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.

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

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.

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.

City Prosecutors Join Forces to Bring Charges Against Federal Agents  —  Nine progressive prosecutors say they will work together to charge federal agents accused of wrongdoing, but they will face significant legal obstacles.  —  Nine progressive prosecutors from cities around the country …

‘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 …

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.

AIPAC makes first big 2026 move … The move has sent shockwaves through New Jersey political circles ahead of the Feb. 5 primary, mostly because AIPAC backed Malinowski in past campaigns.  Now it's running attack ads against him.  —  United Democracy Project, the AIPAC-affiliated super PAC …

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.

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 …

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 …

Bari Weiss to CBS News staff: Without a shift in strategy, ‘we are toast’  —  The editor in chief said the network needs to produce journalism people want as she named a raft of new contributors from her website, the Free Press.  —  Bari Weiss has two jobs.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …