The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach. Two were high-end real estate brokers dubbed "The A Team." The third went to law school and ran their family's private security firm, which caters to heads of state and the rich and famous. They frequented nightclubs, cruised on yachts and flew on private jets. One lived alongside celebrities and corporate titans on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row. The others had multimillion-dollar waterfront mansions in Miami...

A war of words over deeply held beliefs erupted on the political right in the hours after a federal agent shot and killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street Saturday, pitting top officials in President Donald Trump's administration against Second Amendment defenders in his electoral base. At the core of the debate is that Pretti — who was permitted to carry a gun in public in Minnesota — had a concealed firearm on his person that eyewitness videos show federal agents apparently discovering and removing during the altercation that led to his death. Videos do not appear to show Pretti holding the weapon during that confrontation...

Two court hearings Monday could have major ramifications for President Trump's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, as well as state and local officials' push to investigate the death of Alex Pretti. The big picture: Federal immigration agents have shot and killed two Minnesota citizens in recent weeks, inflaming local protests and a nationwide backlash against Trump's immigration enforcement tactics that have turned Minneapolis into a powder keg...

Senate Republicans are divided over Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) tactics, which now threaten to trigger a partial government shutdown after the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis of a protester. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called the shooting and other events in Minneapolis "incredibly disturbing" and demanded a "full joint federal and state investigation" of the incident, something senior Trump administration officials have so far resisted...

This year, global growth is being brought to you by the government. Rocked by an avalanche of growth-sapping shocks, countries around the world are tearing up savings plans and rolling out large fiscal stimulus packages financed by bumper budget deficits. From slow-growing Europe to the U.S. and parts of Asia, where multitrillion-dollar investments in artificial intelligence are fueling demand, the spending spree is expected to boost economic growth and jobs in the near term. Global growth could accelerate to a 3% annual rate over the next six months as a result, according to JPMorgan...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the remains of Ran Gvili, the final hostage remaining inside Gaza, have been returned to Israel, completing one of the key early conditions of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. In a statement posted to Telegram, the IDF said Gvili's remains had been identified by the country's National Institute of Forensic Medicine...

If you moved across state lines in 2024, newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows you definitely weren't alone. An estimated 7.1 million people moved to a different state between 2023 and 2024, Census data released this week shows. For comparison, an estimated 297 million Americans remained in their same residence year over year, while about 29.9 million moved somewhere new but within the same state. Some states were more attractive to movers than others, the data shows...

When Donald Trump visited the Journal in October 2024, he was asked how he'd implement his mass deportation policy to avoid appearing to be cruel and inviting a political backlash. His answer was surprisingly nuanced. He said he had to deport illegal migrants because "we can't handle these people coming in right now. But the interest from the heart, yeah, something's got to be done. I'm not going to do that [separate families]. I can't do that. Okay, thank you. Really good question. I mean, there's some human questions that get in the way of being perfect, and we have to have the heart, too. Okay?"...

Columbia University tapped University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to be the next president of the Ivy League Big Apple school, officials announced Sunday night. The university, which has faced anti-Israel protests and allegations of not doing enough to fight antisemitism, said Mnookin was selected after an "extensive national search" that was conducted by members of the university's board of trustees and faculty. The board co-chairs praised Mnookin as a leader who "does now shy away from making difficult decisions."...

President Donald Trump is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota, the president announced on Monday. Trump said Homan will report "directly to me" and will help lead the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Justice Department and Congress are also investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Trump says...