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"The lieutenant governor [Peggy Flanagan], even as we sit here today, continues to take absolutely no accountability for any of the fraud issues, and she continues to blame the governor. And I'm going to be honest: It's p---ing me off." The above quote is not from a Republican, but from Democratic Rep. Angie Craig in July when she was running in the Minnesota Senate primary against Peggy Flanagan. While harsh words are often lightly thrown in primary battles, in this case, one must ask: Where is the lie? While Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Colorado’s House candidate Milot...

The family of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in January, has filed federal civil lawsuits against the federal government, federal agents, and officials. “One lawsuit seeks to hold the United States liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the actions of federal agents,” NBC News reports. The lawsuit alleges wrongful death, battery, assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, and negligence. The second lawsuit names ICE officer Jonathan Ross, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others, alleging a “conspiracy to interfere with...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) is narrowly leading her Republican opponent, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, in a new poll in the state’s U.S. Senate race. The InsiderAdvantage survey found that 46 percent of likely voters in the state supported Flanagan, while Tafoya garnered 45 percent support. Matt Towery, a pollster with InsiderAdvantage, called the survey results “unusual” for a race in a blue-leaning state, noting outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) waning approval ratings and a widespread fraud scandal in the state as possible contributing factors to this close race. “Tafoya does extremely well with men and...

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed on Thursday that Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) "married her brother" as part of an alleged immigration fraud scheme, adding that she could now face deportation. Mullin made the remarks while speaking with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas. During the conversation, he discussed the federal investigation into the "Squad" congresswoman, describing the probe as ongoing. "We know that she married her brother to try to bring him into the United States," Mullin said of the Minnesota Democrat. "We know he lives now in London." He was referring to...

Trump's top immigration official claims an internal investigation found that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar 'married her brother' and could be facing deportation. 'We know that she married her brother to try to bring him into the United States,' Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said of the Minnesota Democrat. 'We know he lives now in London.' He was speaking about the second man Omar married, who the Daily Mail has previously reported is Ahmed Elmi. Both are originally from Somalia. She allegedly was still married to her first husband, Ahmed Hirsi, at the time of the second marriage, the congresswoman...

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wants Texas to hand over the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting an illegal immigrant in Minneapolis earlier this year — then lying about the circumstances of the confrontation. Ellison filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a bid to compel the Lone Star State to turn over the agent, Christian Castro, to Minnesota authorities. “Christian Castro has been charged with breaking the law in Minnesota,” Ellison told reporters Tuesday. “He must face justice in Minnesota. Gov. Abbott should have granted [Minnesota] Gov. [Tim] Walz’s extradition request long...

A man who was once honored as an "outstanding refugee" by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and has a startup with funding from a Shark Tank star is now facing Medicaid fraud charges in a case that has links to a sex trafficking case. Fraud charges filed What we know: Salman Ahmed Elmi was charged last week with three counts of aiding and abetting by swindle and five counts of aiding and abetting by false representation. He made his first court appearance on Monday. Authorities say some of Elmi's co-conspirators at Reva Health in Golden Valley have connections to...

“Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) boasted that Minnesota liberals “defeated ICE’s racist terror campaign” in a cringey video trying to hop on a new TikTok-like trend — but the embattled lefty was swiftly roasted for her efforts. Plopped into a seat, “The Squad” member adjusted her blazer and fidgeted with a microphone as if she were about to be interviewed in the 10-second clip she shared Wednesday on Facebook. Omar, 43, took a deep breath as dramatic instrumental music played in the background. “Me preparing for the documentary on how we defeated ICE’s racist terror campaign in Minnesota,” she wrote...

