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12:30 PM ET, January 27, 2026

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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.
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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.
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: Forbes and NewsMax.com
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
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 …
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 and The Guardian
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response … FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday on Fox News that “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want.  It's that simple.  You don't have a right to break the law.”
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman calls on Trump to fire Noem: ‘Americans have died’
Wall Street Journal:
The 48 Hours That Convinced Trump to Change Course in Minnesota
Discussion: Raw Story and WTVC-TV
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
Washington Post:
Trump softens tone on Minneapolis violence amid calls for accountability
Associated Press:
Live Updates: Border Patrol Official Who Led Crackdown Is Expected to Leave Minnesota
Ken Klippenstein:
ICE Unloads  —  Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.” … “The best they can do is shoot the guy in the back?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 26, 2026  —  Yesterday President Donald J. Trump blamed Democratic officials …
Discussion: The Independent
Politico:
Inside the GOP anxiety on Minnesota
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News  —  CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss has scheduled an all-staff meeting for late Tuesday morning at which she intends to announce significant cuts and the strategic path she wants the troubled news division to take.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:   Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
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  —  The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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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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.
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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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.
New York Times:
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff … The nursing home industry was on a roll last summer.  —  It had just won a 10-year moratorium on a rule initiated during President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s administration to require increased staffing levels …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces  —  Fury over Alex Pretti's killing has flooded forums for golfers, cat lovers and bourbon aficionados, reflecting a growing outrage over the Trump administration's crackdown.  —  The moderator of r/catbongos …
David Ingram / NBC News:
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says  —  The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump impeachment whistleblower Alexander Vindman launches Democratic Senate campaign in Florida … The Senate acquitted Trump in that case, and Vindman, an Army combat veteran and lieutenant colonel, was fired from his position with the NSC.  Vindman went on to become a vocal Trump critic …
Ana Marie Cox / New Republic:
The ICE Resistance That You're Not Seeing  —  The people patrolling the streets of the Twin Cities for ICE agents call themselves “commuters.”  That just about captures the minute-to-minute experience of being with them.  I rode along with these commuters for a day, and the story that no one sees …
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, ABC7 and Townhall
 
 
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Trump Briefed on Intelligence Saying Iran's Government Is Weaker
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
Discussion: New York Times and Bloomberg
Michelle Kaske / Bloomberg:
Gateway Tunnel Work to Stop Next Week If White House Holds Funding
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Federalism can protect Americans from tyranny
Discussion: New Yorker and Washington Times
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
More history exhibits pulled from national parks, including Grand Canyon
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
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