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7:15 AM ET, January 26, 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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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.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’  —  Alex Pretti's death came two weeks after the killing of Renée Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.  —  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison …
Discussion: Twin Cities and Joe.My.God.
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.
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 …
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
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 …
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.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republicans Struggle to Respond to Shooting, Reflecting Political Peril  —  The killing of a 37-year-old man by a federal agent exposed fresh cracks in G.O.P. unity, with some expressing alarm while others stayed silent or backed the Trump administration.  —  The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version  —  Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration's narrative that the slain protester, Alex Pretti, had brought the violence upon himself.  —  On Sunday morning, reporters on many TV networks …
Washington Post:
DOJ, FBI on sidelines in Minnesota shooting probe; state vows investigation
Discussion: The Hill and MS NOW
Alex Oliveira / New York Post:
Barack Obama issues rare political statement condemning DHS over Alex Pretti shooting — as Dems rally against Trump admin
Kyle Varner / The UnPopulist:   In Trump's ‘Dual State,’ Dissenters Face Extrajudicial Executions, Loyalists Enjoy Protections
New York Post:   What Trump's next move needs to be in Minneapolis
William Brown / mnchamber.com:
Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Alex Pretti's ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil
Discussion: America, America, The Nation, RNS and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents
Andrew Solender / Axios:
DHS and ICE are under siege by Congress like never before  —  The Department of Homeland Security is coming under unprecedented scrutiny from Congress in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, with Democratic attacks more strident and Republican defenses more muted than ever before.
Discussion: Punchbowl News, NOTUS, NPR and Fortune
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment
Discussion: The Hill, Persuasion and Axios
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer calls on GOP to move funding package without DHS money to avoid shutdown
Natalie Korach / Status:
Post Parting Depression … In the spring of 2016, two years after Jeff Bezos acquired The Washington Post, the billionaire joined then-executive editor Marty Baron for an interview.  During the sit-down, Bezos declared he was “even more optimistic today” about the newspaper's future than he was when he bought it.
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Four statements made by DHS about Alex Pretti's shooting — and what these videos show that contradict them  —  Statement #1: “An individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a news conference, adding that the suspect was “brandishing” a firearm.
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Robert F. Worth / The Atlantic:
Welcome to the American Winter  —  The six-car ICE convoy came to a stop and instantly dozens of people swarmed it, cellphones in hand, while others ran out of nearby houses—I saw a woman in gym shorts in the 20-degree weather—and began surrounding the masked and heavily armed agents who had spilled out of their black SUVs.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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 …
New York Times:
This Theory Explains Trump's Baffling Foreign Policy  —  Negotiations around President Trump's demand for U.S. ownership of Greenland have left officials from Denmark, Greenland and many other countries feeling confused and overwhelmed.  —  President Emmanuel Macron of France texted President Trump to say …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Minneapolis and Gaza Now Share the Same Violent Language
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Fox News:
Former Vikings captain says Minnesota liberal resist ICE because 'we're deporting their voters'
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
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Discussion: Los Angeles Times
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
Trump Tells Walz, Frey It's Time to Cooperate With Feds, Stop Stoking Flames of Division, Chaos, Violence
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and NewsMax.com
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