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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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Frightened … The media verdict is in: President Trump has “softened” his stance on his paramilitary war on Minneapolis. He struck a “cooperative tone” in a call with Minnesota's Democratic governor, Tim Walz. The administration hopes to “shift its strategy” on its ICE raids.
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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 …
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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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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 …
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New York Times:
Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis
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Christian Paz / Vox:
The White House's shocking lies about Minneapolis
The White House's shocking lies about Minneapolis
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Stephen Miller admits border agents who killed Alex Pretti ‘may not have been’ following ‘protocol’
Stephen Miller admits border agents who killed Alex Pretti ‘may not have been’ following ‘protocol’
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Can Be Stopped
Donald Trump Can Be Stopped
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New York Times:
Trump Suggests He Will ‘De-Escalate’ in Minneapolis, Without Offering Details
Trump Suggests He Will ‘De-Escalate’ in Minneapolis, Without Offering Details
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Reuters, Rolling Stone and The Atlantic
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump is dealing with an immigration mess of his own making
Trump is dealing with an immigration mess of his own making
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Even Stephen Miller is jumping on CBP for the killing of Alex Pretti
Even Stephen Miller is jumping on CBP for the killing of Alex Pretti
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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.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
2 federal agents fired their weapons during Alex Pretti shooting, government report to Congress says
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
No civil rights violation probe into latest Minnesota shooting, sources tell MS NOW
No civil rights violation probe into latest Minnesota shooting, sources tell MS NOW
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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
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall
Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall
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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.
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump Ally Shocked at President's ‘Psychological State’ in Private Meeting
Trump Ally Shocked at President's ‘Psychological State’ in Private Meeting
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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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Reuters:
Ecuador says ICE agent was blocked from entering its Minneapolis consulate — The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said it had issued “a note of protest” to the U.S. embassy in Ecuador. — Listen to this article with a free account — Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says an Immigration …
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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 …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Next ‘No Kings’ march on the horizon with flagship event in the Twin Cities — The liberal grassroots group Indivisible simultaneously announced nationwide “Eye on ICE” trainings in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. — Listen to this article with a free account
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
‘No Kings 3’ nationwide protest planned for March
‘No Kings 3’ nationwide protest planned for March
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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.
Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
In Minneapolis, far-right influencers frame ICE resistance as terrorism — Over the weekend on X, conservative influencer Cameron Higby began posting screen recordings from the encrypted messaging app Signal showing a list of hundreds of usernames in one massive group chat in Minnesota.
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Washington Post:
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.
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 …
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Punchbowl News:
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 …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
The Two Big Decisions Facing Democrats Ahead of a Shutdown — Plus, senators work on a last-minute budget deal on immigration enforcement, and Homan presents his list of demands to Minnesota leaders — Good morning. If American politics were a card game (hey, it's been called much worse) …
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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 …
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules — The Trump administration has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives and shared them with the companies it is charged with regulating, without making the new rules available to the public, according to documents obtained exclusively by NPR.
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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
Sabrina Shankman / The Boston Globe:
In her screams, the desperation of a community under siege by ICE — Fátima Lucas Henrique is one of hundreds arrested by ICE in Maine. Like many of those arrested, she has been following the legal process to become a citizen. — SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — When Fátima Lucas Henrique left home …
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
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 …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Leaked Memo Exposes How DHS Is Building a Database on Protesters — The Department of Homeland Security is collecting information on Minnesotans protesting ICE. — Federal agents from ICE and Homeland Security Investigations assigned to Minneapolis received a memo earlier this month asking …
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