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2:20 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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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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 …
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 …
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
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response
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
New York Times:
Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Shakes Up Immigration Crackdown Leadership
New York Post:
ICE tensions could be thawing in Minn. after Trump sends in border czar Tom Homan, sidelines Kristi Noem and Border Patrol chief
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 …
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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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
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.
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 …
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
No civil rights violation probe into latest MN shooting, sources tell MS NOW  —  President Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of the Department of Homeland Security will investigate …
Discussion: Associated Press
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.
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 …
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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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter  —  The Department of Homeland Security now says that two weeks of critical surveillance footage from within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's Broadview detention center wasn't actually lost in a …
NBC News:
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona  —  The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  A person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol …
Politico:
What Trump's Iowa visit reveals about the GOP midterm fight … Trump's visit comes amid a moment of growing political strain for the White House as Trump faces flagging poll numbers, persistent voter frustrations about the economy and mounting backlash over his immigration agenda …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Returns to Iowa Amid Farm Struggles
Discussion: NPR and New York Times
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
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 …
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Pal Mark Zuckerberg Censoring Site That Names ICE & Border Patrol Goons  —  META BLOCKERS  —  ICE List says Meta is blocking its links after a leak that exposed the details of 4,500 federal immigration employees.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Meta is doing President Donald Trump yet another solid …
Discussion: Wired
Finya Swai / Politico:
Florida Republican Vern Buchanan won't seek reelection  —  Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from Congress after 20 years in office, the latest Republican to forgo seeking reelection amid a challenging midterm environment for the party.
Marina Hyde / The Guardian:
Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today.  We used to have a name for this  —  Truly, I am the country's biggest fan.  But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, here's a few things the rest of the world needs them to know
Discussion: 9to5Mac and CNN, more at Techmeme »
Science:
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office  —  A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies  —  Skip backwardsGo ten seconds backward Skip forwardsGo ten seconds forward  —  Audio is AI-generated.  Report an issue|
Discussion: IJR and Federal News Network
 
 
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