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Pam Bondi Offers To Pull ICE out of Minneapolis if Voter Files Handed Over

Published Jan 25, 2026 at 06:56 AM EST updated Jan 25, 2026 at 08:07 AM EST U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz demanding the state take three specific actions before federal immigration agents would consider reducing their presence in Minneapolis, including handing over voter rolls. In the letter, Bondi blamed both state and local leaders for the unrest that has come in response to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operatio ...

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Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation'

Published Sun, Jan 25 20262:21 PM EST Major Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration agents fatally shot U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed a letter urging “state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.” The companies said that the recent tumult in Minnesota has caused “widespread disruption and tragic loss of life.” Among the sign ...

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Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show

Federal agents who were wrestling a man to the ground in Minneapolis early Saturday secured a handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of videos that captured the incident from several angles. As many as eight agents were attempting to detain Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, videos show. One emerged from the scrum holding Pretti’s gun, having removed it from his waistband area. Less than a second later, the first of what ap ...

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NRA and pro-gun groups call for 'full investigation' into killing of Alex Pretti

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has joined other gun lobbying and advocacy groups that are typically aligned with Donald Trump in calling for the Republican president’s administration to conduct a “full investigation” into the killing of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse who was shot dead by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis on Saturday. Pretti was reportedly legally permitted to carry a gun and is a citizen of the US, where it is a constitutional right to bear arms. Widely cir ...

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Bovino says agents in latest fatal Minneapolis shooting 'likely' assigned to administrative duties

01/25/26 11:43 AM ET Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino said Sunday that the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis will likely be assigned to administrative duties. “These Border Patrol agents are going to more than likely be on administrative duty, but they will remain Border Patrol agents,” Bovino told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Bovino added that the agents will be taken off the streets in Min ...

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Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE

(The Verge) The tenor on social media and Reddit took an even sharper turn yesterday, following the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE. That quilters on Instagram or a Facebook account dedicated to New England gravestones have decided enough, is enough, is one thing. But, judging from the comments, it seems like the government has lost the support of r/military as well. The subreddit is filled with angry posters decrying that “this is exactly what tyranny looks like” and sharing memes mocking Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. When fitness influencers, duck-painting TikTokers, football subreddits, and even Second Amendment rights activists have finally broken their silence, it seems like the government has lost control of the narrative.

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Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony

(The Guardian) Two witnesses to the killing of Alex Pretti have said in sworn testimony that the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was not brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, contradicting a claim made by Trump administration officials as they sought to cast the shooting of a prone man as an act of self-defense. Their accounts came in sworn affidavits that were filed in federal court in Minnesota late Saturday, just hours after Pretti’s killing, as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of Minneapolis protesters against Kristi Noem and other homeland security officials directing the immigration crackdown in the city.

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Democrats will not provide votes to advance DHS funding bill in wake of Minneapolis shooting, Schumer says

(CBS News) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday that Democrats will not put up the necessary votes to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of immigration agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday. The House on Thursday passed a funding package, along with a separate measure to fund DHS, sending the bills to the Senate for approval, along with two other funding measures that passed the House last week. To advance the legislation, Republicans will likely need eight Democrats to vote for the legislation, since Sen. Rand Paul has generally voted against appropriations bills. If the funding package does not pass the Senate, there will be another partial government shutdown.

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Democrats in Texas Senate race call for ICE overhaul, hours after Minnesota shooting

(NBC News) Hours after federal immigration agents killed a man in Minneapolis, the top Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Texas appeared on a debate stage together and both called for overhauling Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Just minutes into the debate between Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico, which was hosted by the Texas AFL-CIO and moderated by Nexstar’s KXAN-TV and The Dallas Morning News, Crockett referenced the shooting by Department of Homeland Security agents. She pointed to the incident to lay out the stakes of the race ahead of the March 3 primary.

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Conservatives Call Out DHS Second Amendment Hypocrisy

(Mediaite) Some conservatives were quick to push back on the Department of Homeland Security’s claims following a 37-year-old man being shot and killed. DHS said the suspect had two magazines and no ID. They posted a picture of the pistol the suspect allegedly had and claimed he wanted to cause “maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” Some conservatives and Second Amendment activists, however, questioned whether a rush to judgement was being made about a lawful gun owner.

