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Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay

By PHILIP MARCELO and REBECCA BOONE
Updated 6:58 PM CDT, July 13, 2026

Federal prosecutors turned over key evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during pitched protests against an immigration enforcement crackdown earlier this year, state prosecutors announced Monday.

The progress came as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a motorist in Maine on Monday, and Houston prosecutors complained the administration was still withholding critical information in their investigation into a fatal shooting by an ICE officer last week.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the evidence turned over by U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen’s office included previously withheld hard drives containing statements, police body camera video and other materials in the Minnesota killings. Federal prosecutors also turned over Good’s badly damaged SUV, she said.

“The wonderful thing now is we have all the evidence,” Moriarty said. “Any time the government is responsible in whatever way of taking the life of a community member we need to have a full and thorough investigation.”

Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed in her vehicle while leaving an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. ...

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Trump reverses course on U.S. acting as "guardian of the Hormuz Strait"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The U.S. hit Iran with heavy airstrikes for the fourth night in a row, aimed at preventing the regime's new attacks on oil and cargo ships. After President Trump floated the idea of the U.S. acting as a "guardian of the Hormuz Strait" on Monday, he reversed his decision. Ed O'Keefe has the details.
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Why so many fatal ICE shootings have happened in Trump's second term

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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During President Trump's second term, at least 11 people have been shot and killed by federal immigration officers, and many others have been caught up in high-profile public incidents. Camilo Montoya-Galvez looks into why there seems to be many such cases.
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Federal officials suspend most vehicle stops during ICE operations after deadly shootings

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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After U.S. federal agents killed two men in less than a week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement told its officers to stop pulling over vehicles in most cases. Lilia Luciano reports.
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State board: Musk may have broken election law by offering $1M checks to voters

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission found that billionaire Elon Musk may have violated the state's election bribery law by offering $1 million checks to voters during a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that Musk's political action committee spent heavily in.

The commission — which is made up of three Republicans and three Democrats — voted 5-1 last Thursday to refer two complaints filed by voters against Musk to the Brown County District Attorney's office, commission Communications Director Emilee Miklas told CBS News.

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Biden special counsel’s 'runaway train’ scooped up sensitive lawmaker info: 'Abuse of power'

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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump swept up text messages from nearly 50 members of Congress, bypassing a required review process in what one victim alleged is a direct Constitutional violation.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the situation is more proof Smith’s probe was a "runaway train" of abuses of power, as the elder statesman and Senate Investigations Subcommittee chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., jointly released their filings Tuesday evening.

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Congressman sounds the alarm on China: 'We're sleepwalking through this competition'

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During four terms in Congress, South Dakota's Dusty Johnson has emerged as a leading voice on American agricultural policy, US-China relations, and fiscal responsibility.

Often known as the "problem solver," he recently sat down with Fox News Digital at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas to discuss his congressional career, his South Dakota gubernatorial bid, and his future plans as his time in the US House draws to a close.

Long respected for his detailed analysis of China policy, Johnson believes that the United States is routinely underestimating the...
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From Wimbledon towels to Scotch: What India-UK trade deal could mean for shoppers

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The free trade agreement between the world's fifth and sixth largest economies has come into effect - can it deliver?
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"Miracle on the Hudson" pilot slams privatization proposal

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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WASHINGTON — Who do you trust to know what's best for air travelers? Members of Congress or the hero of the Miracle on the Hudson, retired Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger?

Proponents of privatizing air traffic control, a top priority of President Donald Trump, face fierce resistance from some Republicans, many Democrats and various advocacy groups. The opponents have a forceful voice: Sullenberger, the pilot who managed to land an airliner in the Hudson River without the loss of a single life after the plane lost thrust in both engines...
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House passes daylight saving time reform as Trump signals support for ending clock change

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A bipartisan effort to make Daylight Saving Time permanent is one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure on Tuesday.

Lawmakers voted 308-117 to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to voluntarily observe Daylight Saving Time year-round as a growing mass of lawmakers push to extend daylight into the evening hours.

"For decades, we have accepted this ritual of springing forward and falling back, even though it disrupts routines, throws off our sleep, and creates...
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WATCH: Elissa Slotkin says SAVE America Act would make it 'hard for any Democrat' to win an election

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) America Act would make it harder for Democrats to win elections — prompting Republicans to argue she had finally said "the quiet part out loud" about Democrats' opposition to stricter election laws.

Slotkin made the remarks in a video recently unearthed by Breitbart News that was recorded the day after the Senate narrowly rejected the SAVE America Act in June. The bill failed 48–50 after four Republicans joined Democrats in voting against it.

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Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
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Wife describes moment husband nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane

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A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window mid-air on a Ryanair plane.
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House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The House on Tuesday voted to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, amid a yearslong push to end the twice-annual clock changes.

The bill, titled the Sunshine Protection Act, passed in a 308 to 117 vote. In addition to keeping clocks shifted one hour ahead, which happens in the spring, the measure would allow states to use standard time if an exemption is in effect before the federal law is enacted. Hawaii and most of Arizona currently use standard time year-round.

