Dana Loesch tells "CBS Mornings" she has questions about the official narrative around the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by Border Patrol. Former National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch raised questions over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis during an interview on Monday, questioning whether lethal force was appropriate, and urging the Trump administration to be more careful with its language. "My first thought was, I feel like the administration needs to be a little careful with language and language is incredibly important," Loesch said during an interview on "CBS Mornings." "We have a duty to be very, very careful with the language that we use. So I wish that Secretary [Kristi] Noem and others would be aware of that because simply approachinglaw enforcementwith a firearm isn’t indicative of ill intent, nor is it a crime." Loesch explained that she had been present at protests while open-carrying a firearm and said she had never been shot at or involved in any altercation, noting that impeding law enforcement operations was against the law. DEPUTY AG DEFENDS ICE AGENTS IN MINNESOTA, SAYS OFFICERS ARE 'ACTING HUMANELY' "CBS Mornings" speaks to former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch about the fatal Minneapolis shooting on Jan. 26, 2026.(CBS/CBS Mornings) Loesch said her first thought was about what led up to the confrontation between ICE agents and Pretti.
The Trump administration has quickly abandoned its familiar "deny and attack" playbook after initially using it when federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Within 24 hours, as various videos of the shooting circulated online, it became clear that the White House was out of step with public opinion and what Americans could see with their own eyes. Since then, the administration – and the president himself - have changed tack, blaming Democrats for what happened and focusing less on the actions of the American nurse who was killed. Democrats, meanwhile, have increased their criticism of the president's mass deportation policy and the aggresive tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaning into a political fight that could result in a new government shutdown on Friday. On Monday morning, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche described the situation as a "powder keg". While he blamed the Democrats, many on both sides of America's political divide will agree that the current situation is fraught with peril.
Officials clearly understood that the fatal shooting of a demonstrator posed one of the gravest political threats to President Trump since his inauguration.
Chris Madel has ended his bid to be the GOP candidate for Minnesota governor, saying he is unable to support "national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state."ZUMA Press Wire via Reutershide caption Chris Madel, a Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota and the lawyer representing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Renee Macklin Good, has dropped out of the state's gubernatorial race, saying he no longer stands for the immigration crackdown happening in Minneapolis. "I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so," Madel said in a nearly11-minute video posted to X on Monday. It's the latest rebuke of the Trump administration's handling of the escalating political unrest in the city, just two days afterintensive care nurse Alex Prettiwas shot and killed by a federal agent during protests over the weekend. Despite originally supporting ICE's effort in the city, known as Operation Metro Surge, Madel called it "an unmitigated disaster" in his video, arguing it had "expanded far beyond its stated focus on true public safety threats." "United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear," he added. "United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That's wrong." Madel, a political newcomer, announced his bid for governor in December, vowing to make supporting law enforcement a priority of his campaign.
Agents from BORTAC, the Customs and Border Protection tactical unit, were wearing body cameras that captured multiple angles of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti. NBC News’ Julia Ainsley details how this new footage will allow investigators to get a closer look at the truth of the incident.Jan.
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some of his agentsare expected to soon leave the Minneapolis area, two sources familiar with the move told CBS News Monday. Walzboth said Monday they're working together to scale downthe surge of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey added that he has also spoken with Mr. Trump Monday, and that the president agrees "that the present situation cannot continue." Earlier Monday, two U.S. officials told CBS News some of the Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis had body cameras. Pretti, an ICU nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA hospital, was killed by a Border Patrol agent Saturday morning.
Border czar Tom Homan will be managing ICE operations in Minnesota. A 37-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning in Minneapolis -- the second shooting of a U.S. citizen this month by federal agents in the city. The shooting ofAlex Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting. The incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. Thesecond fatal shootingthis month of an American citizen in Minneapolis at the hands of a federal agent has ratcheted up tensions in the city once again -- and led to disputed accounts of what happened.
It’s over: More than two years after Hamas monsters staged a horrific invasion of Israel, slaughtering more than 1,200 and kidnapping 251, the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, Police Officer Ran Gvili,are now backin Israel. That closes an ugly chapter that brought deep pain to the state of Israel, Jews around the world and indeed anyone with a heart. For the first time in 12 years, not a single Israeli hostage — dead or alive — remains in Gaza. It’s wonderful news, and much of thecredit goes to President Donald Trumpfor forcing the final cease-fire that led to the final hostage release. But Gvili’s return should also remind everyone what the fighting was all about in the first place — and why the developing peace plans must ensure no such horror can ever be repeated. 7, 2023, barbaric terrorists swarmed in by land, sea and air in a coordinated, unprovoked attack — with GoPros to film their savagery and instantly share it with the world.
Fifty killed in one incident as Italian authorities estimate 380 people may have drowned last week Up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy andMalta, the Italian coastguard has said, as a shipwreck with the loss of 50 lives was confirmed by Maltese authorities. Just one person, who was hospitalised in Malta, survived the shipwreck, which happened on Friday. The man was at sea for 24 hours, reportedly clinging to the wreckage of the vessel, before being rescued by a merchant ship. He said he believed everyone else on the boat, which had departed fromTunisiaon 20 January, had died, according to Alarm Phone, an organisation running a hotline for people in distress at sea. In a separate tragedy last week, one-year-old twin girls from Guinea are presumed to have died off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa after an overcrowded boat they were travelling on was battered by Cyclone Harry, according to the Italy unit forUnicef’s migrant and refugee response. Italy’s coastguard estimates that 380 others who set sail from Tunisia during the cyclone, which generated huge waves in the Mediterranean, might also have drowned.
