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Don Lemon arrested in Los Angeles after covering Minnesota church protest, lawyer says — I.insider.com

Don Lemon arrested in Los Angeles after covering Minnesota church protest, lawyer says

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday in Los Angeles, his lawyer said. The arrest came while he was in the city covering the Grammy Awards and follows his reporting on a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lemon has said he was reporting as a

Trump administration says Minnesota ICE surge is lawful, denies coercion — Static01.nyt.com

Trump administration says Minnesota ICE surge is lawful, denies coercion

Lawyers for the Trump administration told a federal judge on Wednesday that the surge of federal agents in Minnesota was a legitimate exercise of law enforcement power, not an illegal attempt to coerce policy changes, the filing said. The deployment, which the government has called Operation Metro Surge and has

Democrats win two Minnesota House seats, restoring 67-67 split — Static01.nyt.com

Democrats win two Minnesota House seats, restoring 67-67 split

Democrats won two vacant seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives on Tuesday, The Associated Press said, restoring the chamber to an even partisan split. The districts are heavily Democratic, and the results were not unexpected: Shelley Buck, a former president of the Prairie Island Indian Community’s Tribal Council,

Appeals Court Denies Justice Department Bid to Force Arrest Warrants for Don Lemon — Static01.nyt.com

Appeals Court Denies Justice Department Bid to Force Arrest Warrants for Don Lemon

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s request to compel a judge to issue arrest warrants for journalist Don Lemon and four others in connection with a church protest in the Minneapolis area last week. Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko had found probable cause to issue

Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Energy Grant Cuts Unlawful — Static01.nyt.com

Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Energy Grant Cuts Unlawful

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate millions of dollars in clean‑energy grants last fall was "unlawful." Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia wrote that the cancellation of seven Biden‑era grants, worth