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Clergy urge more from Target amid fatal Minneapolis shootings

7 min ago - Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 7:47 p.m. ET After weeks of protests and pressure from clergy members and shoppers, incoming Target CEO Michael Fiddelke signed an open letter from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce on Sunday calling for an "immediate deescalat ... (USA Today)

Striking NYC nurses, hospitals reach agreement to maintain health care benefits

21 min ago - By Jeff Capellini Updated on: January 25, 2026 / 11:49 PM EST / CBS New York The New York City nurses strike is not over, but an agreement has been reached with the hospitals to maintain health care benefits, according to the nurses union. The New Yo ... (CBS News)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tells Trump: "You clearly underestimated the people of this state and nation"

53 min ago - Updated on: January 25, 2026 / 5:50 PM CST Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke to the press Sunday afternoon, one day after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis — the third shooting this month amid Operation Metro ... (CBS News)

Kristi Noem Refuses To Answer Whether ICE Disarmed Alex Pretti Before Fatally Shooting Him

1 hr ago - Jan 25, 2026, 05:40 PM EST | Updated 9 hours ago After a reporter questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday about the gun the Trump administration claimed Alex Pretti “approached” ICE agents with in order ... (Huff Post)

Federal agents involved in Minneapolis shooting remain on duty

2 hrs ago - Posted 4:50 PM, Jan 25, 2026 and last updated 4:58 PM, Jan 25, 2026 The officers involved in the shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday remain on the job, according to Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. At least one offic ... (Scripps News)

'No Other Option': Prominent Democrats Demand Noem's Impeachment After Shooting

2 hrs ago - Jan 25th, 2026, 4:26 pm Prominent Democrats are demanding the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following her handling of the border patrol shooting death of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti. For the second time in a month, Noe ... (MEDIAite)

Trump moved to cut funding for ICE body cameras, pared back oversight

3 hrs ago - January 25, 2026 4:04 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged of ... (Reuters)

Trump launches 450-word rant about his ballroom and says a lawsuit to stop it being built would be 'devastating' for US

3 hrs ago - Sunday 25 January 2026 15:32 EST As the US reeled from the latest shooting of an anti-ICE protester by federal agents, Donald Trump launched a 450-word rant in which he claimed that stopping the construction of his luxurious $400 million presidential ... (The Independent)

Uber and DoorDash Lose Bid to Quash NYC Tipping Law

9 hrs ago - Delivery companies have reportedly lost their bid to halt New York City’s new tipping law. Uber and DoorDash had asked a judge for an injunction to block the new law, which requires food delivery apps to offer customers the option to tip deliver ... (PYMNTS)

Trump says it's 'too late' to stop White House ballroom construction

10 hrs ago - Trump says it's 'too late' to stop White House ballroom construction The president's comments came after Justice Department lawyers argued that the ballroom plans can still be modified and they plan to wait for federal reviews. January 25, 2026 at 3: ... (Washington Post)

Hundreds rally in Omaha against ICE actions in Minnesota

10 hrs ago - Kevin Cole Jan 25, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago A rally Sunday afternoon at 72nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in Minnesota attracted hundreds of people under sunny but frigid conditions. The or ... (Omaha World Herald)

GOP governor calls new DHS shooting a 'murder' in passionate plea: 'Courts must step up'

10 hrs ago - January 25, 2026 2:14PM ET A Republican governor joined the chorus of voices against Trump's aggressive immigration tactics in Minneapolis, calling a recent killing of an ICU nurse potentially "murder." The death of Alex Pretti, who worked for the VA ... (Raw Story)

Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies

11 hrs ago - Updated 11:54 AM EST, January 25, 2026 ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of ... (AP)

Murphy says Congress 'cannot fund' DHS in wake of Minneapolis shooting

12 hrs ago - 01/25/26 12:37 PM ET Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) expressed firm opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. “We can’t vote to fund this law ... (The Guardian)

People cling to treetops as 'worst floods in a generation' sweep Mozambique

12 hrs ago - Tens of thousands of people in Mozambique are being rescued as rising waters continue to devastate the southern African nation - the worst flooding in a generation. Teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK have been helping with life-saving rescue ... (BBC)

Obamas criticize federal tactics after fatal Minnesota shooting, call for accountability

12 hrs ago - Posted 1:08 PM, Jan 25, 2026 and last updated 1:14 PM, Jan 25, 2026 Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama issued a statement condemning the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, calling it a “heartbreaking tragedy” and ... (Scripps)

Sen. Angus King says he won't vote for package with ICE funding, but "we don't have to have a shutdown"

13 hrs ago - Washington — Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine said Sunday that he won't vote for a package to fund the government if it includes funding for ICE, as lawmakers scramble to pass a slate of funding bills to stave off a partial government shutdo ... (CBS News)

FBI supervisor resigns after trying to investigate agent who shot Renee Good

13 hrs ago - A supervisor in the FBI’s Minneapolis field office who unsuccessfully attempted to investigate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in the city on 7 January has resigned, according to multiple re ... (Guardian)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she will vote against DHS funding

13 hrs ago - Jan. 25, 2026, 8:50 AM EST / Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 4:35 PM EST WASHINGTON — Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in interviews on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that they will not vote for Department of Homel ... (NBC News)

UK plans to create 'British FBI' to bring national investigations under single police force

14 hrs ago - Updated 6:09 AM EST, January 25, 2026 LONDON (AP) — The British government said Sunday that it will unveil plans this week to create a new national police force, dubbed the “British FBI,” to take charge on complex investigations such a ... (AP)

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