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Senate Democrats threaten partial government shutdown over DHS funding after Minnesota shooting
Democrats will block a government spending bill following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, the Senate minority leader said Saturday – dramatically increasing the chances of a partial government shutdown next week.

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Minnesota ICE Shooting Aftermath, Senate DHS Funding Vote, Icy Weather
Senate Democrats to block government funding after second fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Republicans Call For Investigation After Federal Agents Kill Minneapolis Man
A growing number of Republicans are pushing for an investigation into the tactics that federal immigration authorities are using in Minnesota after ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed over the w...

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Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting
Senate Democrats threaten to block DHS funding bill after another person killed in Minneapolis
Republican senators join calls for fuller investigation into Minneapolis killing
US President Donald Trump is facing calls to launch a full investigation following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old nurse, and US citizen, Alex Pretti by federal agents.

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Republican calls growing for a deeper probe into fatal Minneapolis shooting
Schumer calls on GOP to move funding package without DHS money to avoid shutdown

Minnesota Senate majority leader on ongoing tensions in Minneapolis

Minnesota Senate majority leader, Erin P. Murphy, joins ABC News Live to discuss the ongoing protests in Minneapolis.

Tafoya gives GOP hope in race to flip Minnesota Senate seat

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya’s entrance into the Minnesota Senate race is giving Republicans a high-profile candidate they say puts the seat more in play. Tafoya is vying for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.

Minnesota Senate candidate says Walz, Frey ‘fanned the flames’ amid fallout from deadly shooting

Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya discusses the growing unrest in Minnesota after a deadly Border Patrol-involved shooting on ‘The Sunday Briefing.’

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya of MN announces run for US Senate

Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in Minnesota since 2006. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep Angie Craig are running for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nomination for the soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat.

Former sports reporter Michele Tafoya running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota

Michele Tafoya, running as a Republican, is seeking the open seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.

Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter, to launch Minnesota Senate run

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya plans to launch a run for the Senate in Minnesota, giving Republicans a high-profile recruit as they look to put the state in play next year.

Tafoya officially launches bid for Minnesota Senate

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya officially launched her Republican bid for Minnesota Senate on Wednesday, coming a day after she filed paperwork to run for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat.

Ex-NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya files paperwork to run for Minnesota Senate seat

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has filed paperwork to run for Minnesota’s Senate seat in the 2026 election, joining a crowded field of Republican hopefuls in the 2026 election. Tafoya, 61,

Michele Tafoya Announces Senate Run in Minnesota

Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.

US House votes to overturn Minnesota mining ban, Senate to consider next

By Ernest Scheyder Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to overturn former President Joe Biden's mining ban in northern Minnesota, giving a boost to Antofagasta's Twin Metals copper,