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.

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.

Republicans start raising concerns about Minneapolis shooting … “If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and governor are going put our ICE officials in harm's way and there's a chance of losing more innocent lives, or whatever, then maybe go to another city …

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 …

Federal judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence after fatal Minneapolis shooting  —  A federal judge in Minnesota late Saturday blocked the Department of Homeland Security from “destroying or altering” evidence after a man was shot and killed by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in South Minneapolis.

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

Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis  —  What I saw, as federal agents stormed the city and residents banded together to protect themselves, was a dark, dystopian future becoming reality.  —  Donald Trump's most profound break with American democracy, evident in his words and actions alike …

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 …

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 …

Read Bondi's Letter to Minnesota's Governor  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state.  It was not immediately clear if the letter had been sent before or after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

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 …

Transcript: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 25, 2026  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Jan. 25, 2026.

Lies and Lawlessness  —  The Camps, the Executions, and the Future  —  It is not just the moral horror.  It is the political logic.  —  People are dying in American concentration camps, unseen.  And people are being executed on American streets, seen by all of us.  —  This is enough.

China's Top General Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to U.S.  —  Bribery allegations have also been leveled against Gen. Zhang Youxia, whose downfall carries implications for the country's military readiness  —  China's senior-most general is accused of leaking information …