"I don't really know anybody who wants to change the clock...
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Trump revives his decades-old Iran warning as US ramps up military pressure: 'remarkably consistent'

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President Donald Trump resurfaced decades-old comments on Iran Tuesday, sharing a 1980 interview clip in which he argued America needed to project strength during the hostage crisis.

"When you get the respect of the other countries, then the other countries tend to do a little bit as you do … and then you create the right attitudes," Trump said in the resurfaced clip during an interview with reporter Rona Barrett about the Iranian hostage crisis.

When asked during the interview whether the U.S. should send troops into Iran during the hostage...
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'This is not normal': AOC unloads on McConnell's prolonged absence

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Sen. Mitch McConnell's disclosure of new details about the medical issues that have kept him away from the Senate has sparked fresh scrutiny on Capitol Hill, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questioning whether his prolonged absence is "legal at this point" even as Republicans insist he'll return when the Senate needs him.

"How is everyone pretending this is normal?" Ocasio-Cortez said to Fox News Digital. "This is not normal. At all."

"How is it that we have sitting elected members of Congress going missing for months at a time?"

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Senate Democrats block must-pass defense policy bill over Iran war objections

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Washington — Senate Democrats blocked a must-pass annual defense policy bill from moving forward on Tuesday as they voiced opposition to the Trump administration's handling of the war with Iran.

"The NDAA, in my view, has become a referendum on the Iran war," Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters Tuesday.

In a 50 to 46 vote, the Senate opposed an initial procedural vote to advance the National Defense Authorization Act. Senate Majority Leader John Thune voted against it a move that allows him to bring up the bill again...
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Bipartisan senators introduce Russia sanctions and tariff bill Graham championed

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham that would impose sanctions on top Russian figures and heavy tariffs on the biggest buyers of Russian oil.

The "Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026" aims to squeeze Russian leaders in an effort to bring the Kremlin's four-year war on Ukraine to an end. It would target Russia's energy sector, a significant revenue source for its Ukraine war, by placing financial penalties on purchasers of those products. The White House has signaled its support for the bill, CBS News...
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Amy Coney Barrett recalls heartbreaking question from 12-year-old son over bulletproof vest

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett shared before the House Appropriations Committee that the uptick in threats waged against her and fellow Supreme Court justices have taken a toll on her children.

"They have required my children to think about and see things that children should not have to see or think about," Barrett testified Tuesday.

Barrett shared how her security detail gave her a bulletproof vest to wear, and one day when she brought it into her bedroom, her 12-year-old son asked what it was.

"And I didn't know how to respond because maybe I lack...
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Senate Dems draw rare line against must-pass Pentagon bill

  • News source: FOX News
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Senate Democrats drew a rare line in the sand against a yearly, must-pass defense package in an act of rebellion against President Donald Trump.

Democrats blocked a procedural hurdle for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a perennial bill that opens up funding for the Pentagon and military. Many were already frustrated by the overall funding target of the package and pushed over the edge by the renewal of the Iran war.

"It’s very disappointing," Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Fox News...
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DOJ charges 3 Russians in alleged $63M cybercrime scheme targeting Americans

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Three Russian nationals allegedly scammed Americans in 21 states out of more than $63 million, according to a December 2024 indictment that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio unsealed on Tuesday.

The trio — Alexander Alexandrovich Volosovik, 43; Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin, 34; and Yulia Vladimirovna Pankova, 29 — conducted "malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure" through their St. Petersburg, Russia-based companies Media Land, LLC and ML.Cloud, LLC, according to federal prosecutors.

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Johnson scores win as conservative rebels end House floor blockade over voter ID bill

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House conservatives ended their weeks-long blockade of the House floor Tuesday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a key victory after the rebellion brought legislative business to a standstill for nearly a month.

The House successfully passed a procedural vote 215-211 teeing up votes on an appropriations bill funding the State Department, legislation making Daylight Saving Time permanent and a measure seeking to improve veterans’ benefits.

Johnson also agreed to pair the State Department funding bill with the SAVE America Act, prompting several...
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Strait of Hormuz remains a fault line as Iran and US drift back into war

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Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
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How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower

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Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, sworn in as senator

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in Tuesday to serve out the remainder of his term in the Senate, following his sudden death over the weekend.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa administered the oath of office on the Senate floor as dozens of senators, from both sides of the aisle, were in attendance and stood to applaud. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner were also in attendance.

Graham, who died late Saturday at 71, was not...
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House GOP leaders break logjam after conservative revolt

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Washington — The House on Tuesday finally broke an impasse that had stalled most legislative action on the floor as GOP holdouts sought to leverage their votes to force the Senate to act on President Trump's top priority, the SAVE America Act.

The Senate's inability to pass the controversial voting and elections bill has frustrated Mr. Trump and hardliners in the House, who have held up other GOP priorities in response. The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship documentation to register to vote in federal elections and photo ID...
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