A federal immigration officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in North Minneapolis Wednesday evening during a targeted enforcement operation, intensifying already high tensions between the community and federal law enforcement. According to authorities, the man identified by the Department of Homeland Security as a Venezuelan national. was shot after resisting arrest and assaulting an ICE agent during a struggle. As the officer caught up with him, two additional individuals reportedly attacked the agent with a snow shovel and a broom handle, prompting the officer to fire in self-defense and strike the subject in the leg. WATCH
15 January,2026 04:01 PM ISTA political and legal firestorm has erupted in Washington as Senator Mark Kelly files a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, alleging retaliation by the Pentagon following a video message that criticized the Trump administration and reaffirmed service members’ right to refuse unlawful military orders. The lawsuit claims that Kelly was threatened with formal censure and a downgrade of his retirement rank, a move that could result in reduced pay and benefits, after the video triggered backlash from both the White House and senior Pentagon leadership. Kelly argues the proposed actions violate free speech protections and due process under military law, and were initiated outside established military procedures. WATCH
15 January,2026 01:25 AM ISTNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing his first major crisis just over a week after taking office. Known for his staunch support of Palestinian rights, Mamdani’s recent condemnation of a Queens protest has left his base shocked and netizens questioning his political future. As the first Democratic Socialist mayor of NYC, every move Mamdani makes is under a microscope. Is he abandoning his roots, or is he simply trying to govern for all 8 million New Yorkers?
11 January,2026 12:00 AM ISTNewly surfaced Epstein-linked case files have thrown Trump back into the center of a fast-escalating storm, a storm the Department of Justice has already moved to shut down with a blunt, categorical denial. These documents, packed with heavy redactions, outline a disturbing allegation made by an unnamed woman whose identity is completely wiped from the record. According to the FBI notes, the woman accused both Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping her inside a luxury property, an accusation she reportedly feared taking to the police, claiming she would be killed for speaking up. WATCH
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