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How business and tech leaders are reacting to the latest fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
The killing of Alex Pretti, a US citizen, by ICE in Minneapolis on Saturday has drawn sharp responses from many Americans, including business leaders. https://bit.ly/4bRVkrv
WATCH: Sen. Schiff asks Noem to justify her claims of 'domestic terrorism' after Minnesota shootings
The senator focused on comments Noem made in the aftermath of the killing of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal agents weeks apart in Minneapolis.
American business leaders need to speak up about Alex Pretti's killing
It's understandable that CEOs and other leaders are wary of wading into the latest shooting in Minneapolis. But that's not an excuse for silence.
Two new polls show how Alex Pretti’s killing made the Minneapolis crackdown untenable
The Trump administration on Wednesday delivered its surest sign yet that it’s de-escalating its highly controversial immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
US Senate scrambles to reach funding deal as partial shutdown deadline looms
Killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good prompted Democrats to block passage of a measure funding DHS
Killing of Alex Pretti scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump
The blowback against the administration from core Trump supporters comes as Republicans are trying to protect their threadbare majority in the U.S. House and face several competitive Senate races.
Stephanie Ruhle: Business leaders’ response to Alex Pretti shooting is ‘bland at best’
Stephanie Ruhle calls out Minnesota business leaders for their timid response to Trump's immigration crackdown after Alex Pretti's death.
Laura Coates assesses the new video showing Alex Pretti clashing with agents days before his death
List of events canceled, businesses closed in aftermath of latest federal shooting
A series of events on Saturday were canceled following the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent.
Minnesota CEOs break silence on ICE surge, killings
More than 60 Minnesota executives penned a letter Sunday calling for an ‘immediate deescalation’ after the killing of Alex Pretti.
How Alex Pretti’s killing scrambled the world of gun politics
Several niche, left-leaning gun advocacy groups said that since Alex Pretti was killed, they can hardly keep up with the surging demand for firearms training.
Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it
On Sunday, after the U.S. Border Patrol shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed an open letter calling for “an immediate deescalation of tensions."
GOP lawmakers demand investigations, suggest agents leave Minneapolis
A growing number of Republican lawmakers are breaking ranks and expressing criticism, and anger, over the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
‘Alex Pretti was murdered’: US sports stars condemn federal agents’ killing of Minnesota nurse
A number of prominent US sports stars have condemned the killing of a registered nurse, Alex Pretti, by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday
The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm's way, then made him a martyr
Encrypted chats show activists tracked ICE agents using a sophisticated database before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. They then used it to mobilize agitators.
Minnesota CEOs urge 'deescalation' after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Minnesota-based CEOs, including leaders from Target, 3M and Cargill, urge peace after fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Confusion and questions: Where investigations stand in the killing of Alex Pretti
Two days after Department of Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a confused investigation is unfurling. The Justice Department has not opened a civil rights investigation, a crisis coordination center was erected in Minneapolis to investigate protesters and senior administration officials won’t definitively say whether Pretti had been disarmed before the shooting.
Bovino’s future in doubt as White House walks back initial claims about Alex Pretti
Trump strikes conciliatory tone with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after pair speak last night as Bovino is reportedly stripped of ‘commander at large’ title
Internal review contradicts Trump administration on Alex Pretti shooting : The NPR Politics Podcast
An initial internal review into federal immigration officers’ fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend contradicts the description of the incident by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. We discuss President Trump’s shifting messages on immigration policy and how his administration’s efforts to restrict legal immigration pathways are changing the political environment. This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, immigration policy correspondent Ximena Bustillo, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs and Lexie Schapitl, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
Feedback Friday: ‘Closer Look’ listeners react to intensifying daily politics, protests
This comes as tensions continue to rise in Minnesota after the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Earlier this month, Lemon and Fort both reported on a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul. It has been alleged that an ICE official serves as a pastor of the church, which sparked the protest. Following the incident, the Trump administration promised retaliation against Lemon.
How business leaders are reacting to immigration shooting, fallout
The killing of Alex Pretti, a US citizen, by Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday has drawn sharp responses from business leaders.
Approval of Trump's immigration policies tumbles in new poll
In an NBC News survey taken the week after Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis, Americans appear to sour on Trump and immigration enforcement tactics.
Minnesota medtech companies call for ‘de-escalation’ after Alex Pretti’s death
Executives from two of the world’s largest medtech companies, Medtronic and Boston Scientific, are among the leaders calling for "state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
Another government shutdown? ICE debate jeopardizes spending deal.
