By Eric Bradner, Jeremy Herb, CNN

(CNN) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered a stern message one week ago to federal agents following the deadly shooting of a Minnesota woman who was protesting their efforts to round up immigrants in the state. “Get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” Frey said.

The remark immediately put Frey in the national spotlight and at the center of the fiercest battle yet over President Donald Trump’s federal crackdown in cities across the country.

Tensions between local protesters and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have only continued to boil over, after a federal agent shot and injured a man Wednesday night who had allegedly assaulted the agent. Seeking to deescalate the situation, Frey urged protesters to go home afterward.

“We cannot counter Donald Trump’s chaos with our own brand of chaos,” he said Wednesday night, after local police said protesters were shooting fireworks at officers. “For those that have peacefully protested, I applaud you. For those that are taking the bait, you are not helping, and you are not helping the undocumented immigrants of our city. You are not helping the people who call this place home.”

The city’s efforts over the past week to respond to the ICE crackdown — and the Trump administration’s decision to double down on its Minneapolis surge — demonstrates the difficult situation Frey and other state and local Democrats face. Standing up to the Trump administration bought Frey respect in his overwhelmingly Democratic city — but it also made him a target of the White House and its Republican allies.

Polls show that public opinion has shifted rapidly against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions. A CNN poll conducted by SSRS found that 56% of Americans believe Renee Good’s killing was an inappropriate use of force, while just 26% of Americans say that they view the shooting as an appropriate use of force. Americans say, 51% to 31%, that ICE enforcement actions are making cities less safe rather than safer.

But Trump, who campaigned on pledges to lead a mass deportation effort, has dug in, placing a particular emphasis on Minnesota — a Democratic-led state that he wrongly said he believes he won in three consecutive presidential elections. His administration plans to send another 1,000 immigration agents to the state. And on Thursday he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a centuries-old law, to deploy American troops to Minnesota if local political leaders don’t “stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking” immigration agents.

Frey and other Minnesota leaders have responded with a lawsuit accusing federal agents of making warrantless arrests and using excessive force, while Frey has been a constant presence on national and state television.

“This is retribution-style politics,” Frey told CNN in an interview. “This is drama. This is performance politics at its worst, and it’s hurting people and it’s making us less safe.”

‘The more inflammatory action’

As the legal battle plays out behind the scenes, Frey has been at the

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The San Marcos High School girls water polo seniors were all smiles before the game during a pregame ceremony and Dos Pueblos didn't do anything to dampen their spirits.

The Royals celebrated Senior Day by crushing the Chargers 18-3 turning this rivalry game into a rout.

USC-bound senior Charlotte Raisin scored four of her game-high six goals in the opening quarter to set the tone as San Marcos clinched at least a share of the Channel League title.

(Raisin scored :20 seconds into the game)

Michigan-commit Sophie Yonker scored in the first quarter as did sophomore McKenna Stuart as San Marcos jumped out to a 6-0 lead.

(Senior Sophie Yonker scored 4 goals in the game).

Harvard-bound Bethany King finished off the first quarter by blocking a penalty shot to keep DP off the scoreboard. King, a senior, also scored two goals while she was in the field.

Raisin added two more second quarter goals before sitting out most of the second half. She also added three assists and three steals.

Junior Shea Estabrook and sophomore Jade Pattison finished the game each with two goals.

The Royals led 12-0 at half and built the lead to 16-0 before the Chargers scored their first goal late in the third quarter.

The two teams are expected to meet in a few weeks in the Channel League Tournament.

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Por Jessie Yeung, CNN

Cuando la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado entró a la Casa Blanca este jueves, llegó con el regalo que el presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump ha codiciado durante mucho tiempo: un Premio Nobel de la Paz.

Machado, una férrea crítica del depuesto presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, ganó el premio el año pasado por su campaña a favor de una mayor democracia. Ahora dejaba la medalla en la Casa Blanca, con la esperanza de que el gesto le reportara algo mucho más valioso: el respaldo estadounidense en la lucha por liderar el futuro de Venezuela después de Maduro.

Pero, si ella pensaba que el regalo podría empujar al presidente a dar un respaldo más claro, parece que tendrá que esperar, al menos por ahora.

Más tarde fue fotografiada sosteniendo una bolsa de regalo con la marca Trump mientras salía de la Casa Blanca, con poca claridad sobre su futuro político.

Machado es una de las dos figuras que compiten por el liderazgo de la Venezuela pos-Maduro.

Trump ha designado a la exvicepresidenta de Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, como presidenta encargada, a pesar de que fue miembro del régimen durante mucho tiempo.

