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12:20 PM 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 …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti  —  Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino praised federal agents who fatally shot Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, insisting without explanation or evidence Sunday that Pretti was “there for a reason.” … Both times, officials doubled down with ramped-up rhetoric.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New Abolish ICE polling and the end of the Trump “realignment”
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
New York Times:
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Politico:
Republicans are worried about Trump's deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why
Discussion: New York Times
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
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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 …
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
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Holmes Norton files to end reelection campaign  —  Washington, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) on Sunday moved to end her reelection campaign after 35 years on Capitol Hill.  —  Holmes Norton, 88, filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday morning.
Discussion: NOTUS and Axios
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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: Washington Examiner
Mike Zamore / MS NOW:
ICE is clearly out of control.  This week the Senate can actually do something about it.  —  Sen. Chuck Schumer and other key Democrats seem to finally understand the urgency of this extraordinary moment.  —  A 5-year-old child detained and sent with his father to a Texas immigration detention facility.
Discussion: The Daily Wire
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting
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.
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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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Paul Krugman:
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 …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
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
Jonathan Rauch / The Atlantic:
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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CBS News:
Transcript: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 25, 2026
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Caroline Haskins / Wired:
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
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Sunday Pages: “Fire and Ice”
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Death Squads Execute Second Dissident
Berenice Garcia / Associated Press:
Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
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Rich Calder / New York Post:
NYC homeless living high life under Mayor Mamdani's new policies
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Steve Vladeck / One First:
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice
Discussion: emptywheel and HotAir
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump's return supercharges lobbying revenues
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Trump Pushes A.I. Data Centers, but the G.O.P. Is Cool to One in Alabama
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist
Discussion: USA Today
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
A Prayer For The Unjust  —  Sorry to bother you prematurely.  I just sent you my weekly piece the other day.
Discussion: Mediaite
Seth Moulton / YouTube:
ICE is full of COWARDS. They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS. DEFUND AND PROSECUTE.
 

 
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