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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …