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2:20 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: Washington Times
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 …
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
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.
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.
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.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point  —  By this point, you've probably seen the videos — or at least heard about what's in them.  They show a man named Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who is filming ICE activity in Minneapolis, intervening when federal agents assault a woman.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot …
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:   The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
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.
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
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
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, Axios and Joe.My.God.
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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
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 …
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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CBS News:
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.
Discussion: Breitbart, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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 …
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
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Politico:
Republicans are worried about Trump's deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why
Discussion: New York Times
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she will vote against DHS funding  —  Several Democrats have announced they would vote against appropriations bills containing funding for DHS.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  WASHINGTON — Sens. Amy Klobuchar …
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Mike Zamore / MS NOW:   ICE is clearly out of control. This week the Senate can actually do something about it.
New York Times:
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.
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
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.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats on private call: Impeach Noem, fly to Minnesota  —  A House Democratic caucus call on Sunday lit up with calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and travel to Minnesota in support of anti-ICE protesters after the shooting of Alex Pretti, sources told Axios.
Discussion: Politico
Steve Vladeck / One First:
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice  —  The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota is the Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz—a George W. Bush appointee who followed up clerkships for D.C. Circuit Judge (and then Justice) Antonin Scalia …
Discussion: HotAir
 
 
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ICE is full of COWARDS. They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS. DEFUND AND PROSECUTE.
 

 
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