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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: Politico, Forbes and NewsMax.com
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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
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
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Trump's deportation forces finally went too far  —  A federal agent shoves a woman to the ground.  A young man walks over to help her up.  Then the agent pepper-sprays them both.  —  Despite the burning in his eyes, the young man keeps trying to get the woman upright — until a pack of masked …
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
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman calls on Trump to fire Noem: ‘Americans have died’
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   January 26, 2026  —  Yesterday President Donald J. Trump blamed Democratic officials …
Associated Press:
Live Updates: Border Patrol Official Who Led Crackdown Is Expected to Leave Minnesota
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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New York Times:
The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years
Discussion: Programmable Mutter
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 …
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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 …
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.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Alex Pretti, MAGA, And The Public Meaning Of Masculinity  —  If you'd rather be like them than like him, it's time to take a look in the mirror...  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.
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.”
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Michelle Kaske / Bloomberg:
Gateway Tunnel Work to Stop Next Week If White House Holds Funding
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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