Two Minnesota lawmakers and their loved ones attacked in their homes, federal immigration enforcement operations targeting Somali immigrants and fraud investigations were some of Minnesota's top political stories in 2025.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security say they are surging resources into Minnesota to investigate allegations of fraud there, including at child care centers, in the latest show of federal force in the state — home to the country’s largest Somali population.

The reporter's post about stand-your-ground laws amid federal scrutiny of alleged fraud in Minnesota prompted ICE to respond.

The Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) has clarified that the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to all states, with Minnesota as the catalyst.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins us to respond to a viral video alleging fraud in the state, discuss the latest ICE activity in the Twin Cities and outline his priorities for the Attorney General’s Office heading into 2026.

Federal agents launch investigation into alleged Minnesota childcare fraud following viral video exposing suspicious daycare centers receiving millions.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed Tuesday that Politico reporter Josh Gerstein was “inciting violence against federal agents.” Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter at the

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sent ICE agents to Minnesota to investigate what she called "rampant fraud" — even after FBI Director Kash Patel suggested he was leading the investigation into allegations of daycare fraud in the Somali community.