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Minnesota shooting reverberates as Trump says U.S. control of Venezuelan oil could last years

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published January 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM PST
A makeshift memorial honoring Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer the day before, is seen near the site of the shooting in Minneapolis, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (John Locher/AP)
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A makeshift memorial honoring Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer the day before, is seen near the site of the shooting in Minneapolis, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (John Locher/AP)

Hosts Peter O’Dowd and Deb Becker discuss the latest news in politics with Rick Klein of ABC News and USA Today’s Francesca Chambers, including congressional disagreements over U.S. involvement in Venezuela and the administration’s swift defense of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who killed a woman in Minneapolis.

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