Police say two people were shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop and that the man and woman were both hospitalized with their conditions unknown. The Department of Homeland Security is saying the federal agent who fired shots was “fearing for his life and safety.” NBC’s Dana Griffin reports for TODAY.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:13:18 GMT
Protests are erupting across the United States in New York, Columbus, Dallas and Los Angeles following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis by an ICE agent identified as Jonathan Ross with the Department of Homeland Security. It comes as Vice President Vance is defending the actions of the agent and saying of Good "I can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it is a tragedy of her own making." NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports for T
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:27:35 GMT
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back against criticisms that he used an expletive earlier this week when reacting to the fatal ICE-involved shooting. "I dropped an f-bomb, they killed somebody," he said, drawing comparison between the two incidents.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:41 GMT
Vice President JD Vance claimed Thursday that the woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was “brainwashed,” suggesting without evidence that she was tied to a “broader, left-wing network.”Vance, his voice at times rising in anger as he took questions in the White House briefing room, also lectured the media for its coverage of the incident while offering few details to back up his version of events.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:45:08 GMT
The U.S. economy added 50,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate came in at 4.4%. NBC News' Christine Romans breaks down the latest economic data.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:04:44 GMT