The lieutenant governor of the state is ramping up her Democratic Senate primary campaign as her state battles Trump’s brutal assault.Minneapolis—In 2013, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan was the 34-year-old director of the state chapter of the Children’s Defense Fund. That year, she and the nonprofit’s partners met to discuss strategies for the upcoming legislative session. One question was whether to prioritize funding for the state’s early-learning scholarships, which usually paid for half-day preschool programs, or for its Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which provides financial assistance for families for use in daycare programs. Flanagan, who is now running in...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shrugged off the fraud scandal in his state during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel’s show on Wednesday, and said it was an excuse by Republicans to demonize the immigrant community. “Mixed into all this is this — these multiple cases of benefits fraud that were happening,” Kimmel said. “Now, I want to ask you: Did it take an extraordinarily long time for you to know that that was happening? Is that just something that has been spread?” Walz said no and turned it back on President Donald Trump, saying, “It happens in other states. We were...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tore into President Donald Trump in Spain on Saturday, calling him "trigger-happy," adding that he has "no exit plan" for the Iran War. "We've got a feeble-minded, trigger-happy president who plunged us into a war where no threat was present, with no clear objectives and no exit plan. We need to call that what it is. That's fascism. Or at least it's fascist curious as they would be," Walz said at the Global Progressive Mobilization event in Barcelona. ...

Scenes from the Somali takeover of a mostly white Minnesota town. The AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AMISOM Ambassador Maman Sidikou in Minnesota, AMISOM Public Information, Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication Faribault, Minnesota, is a small city about an hour’s drive from Minneapolis. On paper it should have the smaller crime rate of the alphabetically similar Farmington which is nearly the same size and only a half hour away. Instead, Faribault has more than twice as much violent crime, aggravated assaults, burglaries and car thefts, 30% more rapes, and 8 times as many robberies. Farmington has...

The new interim staff report on Minnesota’s fraud describes criminal activity that was enabled by a horrifying pattern of spineless government incompetence and systemic failure. Some say Minnesota is just the tip of the iceberg. Best guess? Government, both state and federal, is rife with it. According to the March 4, 2026 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion,” there was a massive failure in “governance and oversight” that allowed “known fraud and criminal schemes to flourish,” even as resources were diverted away from...

The Federal Government is seizing the million dollar home, bank account, cars designer goods and more from one of the Minnesota Somali scammers The Somali named Salim Said stole approximately $7.8 million dollars from taxpayers The government is also seeking 30 years in prison

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was blasted after wrongly claiming the US has previously attacked Islamic countries during Ramadan. Omar, 43, belligerently ranted on X on Thursday evening ahead of the attacks on Iran. She claimed the US bombed Iraq in 1990 during Ramadan. 'And it's sickening to know that the US is again going to attack Iran during Ramadan,' Omar, who is Muslim, wrote.

Video Transcript SummarySenator Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing about the Feeding Our Future fraud case, involving $250 million in alleged federal child nutrition program fraud (part of broader state fraud claims up to $9 billion).Hawley accused Ellison of:Meeting with representatives of the group (including individuals later indicted/convicted) on December 11, 2021, in his official capacity.Pledging to help them by intervening with state investigators (citing a 54-minute recorded meeting where Ellison allegedly said he would contact officials, expressed concern, and discussed follow-up).Accepting $10,000 in campaign donations from linked individuals nine...

Chaos erupted Thursday at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee oversight hearing when Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley confronted Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over the astounding levels of fraud uncovered in the state just months ago. During the contentious exchange, Hawley accused Ellison of blatant corruption, alleging he worked with individuals later convicted in the scandal to shield them from investigators, and accepted a $10,000 campaign contribution from them just nine days after pledging to assist their cause. "The people who ran the Feeding Our Futures program came to you in your official office in the state capitol...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz says he's cautiously optimistic about the Trump administration announcing an end to the ICE surge in Minnesota but is demanding the federal government take accountability for what happened during the surge, including "the incredible and immense costs."

You love to see it happen. The lawless mob that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has emboldened was literally at his door, making demands Friday night. The crowd called on Walz to fight back against ICE and the Trump administration and to legalize all illegal aliens.Leftists outside the Minnesota governor’s mansion have turned on Tim Walz for not being radical enough:“We are demanding legalization for all. We hope this is the moment you finally grow a pair!"Tim has tried so hard to please them lmao https://t.co/MTpJz7WN9t— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 7, 2026