WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * 35 Days into Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Agents Continue to Arrest Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Murderers, and Arsonists * As the Democrats' government shutdown stretches into November, ICE will not stop making America safe again WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announces the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad, Thompson, Cole, Harris: "Democrats are denying full SNAP benefits to vulnerable Americans." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Brad Finstad (MN-01), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Andy Ha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on the Administration Refusing to Fully Fund SNAP U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement in response to the administration announcing that, as required by court orders, it will use the U.S. Depar  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 5 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * DEED Announces 7 Grant Recipients for Growing Careers Program The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today awarded $2.4 million to seven local partners to develop and implement agriculture-focused workforce training programs for the Growing Careers initiative. "Minnesota farms are facing new challenges because   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Disaster Relief Still Available to Minnesota Residents, Businesses and Private Nonprofits * Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses. Every day that Senate Democrats continue to o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The University of Minnesota International Student and Scholar Services, Minneapolis, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing concerns over proposed revisions to data collection protocols for international students. The university, which has a long-standing tradition of hosting international students, currently supports approximately 6,000 on F visas, and emphasizes the vital role   more