The killing of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents upended a federal spending deal at the last minute, virtually guaranteeing a partial shutdown.
Senate Dems demand immigration enforcement reforms before funding DHS : The NPR Politics Podcast
Congress may be headed toward a partial government shutdown. After a federal immigration officer fatally shot Alex Pretti last weekend in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they won’t vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security without changes to how the federal government enforces immigration laws. We discuss what Democrats want, what Republicans are offering, and the political risks of another government shutdown. This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Sam Gringlas, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
Health care workers express grief, anger at vigil for Alex Pretti
Eat Street businesses in Minneapolis aim to balance care, survival in wake of Alex Pretti killing
Killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump and Republicans
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration's characterization of Alex Pretti, the second person killed in January by ...
Alex Pretti Shooting Poses a Question for the Right: Who’s a Conservative?
Republicans wrestle with Trump administration positions that seem to contradict their beliefs on gun rights, states’ rights and limited use of federal power.
Dean Cain defends federal immigration agents who killed Alex Pretti, blames Democratic leaders
Dean Cain is coming to the defense of federal immigration agents involved in the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, saying Pretti 'wasn't there just being a peaceful protester.'
Minnesota shooting blurs political lines around guns : The NPR Politics Podcast
Alex Pretti was carrying a permitted gun when he had a confrontation with federal agents who ultimately shot and killed him. While the Trump administration pointed to his gun as a reason for agents to fear for their safety, pro-gun groups argued Pretti had a right to carry. We discuss the rhetoric around guns and how marginalized communities in Minneapolis have been increasingly turning toward gun ownership.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef, and senior political editor and correspondent Mara Liasson.This podcast was produced and edited by Lexie Schapitl and Bria Suggs.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
'We're having a moral debate': Walz calls to put politics aside after Alex Pretti shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called on President Donald Trump to pull federal agents from the state one day after Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis man, was shot and killed by a border patrol agent. Walz said the discussion over federal agents in the state had become a "moral debate."
Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end
In his final moments, Alex Pretti did what nurses are educated to do, a nurse writes. He noticed, cared, and responded to an emergent threat.
New Orleans leaders, congressional Democrats condemn Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign
The hearing follows ICE killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. It's one of several the group of Democratic Congress members plans to hold across the country to hear from immigrant and civil rights advocates and call attention to the treatment of people during the crackdowns.
South Minneapolis businesses bounce back after ICE protests
Businesses near where Alex Pretti was killed continue to see community support more than two weeks after his death.
Schumer: Democrats will block funding unless $64.4bn for homeland security removed
Announcement comes as anger toward DHS – which oversees ICE – intensifies after Alex Pretti fatally shot
WATCH: 'You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns,' Trump says of Alex Pretti killing
The president's remarks reiterates a talking point from the administration that Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to the scene — a position that has infuriated gun rights advocates.
Poll results: How Minnesotans feel about Trump, immigration and protests
See the full findings from the NBC Decision Desk/KARE 11/Minnesota Star Tribune Poll with questions about ICE tactics, who’s to blame and the Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings.
From a recalibration in Minnesota to an Epstein files release: Inside the Trump administration’s chaotic week
For a brief moment following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, President Donald Trump appeared to recalibrate.
Bay Area health care workers hold vigil for Alex Pretti
Health care community mourns Alex Pretti, the VA nurse killed Saturday by federal agent
Hundreds of Minnesotans are gathering at the site in Minneapolis where 37-year old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal border patrol agent Saturday. Among them are health care workers who are grieving the loss of one of their own, as Pretti worked as an ICU nurse at the VA hospital in Minneapolis.
Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘standup guy’
Health care workers brought flowers and wreaths, lit candles, and draped stethoscopes over a wooden cross as a makeshift memorial to nurse Alex Pretti
Does Alex Pretti’s death mark a turning point for Trump? : The NPR Politics Podcast
The fatal shooting by federal immigration officers of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and an intensive care unit nurse at the VA, escalated tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis and prompted bipartisan calls for investigation. We discuss whether the incident could mark a turning point for the president.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, Minnesota Public Radio host Clay Masters, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
Trump's response to Pretti killing upends Second Amendment politics : Here & Now Anytime
Alex Pretti was legally carrying a gun when a federal agent shot and killed him in Minneapolis last weekend. President Trump and other federal officials blamed his death on the fact that he had a gun, but Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chair Bryan Strawser explains why he disagrees.And, after leading immigration operations in Minneapolis, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has returned to his previous job in California. CalMatters investigative reporter Sergio Olmos talks about Bovino’s record in California.
