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Central bankers from around the world said Tuesday they "stand in full solidarity" with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after President Donald Trump dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Fed with the Justice Department investigating and threatening criminal charges.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., acknowledged that planned blocks against future Federal Reserve nominees would cause issues and remained adamant that the central bank stay independent.
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Days of demonstrations against immigration agents left Minnesota tense on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities used tear gas to break up crowds of whistle-blowing activists and state and local leaders sued to fight the enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman.
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Federal investigators assigned to probe last week's fatal encounter are looking increasingly less likely to charge the agent, Jonathan Ross, after he opened fire on Renee Nicole Good.
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Plus, the rise of at-home medical tests.
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Similar scenes have played out around the Twin Cities over the past week as people have taken to the streets demanding federal immigration officials leave the state.
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Federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets against Minneapolis protesters after snowballs were allegedly thrown at vehicles, authorities said.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faces backlash from GOP critics who say she has been encouraging violence against ICE agents following fatal shootings involving federal immigration agents.
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The campaign to persuade Trump to investigate the Federal Reserve chief The Washington PostFederal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell The New York TimesDOJ investigation into Powell and Federal Reserve began late last year, sources said NBC NewsStocks shrug, hit record highs after Trump ups the ante against Jerome Powell and the Fed CNN
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Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and evoked outrage and protests across the country.
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Federal prosecutors allege Luis Nico-Moncada, who was shot by Border Patrol agents last week, tried to use his car as a weapon against them.
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Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
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Last week's shooting of two Venezuelan immigrants put the city on edge. Federal officials said the man who was shot had repeatedly backed into a Border Patrol car.
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Volunteer efforts to track and protest federal immigration enforcement are in the spotlight after the killing of Renée Good in Minneapolis last week.
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