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Federal agents at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis after Alex Pretti's fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents on Jan. 24, 2026. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MAGA angers the NRA

Sophia Tesfaye

The Trump administration’s response to killing of Alex Pretti betrays the right’s Second Amendment rhetoric

People mourn at a makeshift memorial in the area where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Gun groups sound off against ICE killing

Garrett Owen

Pretti was exercising his rights, pro-Second Amendment groups say, pushing back against the Trump admin's claims

Lisa Rinna at the Michael Kors Collection Spring/Summer 2024 Runway Show on September 11, 2023 in New York City. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

Leopard was never just for cougars

Andi Zeisler

A brief history of its enduring sartorial appeal, from CBGB to "The Jersey Shore"

A rosary adorns a framed photo Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care unit nurse who was gunned down by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 25, 2026. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Pro-ICE church is worse than you think

Amanda Marcotte

Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 4: In an aerial view from a helicopter, detainees are seen at Krome Detention Center run by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 4, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images)

Is the U.S. a concentration camp state?

Nicholas Liu

According to journalist Andrea Pitzer, the mass incarceration of civilians outside of the law is a clear sign

Members of the National Guard patrol Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Can Trump send troops to the polls?

Nathaniel Rakich, Votebeat - Votebeat

There are significant barriers — but some officials are still worried

MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino stands in a gas station parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 21, 2026 (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Bovino: Border Patrol are real "victims"

Alex Galbraith

Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said his agents were "the victims" of a recent deadly shooting in Minneapolis

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Trump Awards” Cold Open. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" throws Trump his own awards show

Alex Galbraith

The 1st Annual Trumps celebrated the president's favorite subject: himself

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Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars and Ben Affleck as Det Sergeant J.D. Byrne in "The Rip" (Warrick Page/Netflix)

"The Rip" is a new low for mindlessness

Coleman Spilde

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's cop caper is a repetitive, over-explained slog perfect for zapped attention spans

DHS officials shot and killed VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota this week. This is the second killing and third civilian shot in just the first few weeks of 2026 in Minneapolis. (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Minn. nurse dead, DHS story falls apart

CK Smith

Again, officials say ICE agent acted in self-defense, but video evidence and witnesses contradict their narrative

Cardamom pods (Peter Meade/Getty)

Cardamom, the spice you're missing

Joy Saha

The fragrant spice transcends Scandinavian buns and a humble cup of masala chai

This photo illustration displays a post by Donald Trump on Truth Social, with a map of Greenland in the background. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

A fake presidency, with real fascism

Andrew O'Hehir

Trump's lazy, crumbling regime values viral AI memes more than actual policy. But the brutality is real

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Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump on Jan. 22, 2026. ( SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Jack Smith lays it all out about Trump

Heather Digby Parton

The former special counsel's congressional testimony was a reminder: We could have been spared a second Trump term

Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Do Americans want a dictator? Maybe

Chauncey DeVega

Amid his incoherent Davos ramblings, our unhinged president offers troubling nuggets of truth

Young mother feeding her baby fruits in a high chair (Getty Images/Galina Zhigalova)

Child care costs make moms rethink kids

Bryce Covert - The 19th

The price of child care shapes fertility decisions like whether and when to have children, and how many to have

The weekend-long winter storm is set to upset travel and daily life nationwide, including canceled flights, feet of snowfall and frigid temperatures. (Brett Carlsen / Getty Images)

Millions brace for snow, bitter cold

CK Smith

A sweeping storm is bringing snow, ice and bitter cold to much of the country, disrupting travel and daily life

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Elle Fanning at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Christopher Polk/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Fanning's Oscar nom undersells her year

Coleman Spilde

In "Sentimental Value" and "Predator: Badlands," Fanning showed off a singular, dynamic range few others could

ICE agents in Minnesota continue their tactics of immigration raid that locals describe as unnecessarily violent and militaristic. This has led to 3 civilian shootings by ICE agents in just January 2026. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images)

Another MN resident killed by ICE agent

CK Smith

Deadly encounters in just a few weeks, residents and officials demand accountability for ICE operations

David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in "Labyrinth," 1986 (Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)

Bowie’s Goblin King casts a long spell

Melanie McFarland

Bowie’s many personas shaped pop culture, but his role in "Labyrinth" is one of his most enduring legacies

Polenta with caramelized fennel (Westend61 / Getty)

Italian food beyond the pasta

Francesca Giangiulio

How winter, geography and scarcity shaped Italy’s cuisine — and why comfort there has always meant survival

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President Donald Trump on Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

The guardrails against Trump don't work

Sophia A. McClennen

Can institutions save us even when we no longer believe in them?

An ICE patch and badge are seen on a DHS agent during Vice President JD Vance's visit to Minneapolis on Jan. 22, 2026. (Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images)

MAGA blindsided by ICE blowback

Sophia Tesfaye

MAGA’s whack-a-mole defense of immigration raids is backfiring

Donald Trump. Pro-choice protesters. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s new foreign aid ban

Nicole Karlis

Experts say the Trump administration is using foreign aid to impose anti-human rights ideology globally

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

Complaint: Trump lawyer crypto conflict

Corey G. Johnson - ProPublica

Todd Blanche ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more than $150,000 in digital assets

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