Videos emerge of previous confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed
On Wednesday The News Movement published a video from 13 January where officers appeared to grab Pretti
Trump is scared of the politics of ICE. And it’s showing.
Even after a press conference Thursday morning from the new leader of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, Tom Homan, it’s still not clear exactly how much the mission will change in the aftermath of Alex Pretti’s killing.
Trump administration goes after Second Amendment rights in justifying Minneapolis shooting
A number of pro-gun rights Republicans pushed back on the administration's argument that Alex Pretti was dangerous because he had a gun. Pretti was legally licensed to carry one.
Steve Kerr, Breanna Stewart, Tyrese Haliburton, NBPA, Minnesota sports teams speak out after ICE fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti
Republican Tim Pawlenty: Alex Pretti’s death is an “inflection point” for Republicans
Trump Changes Tack in Minnesota After Rare GOP Pushback
Trump is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as Congressional Republicans call for an investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti.
Gun-rights groups decried the administration’s rhetoric on Alex Pretti’s gun. Then Trump went even further.
The Trump administration didn’t have a whole lot to work with after a federal officer shot and killed someone again this weekend in Minneapolis.
The US in brief: Agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave
The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.
Trump says he talked with Minnesota Gov. Walz after weekend shooting of Alex Pretti
The president said the two “actually” seem to be on the same page in wanting to work together as it relates to immigration issues in Minnesota.
The Trump administration’s false claims and shifting rhetoric about the killing of Alex Pretti
Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have responded to the killing of Alex Pretti by the Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday with a torrent of claims that are either contradicted by video footage or unsupported by any evidence presented so far.
Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Alex Pretti Killing
The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.
Minnesota: Trump sends border czar amid political blame game
US President Donald Trump is deploying border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota, as federal and state officials clash over the description of events that led to the killing of Alex Pretti. DW has the latest.
The dismaying response to a new Alex Pretti video
The new footage of Pretti clashing with ICE is real — and irrelevant.
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
Bruce Springsteen launches political U.S. tour with 'Streets of Minneapolis'
The New Jersey rocker released “Streets of Minneapolis” in late January amid the nationwide outcry over the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers.
The Trump administration is admitting it lied about Alex Pretti
A baby-step back from the brink.
Health care workers hold vigil to honor and remember Alex Pretti
Hundreds of health care professionals, their families and other supporters gathered Sunday to remember and honor Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents last week. WeCare organized the event and said it was to offer a space to grieve, show solidarity and remember.
Eat Street businesses reflect 6 months after Alex Pretti killing by federal agents
Will corporate America finally stand up to the Trump administration?
The brutal handling of immigration raids and the killing of Alex Pretti have tested the reticence of the corporate class
Exclusive: VA conducted internal investigations into employees who attended vigil for Alex Pretti
Becky Halioua, who was investigated after attending a vigil for Pretti shortly after his death, feels the VA probe is a “scare tactic” and an attempt to silence those “with the loudest voices.”
The Memo: Minneapolis trauma shifts the politics of immigration
Public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis is scrambling the politics of immigration. The Trump administration’s initial reaction to the Pretti killing, in partic…
Sons, mothers of people killed by ICE agents demand answers: ‘We still have so many questions’
The forum, led by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach), included the mothers of Renee Good and Ruben Ray Martinez, and the woman who filmed Alex Pretti's death.
What should business leaders say about Alex Pretti’s death?
History will judge business leaders not just for their silence, but for their platitudes.
Where Congress stands on the DHS funding fight
The killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has sparked anger and dominated political thought since it happened Saturday.
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
White House attacks ‘sensationalist’ media over Alex Pretti coverage
Alex Pretti’s ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil
Trump's inhumane immigration raids and two ICE murders has triggered an American yearning for a return to morality.
Top White House aide Stephen Miller acknowledges possible breach of protocol before Alex Pretti’s shooting
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Tuesday that officials were evaluating why Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol before the fatal shooting of VA nurse Alex Pretti – a remarkable acknowledgment of possible wrongdoing from one of the Trump administration’s most influential and hardline operators on immigration enforcement.
Nurses Union calls ICE agents a "public health threat" after Alex Pretti killing
Colleagues remembered Alex Pretti as a kind and dedicated ICU nurse at the VA.
Hochul calls for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
It came after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by an ICE agent Saturday.