Walz, Tim

• White House Distances Trump From Initial Response to Minnesota Killing - Officials clearly understood that the fatal shooting of a demonstrator posed one of the gravest political threats to President Trump since his inauguration.
• FBI Agent Resigns After Trying to Investigate ICE Officer in Renee Good Shooting - The resignation of the agent, Tracee Mergen, was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department’s handling of the shooting of Renee Good.
• Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry - The move is a significant expansion of the Justice Department’s investigation into the state’s leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis.
• Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota - But President Trump has already backed away from a threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests against the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent.
• Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders - The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.
• Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration - The state embodies a civic ideal that the administration in Washington wants to discredit.
• Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump - “I don’t think any governor in history has had to fight a war against the federal government every single day,” Gov. Walz said after ending his re-election bid.
• Homeland Security Steps Up Enforcement in Minneapolis - Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, posted a video showing an immigration arrest being made as part of the administration’s announced crackdown.
• Tim Walz’s 17 Months in Politics Before Ending His Re-election Bid - Mr. Walz drew national notice when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. A fraud scandal derailed his bid for re-election as Minnesota’s governor.
• Trump’s Post About Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Dismays Her Children - The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.