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Welcome to our US politics blog. There are several major stories around this morning:<\/p>\n
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\u201cHundreds more\u201d federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis after an officer shot dead a woman in her car last week. Renee Good\u2019s killing has sparked protests across several cities. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said more officers were being sent for their own protection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Fed chair Jerome Powell \u2013 who has been slammed by Trump for refusing to lower interest rates \u2013 announced Sunday he\u2019s facing criminal investigation by federal prosecutors over renovations to Federal Reserve<\/a> buildings. He\u2019s made clear the \u201cunprecedented\u201d probe is driven by political motives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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All eyes are on how the US might respond to Iran\u2019s deadly crackdown on protesters, and whether it might mete out further military action, in addition to its strikes last year. Trump said on Sunday he was in contact with the opposition, and US officials might meet with Iranian counterparts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Trump is also threatening Cuba with withholding oil supplies from Venezuela, warning them to \u201cmake a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE\u201d in a Sunday post on Truth Social. \u201cTHERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!\u201d His threats to the traditional ally of Venezuela come in the wake of the US kidnapping and removing Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro last week, while concerns also remain over the White House\u2019s claims on Greenland.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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