He also condemned as unconstitutional the reported authorization for ICE agents to raid homes using only a civil warrant signed by a federal immigration officer. Madel made headlines earlier this month for providing legal counsel to Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who fatally shot Renée Good, the first civilian killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Tim Walz (D) made a surprise announcement that he would drop his reelection bid in the wake of a welfare-fraud investigation that has drawn the national spotlight. And the reality is that the national Republicans have made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota,” he said. Madel said in his Monday video that his withdrawal from the race was not related to reports that Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) is planning to enter it.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2026 23:43 UTC