An Ignoble Experiment: DOJ investigating Minnesota governor, Minneapolis mayor, who decry probe as intimidation tactic

2026/01/16

DOJ investigating Minnesota governor, Minneapolis mayor, who decry probe as intimidation tactic

EVENING DIGEST

Jan 17, 2026

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, right, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

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Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

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An FBI officer works the scene during operations on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - JANUARY 16: A view over the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on January 16, 2026 in Southern Israel, Israel. On Wednesday, US envoy Steve Witkoff announced the start of the 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan's second phase, with a focus on reconstruction and demilitarization, and a "transitional technocratic Palestinian administration in Gaza." Israel has continued to call for the further demilitarization of Hamas and the return of the remains of the last hostage remaining in Gaza, the 24-year-old police officer Ran Gvili. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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DES MOINES WEATHER

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Snow showers continue tonight with frigid cold moving in Saturday »

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Considerable cloudiness. Scattered snow showers Low 9F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.

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