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2:40 PM ET, January 26, 2026

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New York Times:
A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate  —  Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration's approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.  —  Oscar Hagelsieb spent nearly 25 years …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
White House reckons with GOP backlash after federal agents kill a second person in Minneapolis … Normally loyal Republicans criticized the president, a partial-government shutdown over Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics seems possible, and polling shows that the president …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump says Justice Department is investigating Ilhan Omar  —  President Donald Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).  Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, writing: “the DOJ and Congress are looking at ‘Congresswoman’ Illhan Omar …
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 …
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Powerful House Republican suggests Trump consider pulling ICE out of Minneapolis after Alex Pretti shooting
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump describes ‘very good call’ with Walz, signaling ‘similar wavelength’ on Minnesota
New York Post:
Trump sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota amid unrest, sidelining DHS chief Kristi Noem
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans offer early support for Trump's Minnesota pivot
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Miller, Noem Dig In on Immigration Tactics, but Political Reckoning Is Coming
Discussion: NOLA.com and New York Post
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump to send border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   January 25, 2026  —  As the nation mourned the killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti yesterday …
New York Times:
False Posts and Altered Images Distort Views of Minnesota Shooting
Finya Swai / Politico:
Suozzi: ‘I failed’ when voting to pass DHS funding bill  —  Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Monday said he regretted his vote last week for a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, amid intense backlash surrounding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Failure In Plain Sight  —  Who, if anyone, will acknowledge the obvious, and do something about it?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Here's the roll call for the Friday House vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Look closely and you'll notice something telling.
Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
The unjust killing of Alex Pretti marks a turning point in Trump's second term  —  Congress can step in to stop the president from overreaching on immigration.  —  The unjust killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis, marks a turning point in President Donald Trump's second term.
Riya Misra / Politico:
Major editorial boards denounce Trump's Minnesota crackdown as a ‘moral and political failure,’ ‘perversion of justice’ … The Times board said the administration is “urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears.”  —  “When the government kills,” the Times' board wrote …
Alex Pareene / Defector:
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Time for ICE to Pause in Minneapolis
Ben Terris / New York Magazine:
‘The Superhuman President’ … When I arrived at the Oval Office in December to talk to Donald Trump about his health, the president was standing next to a couple of men clutching pieces of paper labeled TALKING POINTS.  —  “These are two doctors,” Trump told me before I could ask a question.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump on closing his eyes during Cabinet meetings: ‘Boring as hell’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Was This a Murder Too Far?  —  The execution of Alex Pretti has made even some MAGA loyalists waver  —  In just a little over two weeks federal agents in Minneapolis have killed two innocent people in broad daylight.  Contrary to the Trump administration's lies, these were unjustified murders, pure and simple.
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Thomas Zimmer / Steady:
The People Struggle Against Tyranny
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown  —  How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration's mass deportation campaign.  —  On Saturday morning, federal officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis.
Wall Street Journal:
The Lawyer for the Agent Who Shot Renee Good Thinks ICE Has Gone Too Far  —  GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota's governor's race, saying national Republicans ‘have made it nearly impossible’  —  ST. MICHAEL, Minn.—Chris Madel was distraught as he left …
Ben Shimkus / Business Insider:
Ye apologies for antisemitic remarks in full-page ad — and says Reddit taught him others struggle with manic episodes  — Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took out a full-page ad in WSJ to apologize for his antisemitic behavior.  — He linked his outbursts to a 2002 car accident …
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New York Times:
Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness  —  In the wake of another fatal shooting by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, many people are wondering what can be done.  The answer has been right in front of us all along.  —  Despite the incredulity with which some legal observers meet …
Discussion: One First
The Guardian:
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup  — Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls - Security concerns over tournament have risen  —  Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Discussion: Outsports
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE  —  After immigration agents killed a second person in Minneapolis, anti-ICE sentiment has reached every corner of the internet — including adult subreddits. … “Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth.  Then worry about fucking me,” a Reddit post reads.
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.
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
MAGA's ‘Omelet’ Excuse for DHS Thuggishness  —  They admit that mass deportation is impossible without egregious abuses—but want it to go ahead anyway.  —  WITH THE KILLING OF ICU NURSE ALEX PRETTI seventeen days after the killing of Renee Good—both shot to death by federal agents …
Discussion: Florida Phoenix
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Lindsey Halligan is no longer employed by the Justice Department after departure from Virginia U.S. attorney's office  —  Halligan, who had no prosecutorial experience, stepped down from her post in the Eastern District of Virginia after a judge found she was “masquerading” as U.S. attorney.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel Will Speak to You Now  —  If forced to place a bet on who'll win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, I'd wager no more than a nickel on Rahm Emanuel.  OK, maybe a dime.  At a moment that romanticizes outsiders, he's as inside as they come — a former member of Congress …
Jesse Coburn / ProPublica:
Government by AI?  Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence  —  The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.  “We don't need the perfect rule,” said DOT's top lawyer.
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 …
Discussion: 19FortyFive
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don't mince words on ICE tactics
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Minnesota Republican drops out of governor's race, citing GOP's handling of immigration enforcement
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Politico:
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Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs can't cover a bill this staggering
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