REP. NANCY MACE

Gov. Tim Walz tells a House panel the Trump immigration crackdown hampered Minnesota’s fraud fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota’s governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee accused Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of stalling to fight fraud in government programs, saying they put politics ahead…

House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

Rep. Ilhan OmarThe House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but the effort showed the reach of President Donald Trump’s push for political retribution and set the stage for more to come. The 214-213 roll call shelved a resolution from GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar…