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8:35 AM ET, January 25, 2026

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New York Times:
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis  —  Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun.  But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.  —  Videos on social media …
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’  —  As Donald Trump's administration leads a smear campaign against Alex Pretti, the latest fatality in Trump's invasion of Minneapolis, Zeteo spoke with two doctors who knew the victim to shed light on the man whom federal agents senselessly killed on Saturday.
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 …
Discussion: CNN, al.com and Breitbart
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 …
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS “lies” about shooting
Politico:
Trump and Democrats harden their stances after Minneapolis shooting
The Intercept:
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitnesses Say
Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Federal officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Trump connects latest Minneapolis shooting with ‘cover up’ for ‘theft and fraud’ in state
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Breaking: Federal Agents Shot and Killed a Man in Minneapolis This Morning
MPR News:   O'Hara calls for calm and for protesters to leave scene of fatal shooting by federal agent
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 …
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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
Washington Post:
Fatal shooting in Minneapolis renews protests; video raises questions about DHS account  —  This live coverage has ended.  Show more  —  Key updates  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) confirmed during a news conference that the state's National Guard had...  Videos raise questions about DHS account of moments before shooting
The Colorado Sun:
Colorado parents of man killed in Minneapolis urged him to be careful at ICE protests  —  The Colorado parents of a man killed Saturday morning by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis said they told their son recently to be careful when protesting.  —  Family members say Alex Jeffrey Pretti …
Discussion: Washington Post and Times Now
Jack Brook / Associated Press:
Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says
Associated Press:
Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents 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:
Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man  —  The shooting two weeks after an ICE agent's killing of Renee Good prompted escalating clashes between law enforcement and protesters.  “How many more Americans need to die?”  Mayor Jacob Frey demanded of the Trump administration.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting … Senate Democrats are expected to discuss a path forward on a conference call Sunday morning, according to a Democratic aide granted anonymity to discuss the private meeting.  —  “I am voting against any funding for DHS until …
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NBC News:
DHS funding bill faces new Senate hurdles after another person killed in Minneapolis
Steve Vladeck / One First:
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice  —  Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
Discussion: emptywheel and HotAir
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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 …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist  —  It remains to be seen what lasting damage the episode has done, particularly to how other members of NATO regard and trust the United States.  —  President Donald Trump's spectacular back-down from his demand …
Seth Moulton / YouTube:
ICE is full of COWARDS.  They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS.  DEFUND AND PROSECUTE.  —  Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump's return supercharges lobbying revenues … Several reported their highest-ever annual revenues, including Ballard Partners, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, BGR Group, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Holland & Knight.  —  “The real driver was that it's the most activity that we've seen …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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