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9:30 AM ET, January 25, 2026

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’  —  As Donald Trump's administration leads a smear campaign against Alex Pretti, the latest fatality in Trump's invasion of Minneapolis, Zeteo spoke with two doctors who knew the victim to shed light on the man whom federal agents senselessly killed on Saturday.
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti  —  Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.  —  Within minutes of Alex Pretti …
Wall Street Journal:
Police Who Once Backed ICE's Mission Are Losing Faith in Its Tactics  —  In Minnesota and places where agents are deployed en masse, law-enforcement leaders are challenging whether they are adhering to the stated mission.  ICE says operations are lawful and targeted.  —  Click for Sound
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and CBS News
Politico:
Trump and Democrats harden their stances after Minneapolis shooting
The Intercept:
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitnesses Say
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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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
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
Jack Brook / Associated Press:
Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says
Associated Press:
Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents 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
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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 …
Associated Press:
Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man  —  The shooting two weeks after an ICE agent's killing of Renee Good prompted escalating clashes between law enforcement and protesters.  “How many more Americans need to die?”  Mayor Jacob Frey demanded of the Trump administration.
NBC News:
DHS funding bill faces new Senate hurdles after another person killed in Minneapolis
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS “lies” about shooting
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Trump connects latest Minneapolis shooting with ‘cover up’ for ‘theft and fraud’ in state
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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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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Seth Moulton / YouTube:
ICE is full of COWARDS.  They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS.  DEFUND AND PROSECUTE.  —  Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
Advantage China: Trump's tantrums push US allies closer to Beijing  —  In the search for stability, some western nations are turning to a country that many in Washington see as an existential threat  —  If geopolitics relies at least in part on bonhomie between global leaders …
 
 
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