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2:00 PM ET, January 27, 2026

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New Republic:
A Dem Senator's Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”  —  As the country absorbs the shock of Alex Pretti's murder by federal agents in Minneapolis, President Trump is politically on the defensive.  He sent his border czar there and sort of made nice with Minnesota's Democratic governor.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong  —  The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.  —  It took only a few minutes before everyone in the church knew that another person had been shot.  I was sitting with Trygve Olsen, a big man in a wool hat and puffy vest, who lifted his phone to show me a text with the news.
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Greg Bovino Loses His Job  —  Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.
New York Times:
Trump Holds 2-Hour Meeting With Noem Amid Backlash to Minneapolis Shooting  —  The meeting is a sign that the president is concerned about the fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti, who was shot by immigration agents.  —  President Trump met Monday evening in the Oval Office with Kristi Noem …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Opposition Is Winning in Minneapolis  —  As the Department of Homeland Security pulls back a bit in Minneapolis, a federal judge is soon to decide whether “Operation Metro Surge” was ever lawful at all.  U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez heard Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order …
Discussion: NewsNation and Associated Press
Axios:
“It was a mess”: Inside Trump's pivot on Minnesota  —  President Trump surged immigration forces into Minnesota earlier this month promising “reckoning and retribution.”  — Now he's sounding a rhetorical retreat.  —  Why it matters: The Saturday killing of protester Alex Pretti …
New Republic:
Transcript: A Dem Senator's Harsh Takedown of Trump: “Breaking Point”  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 27 episode of The Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
Discussion: CNN, MS NOW and The Guardian
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman calls on Trump to fire Noem: ‘Americans have died’
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The ICE shootings are a tipping point
Discussion: New Republic
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response
New York Times:
Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Shakes Up Immigration Crackdown Leadership
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem under scrutiny as Bovino exits Minnesota
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   January 26, 2026  —  Yesterday President Donald J. Trump blamed Democratic officials …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss adds new podcasters and writers as CBS contributors  —  CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will announce a slate of new contributors for the network on Tuesday during an all-hands meeting with staff, sources told Axios. … - Many of those changes, including delaying a recent …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
After rocky start, Bari Weiss plans cuts, adds commentators at CBS News  —  CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said she will make the news division “fit for purpose in the 21st Century” at an all-staff meeting Tuesday, in which she outlined her strategy.  —  Weiss announced the hiring …
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling  —  Chief judge of Minnesota district court says ICE has repeatedly flouted court orders.  —  Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personally appear …
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Associated Press:
ICE chief must appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
Michael Andor Brodeur / Washington Post:
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center  —  The pioneering composer said “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln” slated to be performed in June by the National Symphony Orchestra.
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Associated Press:
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan Cortina Olympics  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Embassy in Rome.
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Milan mayor says ICE security is ‘not welcome’ at Winter Olympics
Kristen Radtke / The Verge:
I grew up with Alex Pretti … The day Alex Pretti was shot 10 times in the street by federal agents, I was delivering a eulogy for my grandfather, who died the way we're supposed to: old, asleep, surrounded by family.  Because it's my job to coordinate visuals for this website …
Evan Gorelick / New York Times:
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging … The posts have referred to neo-Nazi literature, ethnic cleansing and QAnon conspiracies, mused about deporting nearly a third of the U.S. population, and promoted lyrics from an anthem bellowed by the far-right militants of the Proud Boys.
Liam Dillon / Politico:
Trump moves to take over Los Angeles wildfire recovery from local and state authorities … The president's move is an unprecedented incursion by the federal government into disaster recovery.  Issuing permits for home rebuilding have long been under the control of individual cities and counties …
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New York Times:
The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.  —  At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week, Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada …
Discussion: Programmable Mutter
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CNN:
Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say  —  Immigration Federal agencies Crime Gun violence  —  Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Returns to Iowa Amid Farm Struggles  —  The president maintains a complicated relationship with loyal farmers facing depressed grain prices and higher costs  —  President Trump is planning to make his first visit to a farm-belt state since his administration announced a $12 billion package aimed …
Discussion: New York Times, NPR and Oregonian
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter  —  Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.  —  The Department of Homeland Security now says that two weeks of critical surveillance footage …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Alex Pretti, MAGA, And The Public Meaning Of Masculinity  —  Let's talk a little bit about Alex Pretti and juxtapose what we know about him with the for-the-cameras machismo that defines the men responsible for his murder.  —  The latter set have, regrettably, done a decent job over recent years …
Washington Post:
Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed  —  The Trump administration's rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.  —  Department of Homeland Security officers …
Discussion: NBC News and ABC7
Ry Rivard / Politico:
Work on Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey to pause next month without federal dollars … But President Donald Trump has taunted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat who has championed the rail link, by saying the project was “terminated.”
Discussion: New York Daily News
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Michelle Kaske / Bloomberg:
Gateway Tunnel Work to Stop Next Week If White House Holds Funding
 
 
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
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Science:
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
Discussion: IJR and Federal News Network
Washington Post:
Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces
Finya Swai / Politico:
Florida Republican Vern Buchanan won't seek reelection
Ana Marie Cox / New Republic:
The ICE Resistance That You're Not Seeing
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New York Times:
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Words & Phrases  —  The rogue Department of Homeland Security, declaring itself …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump impeachment whistleblower Alexander Vindman launches Democratic Senate campaign in Florida
Joe Anuta / Politico:
The booby trap Eric Adams set for Zohran Mamdani
David Ingram / NBC News:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
In a DOD press conference, Pete Hegseth says “the sooner David Ellison takes over [CNN], the better” as he complains about media coverage of the war in Iran

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal will no longer produce first-run syndicated TV programming, ending shows including Access Hollywood, which has been in production for 30 years

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Amazon Prime Video plans to raise the price of its ad-free plan, Ultra, to $4.99 per month, and add support for up to five simultaneous streams, from April 10
 
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