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Man Who Plotted to Kill Trump Gets Life Sentence; Minneapolis Grapples with Immigration Enforcement
Ryan W. Routh, 59, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Donald J. Trump at one of his Florida golf courses during the 2024 election campaign, according to the New York Times. The sentence, the maximum penalty for attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, was announced by Judge Aileen M. Cannon of the Federal District Court in Fort Pierce, Fla. Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, the city council is considering increasing funding for immigrant legal services amidst ongoing federal immigration enforcement activity, and House conservatives are expressing concerns about a deal between President Trump and Senate Democrats regarding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, according to Fox News.
Routh, an itinerant building contractor from North Carolina, was convicted in September after representing himself in an unusual trial. The jury also found him guilty of assaulting a federal officer for pointing his semiautomatic rifle at a Secret Service agent, and of several firearm violations, the New York Times reported. Routh attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen after the verdict.
In Minneapolis, the City Council signaled support for a resolution that would direct an additional $500,000 toward immigrant legal services through the Neighborhood and Community Relations Departments Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, according to Fox News. This move comes as city leaders weigh how to respond to federal immigration enforcement. Jason Chavez, a Minneapolis City Council member, represents Ward.
The New York Times reported in February 2026 on the impact of immigration enforcement on children in Minneapolis. Xochitl Soberanes, then 16, had to become the backbone of her family after her father was detained by immigration officials. Her mother had died of pneumonia less than a year prior.
On Capitol Hill, some House conservatives are "quietly grumbling" about President Trump's deal with Senate Democrats to keep the government open, particularly concerning DHS funding, Fox News reported. These lawmakers are concerned that the plan will force them to make concessions on immigration enforcement policies that they would not normally entertain while the GOP controls the White House and both chambers of Congress.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 200 repair crews are working to restore power in Kyiv following widespread deadly Russian attacks targeting the country's energy sector, according to BBC World. More than 1,100 apartment buildings in the capital are still without power. In the eastern Ukrainian town of Druzhkivka, seven people were killed and fifteen injured in Russian cluster bomb strikes, the regional head said.
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