Una foto publicada por la Casa Blanca muestra a Trump junto a Machado, sosteniendo una gran placa con marco dorado que parecía lista para colgar en la pared, que contiene la medalla y la dedicatoria: “Presentada como un símbolo personal de gratitud en nombre del pueblo venezolano en reconocimiento a la acción decisiva y basada en principios del presidente Trump para asegurar una Venezuela libre”.

“María me entregó su Premio Nobel de la Paz por el trabajo que he realizado. Un gesto maravilloso de respeto mutuo”, publicó Trump en Truth Social.

El Centro Nobel de la Paz, con sede en Oslo, reiteró rápidamente que las medallas no se pueden compartir ni transferir.

“Una medalla puede cambiar de dueño, pero el título de Premio Nobel de la Paz no”, afirmó el comité en el evento X.

Machado, por su parte, ofreció una visión optimista de su encuentro, calificándolo de “histórico” y “extraordinario”.

Agregó que la administración Trump comprendía la necesidad de reconstruir las instituciones y proteger los derechos humanos y la libertad de expresión, y de un “nuevo y genuino proceso electoral” para alentar a los venezolanos a regresar a su país.

También insistió en que Venezuela ya tiene un presidente electo: Edmundo González, el candidato de la oposición que Estados Unidos reconoció previamente después de las disputadas elecciones de 2024 en el país.

Las autoridades electorales designadas por el Gobierno habían declarado a Maduro como ganador, lo que le permitió aferrarse al poder hasta su abrupta captura por las fuerzas especiales estadounidenses.

Sin embargo, en ese momento, los líderes de la oposición, así como los organismos de control estadounidenses e internacionales, expresaron su preocupación por las acusaciones de juego sucio.

Pero a pesar del apoyo previo de Washington a Machado y González, Trump no se unió a la oposición tras la captura de Maduro. En cambio, brindó su apoyo a Rodríguez, una acción que sorprendió a muchos antimaduros.

A pesar del tono optimista de Machado, no está claro qué consiguió, si es que consiguió algo, más allá de una sesión de fotos y una bolsa de regalo oficial grabada con la firma de Trump.

La administración Trump ha indicado varias veces que considera a Rodríguez como una opción estable y pragmática con la que Read more

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KEYT) - Colin Smith scored a game-high 16 points to lead UCSB to a regular season 2-game sweep over Cal State Bakersfield 75-69.

The road win snaps a 3-game Big West losing streak as the Gauchos improve to 10-7 on the year and 3-3 in the Big West.

Zion Sensley came off the bench to score 13 points and grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds.

Miro Little added 12 points as UCSB outscored the Roadrunners 30-6 from the three-point line.

Sensley and Little each made 3 three-pointers as UCSB went 10-of-26 from beyond the arc.

The Gauchos led 38-29 at halftime and went up 64-49 with less then 7:30 left in the game.

But the Roadrunners cut the deficit 3 at 72-69 with :32 seconds left.

UCSB was able to hang on with two free throws from Smith and one by CJ Shaw.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) - Sophomore Hamad Mousa finished with a team leading 17 points Thursday evening, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program was kept to its second lowest scoring output of the season during an 86-66 setback to Hawai’i inside Mott Athletics Center. 

Guard Peter Bandelj added 11 points for Cal Poly (7-12, 3-4), which trailed Hawai’i (13-3, 5-1) at the break, 41-36, before the Rainbow Warriors opened the second half with a 13-4 run. Hawai’i, ranked ninth among 361 NCAA Division I programs in points allowed per game, failed to relinquish its double-digit advantage the remainder of the night. 

Sophomore Cayden Ward (above) finished with 10 points and team best nine rebounds for Cal Poly. 

Hawai’i opened Thursday’s matchup shooting 66.7 (12-for-18) percent from the floor, but carved out just a 31-28 lead after 15 minutes. The Mustangs, who twice cut their deficit to a single point down the first-half stretch, faced their five-point gap heading into the locker room following a buzzer-beating jumper from Hawai’i forward Gytis Nemeikša.

Into the second half, Bandelj knocked down a jumper three minutes into action to help Cal Poly close its deficit to 46-40. Hawai’i, however, scored on its next three possessions to pull away. 

Cal Poly Noteworthy (versus Hawai’i)

Cal Poly kept three of the Big West’s top three scorers with Cayden Ward (15.0) ranked eighth and Peter Bandelj (14.8) in 10th.

Up Next: Cal Poly enjoys a week break before renewing its rivalry with UC Santa Barbara when visiting the Gauchos on Thursday, Jan. 22. Tip time from The Thunderdome is 6 p.m.

Hamad Mousa maintained his streak of double-digit scoring through all 18 appearances and retained the big West scoring lead at 21.6 points per game.

(Article courtesy of Cal Poly Athletics)

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