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Alex Pretti
January 27, 2026
Aaron Regunberg
This Could Be the Moment MAGA Collapses
Alex Pretti’s murder is giving even Trump supporters pause. Democrats should refuse to give ICE one more cent, shut down the government, and fly to Minneapolis to help communities there stand up to state violence.
January 26, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Team Demands Right to Destroy Evidence in Alex Pretti Shooting
A judge ruled over the weekend that the government is barred from “destroying or altering” evidence related to the investigation.
January 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Karoline Leavitt Appears to Throw CBP Chief Under the Bus on Minnesota
So that’s why Tom Homan is on his way to Minnesota.
January 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
White House Refuses to Back Stephen Miller’s Smear Against Alex Pretti
Even the White House appears to believe that Stephen Miller went too far in his comments on the Minneapolis man killed by Border Patrol agents.
January 26, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Unveils Investigation Into Ilhan Omar as His Team Torches Her
Karoline Leavitt accused Omar of fraud.
January 26, 2026
Edith Olmsted
CBP Boss Says He Moved Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti to Avoid “Doxxing”
Gregory Bovino claimed he did it for his agents’ safety.
January 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Guess What the Craziest Thing JD Vance Heard in Minnesota Was?
Somehow it was not the aftermath of federal immigration agents shooting Alex Pretti to death.
January 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
CBP Chief Insists They’re the Real Victims of Minnesota Shooting
Greg Bovino is furious that people are being mean to him.
January 26, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Senate Dems Are Ready to Shut Down Government After Minnesota Shooting
Democrats are putting their feet down over funding for ICE.
January 26, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Top Trump Official Goes Against Kristi Noem’s Comments on Alex Pretti
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appears to be backtracking his colleagues’ remarks on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
January 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Sends Border Czar to Minnesota as He Doubles Down After Shooting
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after Border Patrol’s shooting of Alex Pretti.
January 26, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
DHS Facing Internal Uproar After Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti
Immigration officials are pissed about the story that top Trump administration figures are trying to sell America about the Minneapolis shooting.
January 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Push Back on Party Line on ICE and Minneapolis Shooting
The shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti has caused even some of President Trump’s biggest allies to speak out.
January 26, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Wants This Chaos. It Means More Power in His Hands.
To you and me, Renee Good and Alex Pretti are tragic victims of authoritarian overreach. To the Trump regime, they’re exhibits in building the case for martial law.
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