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11:25 AM ET, January 25, 2026

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Washington Post:
Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show  —  A Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.  —  Just now  —  Federal agents who were wrestling a man to the ground in Minneapolis early Saturday secured …
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Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Alex Pretti's Sig handgun has history of accidentally firing — offering possible clue to why Border agent shot him  —  Armed Minneapolis anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti was carrying a popular handgun that has a history of unintentionally firing — leading some gun experts to suggest …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
New York Times:
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded  —  Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, at about 9 a.m. Central time on Saturday morning.  A video shared with The New York Times by an eyewitness and her lawyer …
New York Times:
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis  —  Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun.  But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.  —  Videos on social media …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.  —  Video from the scene shows Pretti directing traffic on a street out of an area with agents around …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting  —  Just hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to Minnesota's voter rolls …
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New Abolish ICE polling and the end of the Trump “realignment”
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS “lies” about shooting
Associated Press:
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says  —  Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people …
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Associated Press:
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun  —  Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting.  The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.  —  Minneapolis
M. Gessen / New York Times:
State Terror Has Arrived  —  After the past three weeks of brutality in Minneapolis, it should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation.  It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear — a fear of violence from which some people …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Moderate Voice
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The ICE killing of Alex Pretti, the second in Minneapolis, prompts quick legal action  —  After federal agents killed the nurse on Saturday, lawyers responded quickly — leading to one TRO issued before the night's end aimed at preserving evidence of the killing.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
Washington Post:
Fatal shooting in Minneapolis renews protests; video raises questions about DHS account
New York Times:
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting … Senate Democrats are expected to discuss a path forward on a conference call Sunday morning, according to a Democratic aide granted anonymity to discuss the private meeting.  —  “I am voting against any funding for DHS until …
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Mike Zamore / MS NOW:
ICE is clearly out of control. This week the Senate can actually do something about it.
Discussion: The Daily Wire
NBC News:
DHS funding bill faces new Senate hurdles after another person killed in Minneapolis
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump, Vance  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican eyeing a 2028 White House run, torched Vice President Vance and ridiculed President Trump's tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party; Victim Was Florida Congressman  —  A party crasher was arrested at Park City's High West Saloon on Friday during CAA's Sundance Film Festival celebration.  —  A source at the talent agency's party said the man …
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Eleanor Holmes Norton won't seek reelection as DC delegate … Norton, 88, has faced mounting questions about her ability to serve in office as she retreated from most public appearances and showed unmistakable signs of frailty when she did speak.  —  Her fitness came under particular scrutiny …
Discussion: NOTUS, Axios and Washington Examiner
Steve Vladeck / One First:
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice  —  Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
Discussion: emptywheel and HotAir
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump's return supercharges lobbying revenues … Several reported their highest-ever annual revenues, including Ballard Partners, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, BGR Group, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Holland & Knight.  —  “The real driver was that it's the most activity that we've seen …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist  —  It remains to be seen what lasting damage the episode has done, particularly to how other members of NATO regard and trust the United States.  —  President Donald Trump's spectacular back-down from his demand …
Discussion: USA Today
 
 
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