Trump caromed from insisting talks with Iran are "working out very well," even though "they got a little cute," by opening and closing the Strait of Hormuz.

The US made good on its threat to board and seize any vessel defying its blockade of Iran's ports on Sunday, with footage released by the military showing a guided-missile destroyer firing on the Iran-linked M/V Touska, and once it was disabled, Marines rappelling from helicopters onto its deck.

The Iranian cargo ship seized by U.S. forces in the Gulf of Oman this weekend is part of a fleet that often sails to China, one of Tehran's most important backers—and includes vessels that have been accused of transporting chemicals for Iran's ballistic-missile program.

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing a gun at a vehicle while on duty, Minneapolis prosecutors said on Thursday. It is the first case in which a federal agent has been criminally charged for their actions during the Trump administration's 10-week immigration crackdown in Minnesota, dubbed Operation Metro Surge, officials said.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is facing felony charges in Minnesota after prosecutors said he pointed a gun at two people during a highway confrontation. This comes as no charges have been filed in the separate attack on Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced charges Thursday against ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. tied to a Feb. 5 incident on Highway 62 in Minneapolis as part of the broader "Operation Metro Surge" federal immigration crackdown that drew protests and scrutiny in the Twin Cities.

State and local prosecutors in Minnesota charged an ICE officer Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The criminal charges appear to be the first against a federal immigration officer for actions allegedly taken while on duty during the immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year. "Today's charges reflect an important milestone in our efforts to seek accountability for the harms inflicted on our community during Operation Metro Surge," Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at a press conference on Thursday announcing the charges.

An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday. Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said she believed it was the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration officer involved in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that surged federal authorities into cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland and New Orleans. An arrest warrant says Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr was charged with two counts of second-degree aggravated assault. The warrant says Morgan was working as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the Minneapolis area on 5 February when he pointed a gun at the occupants of a vehicle on Minnesota state highway 62.

I've said it before, but I truly can't imagine how frustrating it must be on a daily basis to be anywhere within the sphere of Donald Trump's inner circle, knowing that no matter what you do, the President of the United States is going to go out of his way to contradict you and call you a liar at some point. Even when you're simply toeing the company line, repeating exactly what Trump himself said on a topic most recently, that won't shield you from his random flip-flops and reprisals. Hell, if you're JD Vance you can't even put out a book about your opportunistic conversion to Catholicism without Donald Trump picking that same week to launch a crusade against the freaking Pope, putting you in an immediately awkward bind. So yeah, when Energy Secretary Chris Wright dared to open his mouth to say anything about gas prices, he probably should have expected to be instantly thrown under the bus by Trump, despite the fact that he was merely repeating Trump's own prior statements.

President Trump told The Hill on Monday that he disagreed with Energy Secretary Chris Wright's assessment that gas prices may not drop below $3 per gallon until next year.

Trump: Energy Secretary Wright 'totally wrong' on delayed return to $3 gas

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