Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland | First Thing

Portland’s mayor called for ICE to pause operations in the city. Plus, Emmylou Harris on her unlikely life as a country star Good morning. US federal agents shot two people outside a hospital in Portland a day after an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis. What do local officials say? Portland’s mayor, Keith Wilson said: “We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past.” He called for ICE to pause operations in Portland until the investigation was complete. How are Democrats reacting to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis? Some are threatening to use the next funding deadline to forcibly restrain ICE. The Guardian has debunked the false claims about Good’s killing here. What did he say about Venezuela? When asked how long he would be “running Venezuela”, Trump said for “much longer” than a year. What about Greenland? It “may be a choice” between obtaining Greenland or preserving the Nato alliance, he said. Continue reading...