News | Politics & Elections Trump’s DOJ Is Investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey “The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her,” Walz wrote. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams January 17, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Renee Good’s Extrajudicial Killing Escalated the Normalization of State Terror What happens next will determine whether Good’s killing sets a precedent for more state violence. By Darakshan Raja , Truthout January 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Fed Agents Shoot Second Person, Days After Miller Claims Agents Have “Immunity” Miller lied to ICE agents, saying, “Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you … is committing a felony.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration The Response to Renee Good’s Killing Shows the Power of Bearing Witness The Trump administration is making every effort to criminalize community observing. That only proves its power. By Camilo Pérez-Bustillo , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota The Insurrection Act empowers the president to deploy the US military domestically to suppress civil unrest. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration 6 in 10 Americans Say They’re Skeptical of Fed Inquiry Into ICE Agent’s Killing of Renee Good Americans view Renee Nicole Good's killing by an ICE agent as an inappropriate use of force by a 2-to-1 margin. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 15, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow Sparks Mass Resignation Rather than open an investigation into Good’s killer, top DOJ officials want to look into her grieving widow. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 14, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE ICE is not invulnerable. The Avelo Airlines win proves what happens when we refuse inevitability and fight together. By Umme Hoque & Daniel Hunter , Truthout January 14, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions Those of us who see ourselves in Renee Good can take this moment to deepen our solidarities with all who are policed. By Holly Krig , Truthout January 13, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections FBI Investigating Renee Good While Obstructing Probes Into ICE Killer At the same time, numerous officials have resigned from the DOJ over its decision to not investigate the killing. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 13, 2026 Truthout