After federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis man allegedly carrying a concealed weapon, gun rights groups countered a federal narrative that his firearm likely justified deadly force. The big picture: The right to publicly carry weapons is a centerpiece of Second Amendment advocacy and has emerged as a key issue in the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti. - The Minneapolis police chief said Pretti had a permit to carry, and videos show him holding a cell phone, not his gun, before officers wrestled him to the ground. Between the lines: Bill Essayli , Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor and a Trump ally, received fierce blowback from gun-rights groups over his Saturday claim that there is a "high likelihood" law enforcement…
A rare detailed account of Iran’s crackdown, produced by The Post, reveals the brutality used by security forces in one of many such cities rocked by violence.
Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican eyeing a 2028 White House run , torched Vice President Vance and ridiculed President Trump 's tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Cruz's rebukes, during two meetings last year, are some of the harshest criticisms of Trump and Vance by a fellow Republican since they took office a year ago. - The recordings — nearly 10 minutes in total — provide an unvarnished look at how Cruz is positioning himself as a traditional free trade, pro-interventionist Republican ahead of a possible 2028 primary campaign against the less hawkish Vance . Zoom in: During his talks, Cruz cast Vance as a pawn of conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson.…
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from "destroying or altering" evidence related to the fatal shooting of a protester by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in an order late Saturday. The big picture: At stake is whether states can investigate federal agents who use deadly force within their borders. The dispute marks an extraordinary breakdown in federal–state cooperation. - Minnesota's state official who investigates such shootings said in court filings he'd never seen federal agents block local access to a crime scene in 20 years on the job. - It's the second time this month federal agents blocked Minnesota police from investigating a shooting death by federal officials. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has…
President Donald Trump’s comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war.
Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.