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 …

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.

Gun rights groups challenge shooting of legally armed Minneapolis man  —  After federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis man allegedly carrying a concealed weapon, gun rights groups countered a federal narrative that his firearm likely justified deadly force.

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

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 …

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 …

Monsters  —  And their enablers are accessories to murder  —  I was working on another wonkish post about China's trade surplus when the news about Alex Pretti's murder broke.  I'll put that post up at some point, but not today.  —  It has been clear for a long time, to anyone willing to see …

New Abolish ICE polling and the end of the Trump “realignment”  —  This is my weekly roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  —  This week brought a new New York Times/Siena University poll with numbers that confirm what Strength In Numbers has been reporting since early 2025 …

Deputy attorney general says federal agents ‘are acting humanely’ amid scrutiny of ICE operations  —  Blanche's answer comes amid scrutiny of Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.  — Add NBC News to Google

Yes, It's Fascism  —  Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided.  But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.  —  Until recently, I resisted using the F-word to describe President Trump.  For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit.

Death Squads Execute Second Dissident  —  A note on who I am: I'm an investigative journalist who's spent a decade reporting on the collision of technology and democracy including exposing the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal for the Guardian and the New York Times.