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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 …
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Wall Street Journal
Alex Pareene / Defector:
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents — The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more successful at spreading mayhem and death.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Where the Minnesota crisis stands in the courts
Where the Minnesota crisis stands in the courts
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
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Emily Crane / New York Post:
Powerful House Republican suggests Trump consider pulling ICE out of Minneapolis after Alex Pretti shooting
Powerful House Republican suggests Trump consider pulling ICE out of Minneapolis after Alex Pretti shooting
Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP fractures grow as Minnesota shootings erode immigration crackdown support
GOP fractures grow as Minnesota shootings erode immigration crackdown support
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Miller, Noem Dig In on Immigration Tactics, but Political Reckoning Is Coming
Miller, Noem Dig In on Immigration Tactics, but Political Reckoning Is Coming
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NOLA.com and New York Post
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.
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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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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’
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New York Post, France 24, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
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’
Trump on closing his eyes during Cabinet meetings: ‘Boring as hell’
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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.
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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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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.
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New York Post:
Trump sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota amid unrest, sidelining DHS chief Kristi Noem — President Trump announced Monday that he is dispatching “border czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota following a second deadly immigration enforcement-involved shooting this month, sidelining Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump describes ‘very good call’ with Walz, signaling ‘similar wavelength’ on Minnesota
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans offer early support for Trump's Minnesota pivot
Republicans offer early support for Trump's Minnesota pivot
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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 …
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NBC News:
Alex Pretti's fatal killing was recorded on body-worn camera video, DHS says — Investigators are reviewing video of the shooting from multiple angles, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News. — Listen to this article with a free account
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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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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Ye apologizes for antisemitic remarks: ‘I lost touch with reality’
Ye apologizes for antisemitic remarks: ‘I lost touch with reality’
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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 …
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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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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 …
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Florida Phoenix
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.
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Outsports
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 …
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Washington Examiner, NBC News and Al Jazeera
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don't mince words on ICE tactics … And in all but a handful of cases, those judges have ruled that the Trump administration violated the law, sometimes flagrantly. — The judges, representing appointees of nearly every president since Ronald Reagan …
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 …
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.
Max Griera / Politico:
EU Parliament delays decision to unfreeze US trade deal — BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has postponed its decision to unfreeze the EU-U.S. trade deal — but signaled it would do so at a later date. — After two and a half hours of closed-door talks on Monday, the Parliament's top …
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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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