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3:30 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.
Discussion: New Republic and American Prospect
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
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
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: Newsweek and New Republic
Daniel Boguslaw / American Prospect:
One Bovino After Another  —  After a disastrous tenure in Minneapolis, and flailing attempts …
Discussion: CNN
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
New York Times:
Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Shakes Up Immigration Crackdown Leadership
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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 …
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
No civil rights violation probe into latest MN shooting, sources tell MS NOW  —  President Donald Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.  Instead, two units of the Department of Homeland Security will investigate …
Discussion: Associated Press
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
Discussion: NBC News, Newsweek and Washingtonian
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 …
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 …
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.
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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jeffries' threat to Trump: Fire Kristi Noem or we move to impeachment … - Jeffries has spent the weeks since the killing of Renée Good deflecting questions about impeachment, telling Axios as recently as last week that “we haven't ruled anything in and we haven't ruled anything out.”
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump impeachment whistleblower Alexander Vindman launches Democratic Senate campaign in Florida
David Gilbert / Wired:
Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads  —  Users of Meta's social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.  —  Meta has started blocking its users from sharing links to ICE List …
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Pal Mark Zuckerberg Censoring Site That Names ICE & Border Patrol Goons
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.
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
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, telling Trump he meant what he said at Davos  —  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals.
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: GovExec.com
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 …
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Finds  —  The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting.  —  The number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded or missing during nearly four years of war is on track …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Financial Times
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 …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
This Photo Shows the Way Forward  —  Victory without accountability is dangerous.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Programming note: This afternoon, The Next Level will livestream at 2 p.m. Eastern.  Sarah, Tim, and I will talk over the latest from Minnesota.  The livestream will be unlocked, so anybody can tune in.
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Discussion: The Free Press
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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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The Detroit News:
USA Today Co., which owns the Detroit Free Press, plans to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group and continue to publish it separately

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
SEC filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space, saying it is “reallocating resources” to AI teams

Kerry Flynn / Axios:
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