widespread fraud in Minnesota. Federal… Read More

PoliticsNews

Close-up of Ilhan Omar in black speaking at a rally.

Somalia’s Values Matter

Star Parker / January 01, 2026

I recall a saying from my youth that went, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” This comes to mind… Read More

Politics SocietyCommentary

Somali Fraud Story Explodes Due to the Democratization of DOGE

Jarrett Stepman / December 30, 2025

Democrats and legacy media really don’t want to keep talking about the Somali fraud scandal anymore, but the American people are stepping right around them. That’s… Read More

PoliticsNews

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer speaks at a capitol press conference.

This Republican Leader Is the Loudest in Minnesota Fraud Discussion

George Caldwell / December 30, 2025

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, called for the denaturalization and deportation of Somalis in Minnesota who defrauded taxpayers. “I have… Read More

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Children and adults sit at a table with coloring supplies at a child care facility.

EXCLUSIVE: Calls Come for Fraud Investigations Into Ohio Day Cares

Rebecca Downs / December 30, 2025

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Suspicion of fraud in Minnesota appears to be just the tip of the iceberg. With fraud suspected in Ohio as well,… Read More

Politics SocietyCommentary

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on, as he visits Columbus, Ohio, U.S., April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger

Minnesota Fraud Scandal Exposes the Real Crisis Facing the West

Jarrett Stepman / December 29, 2025

The Minnesota Somali fraud scandal somehow manages to get worse and worse as the legacy media mostly ignore the issue and Democrats shrug. At the… Read More

PoliticsNews

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies before the House Oversight Committee in the United States capitol.

Minnesota Fraud Controversy Shakes Capitol Hill

George Caldwell / December 29, 2025

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, says he is open to legal action against Minnesota’s Democrat leaders following the viral release… Read More

EconomyNews

Somali Scammers Allegedly Stole Almost as Much in Minnesota as Entire Somalia GDP

Harold Hutchison / December 29, 2025

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The amount of fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could be as high as $9 billion, Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson… Read More

Health CareCommentary

Downtown Minneapolis is blanketed in snow during the spring snowstorm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Annabelle Marcovici

Minnesota Fraud Exposes the Baked-In Flaws of Welfare

Rachel Sheffield / December 21, 2025

The U.S. welfare system is broken, and the Minnesota scandal is a blaring warning to that reality. The failure of political leaders on many fronts bears some… Read More

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