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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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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 …
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Los Angeles Times, NOTUS, The Hill, CNN and The Independent
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
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Reason, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, ABC News, Washington Post and Mediaite
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 …
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New York Times
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 …
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Washington Post:
DOJ, FBI on sidelines in Minnesota shooting probe; state vows investigation
DOJ, FBI on sidelines in Minnesota shooting probe; state vows investigation
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The Hill
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republicans Struggle to Respond to Shooting, Reflecting Political Peril
Republicans Struggle to Respond to Shooting, Reflecting Political Peril
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Politico, Washington Examiner and Christian Science Monitor
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence after fatal Minneapolis shooting
Federal judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence after fatal Minneapolis shooting
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
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Manuela Silva / NOTUS:
House Oversight Chair Suggests Trump Pull ICE Out of Minnesota
House Oversight Chair Suggests Trump Pull ICE Out of Minnesota
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The Inner Circle …, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Mediaite and Daily Mail
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
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Axios, New York Post, HuffPost, The Parnas Perspective and Associated Press
Alex Oliveira / New York Post:
Barack Obama issues rare political statement condemning DHS over Alex Pretti shooting — as Dems rally against Trump admin
Barack Obama issues rare political statement condemning DHS over Alex Pretti shooting — as Dems rally against Trump admin
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump calls on Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary policies
Trump calls on Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary policies
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Believe Your Eyes — People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
Believe Your Eyes — People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
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Scripps News, Times Now and Axios
Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
“He Was a Good Man” — The federal government murders another American citizen
“He Was a Good Man” — The federal government murders another American citizen
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The Guardian, CBS News, emptywheel, Raw Story, Jacobin and The Contrarian
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 …
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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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Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for ‘immediate deescalation’
Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for ‘immediate deescalation’
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Axios, Associated Press, Twin Cities Business, KARE-TV, UPI and Bloomberg
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.
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Bloomberg:
Shutdown Risk Rises as GOP Dismisses Threat to Block DHS Funds
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer calls on GOP to move funding package without DHS money to avoid shutdown
Schumer calls on GOP to move funding package without DHS money to avoid shutdown
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CBS News, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
Hannah Brandt / NewsNation:
Senate Dems to block DHS funding amid fatal shooting
Senate Dems to block DHS funding amid fatal shooting
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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.
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Los Angeles Times
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Charles Homans / New York Times:
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News and The Washington Free Beacon
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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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
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NOTUS, The Daily Caller, Townhall and Mediaite
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.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.

