The streets of Minneapolis feel like a battle of wills between a Republican US president and a Democratic city and state.

From public pleas to lawsuits, Minnesota's Democratic leaders are trying to stop the surge of federal agents on their streets.

As its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis intensifies, the Trump administration is leaning into messaging that borrows from phrases, images and music about national identity that have become

With tensions high between the White House and the state, the ruling temporarily halted plans to withhold over $129 million in funding.

White House communications director Steven Cheung called Jimmy Kimmel a "no-talent loser" on Friday after the host offered Trump his Emmy in exchange for removing ICE from Minneapolis.