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8:45 PM ET, January 25, 2026

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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting  —  In an interview, the president says immigration-enforcement officers will ‘at some point’ leave the area.  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump declined to say whether the federal officer who fatally shot a man …
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Kyle Varner / The UnPopulist:
In Trump's ‘Dual State,’ Dissenters Face Extrajudicial Executions, Loyalists Enjoy Protections  —  By the time the sun set yesterday, Minneapolis had become a laboratory for a new kind of American power.  The death of Alex Pretti—a 37-year-old ICU nurse who spent his nights caring for veterans …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump administration goes after Second Amendment rights in justifying Minneapolis shooting  —  A number of pro-gun rights Republicans pushed back on the administration's argument that Alex Pretti was dangerous because he had a gun.  Pretti was legally licensed to carry one.  — Add NBC News to Google
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Time for ICE to Pause in Minneapolis  —  Alex Pretti made a mistake, but he wasn't a ‘domestic terrorist.’  —  When Donald Trump visited the Journal in October 2024, he was asked how he'd implement his mass deportation policy to avoid appearing to be cruel and inviting a political backlash.
Max Rego / The Hill:
Republican governor expresses concern over Minneapolis shooting: 'Americans don't like what they're seeing right now'  —  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said Sunday that the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti raises questions about the tactics of federal immigration officers.
Politico:
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting … In the wake of another fatal shooting involving immigration agents, Trump administration and Minnesota officials are locked in a heated dispute over what exactly transpired and who's to blame for the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents  —  See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation Saturday  —  Federal agents claimed Alex Pretti, 37, forced their hand, alleging he “violently resisted” disarmament until the officers fired “defensive shots.”
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is  —  The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.  —  Twice since the start of the year, federal officers have gunned down protesters …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republicans Struggle to Respond to Shooting, Reflecting Political Peril
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti
Washington Post:   DOJ, FBI on sidelines in Minnesota shooting probe; state vows investigation
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’
New York Times:
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Alex Pretti's ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil
Discussion: CNN, RNS, The Nation and Jacobin
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
Discussion: Mercury News
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot …
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Minnesota's Biggest Companies Call for ‘De-escalation’ of Tensions  —  The letter from chief executives at some of the state's most recognizable companies like Target and Cargill stops short of condemning the recent killings by federal immigration agents.  —  Chief executives of Target …
Discussion: mnchamber.com, RedState, KSTP-TV and Semafor
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Peter Gelling / Business Insider:
The CEOs of Minnesota's largest companies call for ‘de-escalation’ of tensions after second fatal ICE shooting
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
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.
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.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment  —  Eight more Democrats have joined an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the latest fatal shooting by a federal agent.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats on private call: Impeach Noem, fly to Minnesota
Discussion: Mediaite
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
Discussion: NOTUS and Townhall
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
Marc Caputo / Axios:
‘Fundamentally wrong:’ Gun groups, Republicans condemn Noem, Patel statements  —  A Minnesota gun-rights group accused Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI director Kash Patel of spreading misinformation about the right to bear arms at protests.
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
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Axios:
Gun rights groups challenge shooting of legally armed Minneapolis man
Jin Yu Young / New York Times:
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost Is Assaulted at Sundance Film Festival  —  Mr. Frost, Democrat of Florida, said he was punched by a man who said the lawmaker would be deported.  The man was arrested on charges of aggravated burglary and assault.  —  Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost …
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Lindsey Bahr / Associated Press:
A man is under arrest for assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Columbia Selects University of Wisconsin Chancellor as Its President  —  Jennifer Mnookin has led the flagship campus of the state university system since 2022.  —  Columbia University has chosen Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president …
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.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer calls on GOP to move funding package without DHS money to avoid shutdown  —  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) called on Senate Republicans on Sunday to move a government funding package without funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to avoid …
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Hannah Brandt / NewsNation:
Senate Dems to block DHS funding amid fatal shooting
 
 
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Media Matters for America:
Fox host says the “normal” Minneapolis residents she knows are “very embarrassed” about the protests
Paul Krugman:
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