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News Wrap: Federal prosecutors subpoena Minnesota officials

PBS News Hour - Segments

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In our news wrap Tuesday, federal prosecutors issued subpoenas to at least five Minnesota officials amid an immigration crackdown in the state, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says one million households remain without power in Kyiv following Russian attacks and Australian lawmakers passed new hate speech and gun control measures after a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration killed 15 people. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

We start the day's other headlines in Minnesota, where federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to at least five officials amid a federal immigration crackdown in that state.

0:09.9

The DOJ is seeking documents from Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry, St. Paul Mayor, Cully Hur, state attorney general Keith Ellison, and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.

0:21.6

All are Democrats.

0:23.6

The subpoenas mark an escalation of a federal inquiry into how Minnesota's leaders have responded

0:28.6

to federal enforcement efforts, especially in Minneapolis.

0:32.6

In a statement, Attorney General Ellison called the subpoena highly irregular,

0:36.6

adding that Trump is weaponizing

0:38.6

the justice system against any leader who dares stand up to him.

0:43.2

The scope of President Trump's Board of Peace is looking broader than first expected, with

0:47.9

invitations going out to dozens of nations.

0:50.8

The group is meant to oversee the next phase of the Gaza C-Sypire. Among those invited, China,

0:56.3

as confirmed today by a foreign ministry spokesperson and Ukraine, according to President Vladimir Zelensky.

1:02.9

That's in addition to Russia being offered a spot.

1:05.9

None of those leaders have said whether they'll join, but notably Norway has declined the invitation for now,

1:11.6

saying it undermines the principles of the United Nations.

1:15.6

Belarus, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates have all formally accepted invitations.

1:20.6

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says one million households remain without power in the capital Kiv

1:26.6

following the latest Russian attacks.

1:30.3

Air raid sirens rang out last night as Russian forces launched more than 300 drones and missiles.

1:38.3

Keeves mayor says the attack knocked out heating for nearly 6,000 apartment buildings, even as the country endures one of its

1:45.0

worst winters in years. After the strikes, Zelensky said he won't travel to the World Economic

1:50.9

Forum in Davos as planned, that is, unless the U.S. has documents ready to sign on security

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