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6:55 AM ET, January 28, 2026

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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre” agents  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for issuing misleading and incendiary information that claimed immigration agents killed an armed Minnesota protestor Saturday because he wanted to “massacre” them.
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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Top White House aide Stephen Miller acknowledges possible breach of protocol before Alex Pretti's shooting  —  Gun violence Donald Trump National security  —  Top White House aide Stephen Miller said Tuesday that officials were evaluating why Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis …
Vic Verbalaitis / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie Throws Stephen Miller Under the Bus to Save Her Job  —  BYE BYE, FALL GUY  —  A civil war appears to be breaking out in the Trump administration.  —  ICE Barbie has passed the blame to Stephen Miller after she received calls to be fired in response to immigration officials …
Discussion: Raw Story and Esquire
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Can Be Stopped
Discussion: HotAir, MS NOW and Raw Story
ABC News:
Largest federal employee union calls for Noem, Miller's resignations
Discussion: Raw Story and GovExec.com
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Miller Iced Out of Trump's DHS Cleanup
NBC News:
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary  —  Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Associated Press:
Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall  —  A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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Niha Masih / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis  —  In a live stream of the event, a man walks up and sprays what appears to be liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) before he is taken away by security.  —  A man attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) while she was speaking during …
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
No civil rights violation probe into latest Minnesota 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 …
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New York Times:
D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed  —  An initial report from an internal agency watchdog says the Minneapolis man was shot by law enforcement after resisting arrest, but makes no mention of the allegations leveled by a Trump administration official.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and NPR
Politico:
Alex Pretti was shot by 2 CBP agents, not just 1, report finds
Discussion: CBS News and NewsNation
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
2 federal agents fired their weapons during Alex Pretti shooting, government report to Congress says
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 …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Henry Cuellar warns against shutdown, handing DHS ‘blank check’  —  Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who helped craft and backed the Homeland Security funding bill now fueling a standoff in the Senate, said in an interview Tuesday that he supports putting more guardrails on federal immigration …
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Discussion: Bloomberg
Politico:
The DHS crisis is squeezing Susan Collins
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
‘Latinas for Trump’ Co-Founder Warns Immigration Will Cost G.O.P. the Midterms  —  State Senator Ileana Garcia, who is Cuban American, said the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis was “abhorrent.”  —  The Trump administration's immigration crackdown …
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New York Times:
On Immigration, the G.O.P. Finds Itself in a Shocking Place: On Defense  —  Since President Trump's rise, the issue has been a strength for the party.  But now, after the chaos in Minnesota, Democrats see an opening and some Republicans worry that Mr. Trump is going too far.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos … Melania Trump's new documentary, Melania, is looking like an opening-week box office flop—after Amazon's MGM studios paid tens of millions of dollars for the rights to it.  —  The documentary detailing the first lady's return …
Terry Collins / USA Today:
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank … Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing strong criticism for his recent comments equating the experiences of children dealing with immigration enforcement to the struggles of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
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 …
Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Judge Revives Wind Farm That Trump Halted Off Martha's Vineyard  —  The project, known as Vineyard Wind, was already 95 percent complete when the Trump administration ordered construction to stop.  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that construction could continue on a $4.5 billion wind farm off …
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter its Minneapolis consulate  —  An ICE agent on Tuesday attempted to forcibly enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis, according to the country's Foreign Affairs Ministry. … - The ministry said on X that consular staff prevented the officer from entering …
Janelle Griffith / People:
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says  —  Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease  — Maher Tarabishi was detained on Oct. 28 …
Tiago Rogero / The Guardian:
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown  —  Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative  —  Claudia Mendoza in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras, and Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
‘No Kings 3’ nationwide protest planned for March … Nationwide protests have become a staple of both of President Donald Trump's terms.  Indivisible estimated 3 million protesters turned out for its “Hands Off” rally in April 2025, while 5 million showed up in June as part of the first …
Discussion: Associated Press and NBC News
Politico:
European leader spoke of shock at Trump's state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting  —  BRUSSELS ― Slovakia's prime minister told EU leaders at a summit last week that a meeting with Donald Trump left him shocked by the U.S. president's state of mind, five European diplomats briefed on the conversation said.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Politico:
Virginia state court blocks Democrats' redistricting push … Democrats in the Legislature first passed a measure to take up redistricting in October of last year, utilizing a special session left open by then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin.  Lawmakers took up the issue again in January …
Sara DiNatale / San Francisco Chronicle:
California bill would ban ICE agents from jobs in teaching and policing  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Fox News
 
 
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The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
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AIPAC makes first big 2026 move
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Assume this loutocracy is lying about ICE until proven otherwise
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
This is Literally the Job  —  We are now one year into Donald Trump's second term …
Alec Hernandez / Politico:
RNC pushed Bovino's false claims as talking points hours before his removal
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic
Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
This Focus Group Should Absolutely Terrify Trump
Discussion: The Independent and The Guardian
The Daily Beast:
Maxwell Lobs Grenade Naming 29 ‘Protected’ Epstein Friends
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 Earlier Items: 
Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
The Tipping Point  —  We seem to have reached a tipping point and I'm trying to figure out why.
Politico:
Janet Mills: Maine ‘will not be intimidated’ amid ongoing ICE surge
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Finya Swai / Politico:
Murkowski, Shaheen call for Congress to rein in Trump
Discussion: New York Times
Josh Richman / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda
Hamed Ahmadi / NOTUS:
Families of Trinidadians Killed in U.S. Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration
NBC News:
5-year-old who was detained in Minnesota can't be moved, judge rules
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Trump's acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
 

 
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
The BBC names Rhodri Talfan Davies, currently its director of nations, as interim Director-General and confirms outgoing DG Tim Davie will exit on April 2
 
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