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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you expect violence involving federal agents to continue?

The United States this week has found itself suffering from two violent encounters between civilians and federal agents.

In the first, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot dead a 37-year-old woman (with ties to Kansas City) in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, two people were shot in Portland, Oregon, by Customs and Border Protection agents.

In both cases, federal authorities and the Trump administration are at odds with local and state officials -- governors and mayors have said they don't trust what they're hearing from Washington, D.C.

Some blame the violence on the left interfering with law enforcement. Others say the violence is caused by the invasion of local communities by federal agents, who are meant more to intimidate than to protect.

Either way, do you think more violence involving federal agents is coming? Let us know by voting in the poll.

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