Shares of several big-name health care companies plunged after the Trump administrationproposed nearly flat ratesfor Medicare Advantage insurers. Medicare Advantage plan providerHumanadropped nearly 14% in after-hours trading, whileCVS HealthandUnitedHealth Groupeach lost more than 10%.Elevance Healthlost 5%, whileCenteneandMolina Healthcarefell about 4% The proposal entails a net average payment increase of 0.09% for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, according toa releasefrom the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday. That number is significantly less than Wall Street analysts' expectations that the agency would propose a rate increase of between 4% to 6% for next year. CMS typically finalizes Medicare Advantage rates in early April. If the current proposal holds, the rate increase would result in more than $700 million in payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, according to the agency's release. The closely watched government payment rate determines how much insurers can charge for monthly premiums and plan benefits they offer, and ultimately, their profits.
To understand the stance of an unwavering Trump loyalist after a Federal border patrol agent shocked the nation this weekend by shooting another American citizen in Minneapolis, look no further than Khosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois. Rabois’ public support for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the killing of Alex Pretti, made via posts on X, was so vehement that Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi and firm founder Vinod Khosla both publicly disavowed it. Rabois argued that Pretti was at fault, writing that the protester was committing a “felony.” One of Rabois’posts said, “[N]o law enforcement has shot an innocent person. [I[llegals are committing violent crimes every day.” Anothersaid: “[H]e unequivocally attempted to draw his weapon. [F]uck you.” In another post that discussed citizens’ ability to exercise their First, Second and Fourth Amendment rights, the VCrespondedweighed in to write: “[Y]es but interfering w a law enforcement operation is not protected by any of those amendments.” Among other comments, Raboiswent on to sayhe doesn’t believe that the Minneapolis police could be credible sources in an investigation.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has sent letters to the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to testify before his committee amid growing public controversy over immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis and other communities.
Border Patrol chiefGreg Bovinoand some federal agents will begin leaving Minnesota on Tuesday, according to local leaders andmultiple media reports.Why it matters:It's the clearest of several signs yet thatPresident Trump is open to de-escalatingthe immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, days after federal officialsshot and killed a second state resident.Driving the news:Reports of the pullback came hours afterTrump and Gov. Tim Walz had a "productive" phone call on the situation in Minnesota.Walz said the president told him about plans to send former ICE director Tom Homan to the state and pledged to "do things differently."Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement that he also spoke to Trump and that "some federal agents will begin leaving the area tomorrow."What they're saying: "There's a definite change of tone," Walz said. "There's a definitely a more collaborative tone."Zoom in:In a radio interview, Walz said the president agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents on the ground and speak to Homeland Security about cooperating with anindependent state investigationinto the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.Trumpsaidon Truth Social that he and Walz "seemed to be on a similar wavelength" and that the governor "'understood" the administration's desire to get access to undocumented "criminals" already in custody in Minnesota.The intrigue:Walztold MPR Newshis impression was that the president didn't realize before their call that Minnesota's Department of Corrections already complies with ICE's request to notify them before releasing undocumented inmates from state prisons."I think once [Trump] heard that from me, he's like, 'Well, that's helpful,'" Walz said.Zoom out:Earlier Monday,Trumpalso announced that he sentHomanto Minneapolis, saying Homan will "report directly to me."Trump said Walz was "happy" with the news, and Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) welcomed Homan's arrival as an "opportunity for a reset."When asked if the presidentagreed withtop deputies labeling Pretti a domestic terroristand insisting without evidence that he was out to harm agents, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said, "I have not heard the president characterize Mr. Pretti in that way."On whether top officials jumped too quickly to conclusions, she said the president "wants to let the investigation continue and let the facts lead in this case."
A 2024 simulation found US civil war could be triggered by clashes between state and federal law enforcement. US federal immigration raids continue in Minnesota, and the operation has set the stage for a standoff between state officials and the federal government. Governor Tim Walz has readied Minnesota’s national guard, while the Pentagon has ordered troops to be on standby. A 2024 University of Pennsylvania simulation warned that similar state-federal standoffs could escalate into broader armed conflict. This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li and Melanie Marich, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Tamara Khandaker, Sonia Bhagat and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo.
The EU will look into whether Elon Musk’s platform ‘properly assessed and mitigated risks’ associated with Grok’s image editing tools. The EU will look into whether Elon Musk’s platform ‘properly assessed and mitigated risks’ associated with Grok’s image editing tools. X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes generated by its Grok AI chatbot. Inits announcement, the Commission says it will evaluate whether X “properly assessed and mitigated risks” associated with Grok’s image-generating capabilities in the EU, as reportedearlier byThe New York Times. Advocacy groupsandlawmakersfrom aroundthe world have raised the alarm on Grok’s AI image editing feature after it began complying with requests to generate sexualized images of women and minors on the platform. X laterpaywalled the ability to edit imagesin public replies to posts, but everyone canstill generate imagesusing Grok’s chatbot interface inside X.
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. made his stance clear on vaccines in a podcast last week—and that stance was so alarming that the American Medical Association was compelled to respond with a scathing statement. Kirk Milhoan, who wasnamed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practicesfor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in December, appeared on the aptly named podcast “Why Should I Trust You.” In the hour-long interview, Milhoan made a wide range of comments that have concerned medical experts and raised eyebrows. Early into the discussion, Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, declared, “I don’t like established science,” and that “science is what I observe.” He lambasted the evidence-based methodology that previous ACIP panels used to carefully and transparently craft vaccine policy. While arguing that he was not anti-vaccine, he said he was merely focused on safety and made false claims about vaccine risks, a common trope among anti-vaccine activists. He falsely linked vaccines to allergies, asthma, and eczema and repeated a claim, without evidence, that COVID-19 vaccines killed children.
Investors in Japan are braced for more volatility in bonds, the risk of government intervention in the currency market and frequent swings in stock prices as campaigning kicks off on Tuesday for a snap election.