Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Maine airport 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 26, 2026, 4:16 am

A private jet with eight people on board crashed Sunday at Bangor International Airport in Maine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.   A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed “as it was taking off” from the airport at approximately 7:45 p.m. EST, according to the FAA. The conditions of the eight people on board were not immediately clear as of Sunday night. ...

Walz to Americans after latest Minnesota shooting: ‘What side do you want to be on?’ 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 26, 2026, 4:08 am

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) asked Americans to reevaluate their views on the federal immigration crackdown, framing the issue as a moral issue, not a political one. “To Americans who are watching this right now — and I don't know, maybe you're watching with curiosity, bewilderment, horror, scorn or sympathy — I got a question for all of you: What side do you want to be on?” Walz said at a...

Bill Clinton on Minneapolis shooting: 'The people in charge have lied to us' 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 26, 2026, 2:59 am

Former President Bill Clinton accused the Trump administration of lying to the American people about the shootings that have taken place in Minneapolis at the hands of federal immigration officers.   In a statement Sunday, the Democratic former president fiercely condemned the “horrible scenes” in Minneapolis “that I never thought would take place in America.”  “People, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces, and the...

Trump 'reviewing everything' following Minneapolis shooting  

By: The Hill

Published on: January 26, 2026, 2:26 am

President Trump declined to say Sunday whether the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti in a Minneapolis shooting this week did the right thing, saying his administration is “reviewing everything” and will reach a conclusion.  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the president did not answer directly when asked twice whether he thinks the agent acted appropriately, even as members of his administration...

North Carolina Republican calls for 'thorough and impartial' investigation after latest Minneapolis shooting 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 26, 2026, 1:30 am

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into the latest fatal shooting involving a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying the American people are entitled to that “basic standard” of accountability from law enforcement.   “There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard...

Walz to Bondi after Minnesota shooting: 'Go ahead and work on' Epstein files

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 11:29 pm

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter to him urging him to restore the “rule of law” by turning over information about the state’s welfare programs hours after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a local resident.  Bondi’s request follows the uncovering of a massive fraud scandal in...

Murkowski on Minneapolis shooting: ICE officers 'do not have carte blanche'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 11:23 pm

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said Sunday that federal immigration officers “do not have carte blanche” while carrying out operations in cities nationwide, in the wake of the fatal shooting of an American citizen by Border Patrol agents. Murkowski wrote on the social platform X that Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: You’re all being 'incited into civil war' 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 11:17 pm

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) urged President Trump’s MAGA base to “take off their political blinders” as she expressed skepticism about the use of force deployed during the latest shooting in Minnesota involving a federal immigration agent.  In a post on the social platform X, Greene touted her support for law enforcement and immigration enforcement, but she also defended the right to legally carry firearms, indirectly pushing back on claims that 37-year-old Alex Pretti posed a threat...

Libertarian National Committee chair: 'Abolish ICE'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 11:10 pm

Steven Nekhaila, the chair of the Libertarian National Committee, was unequivocal in the wake of a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting an American citizen in Minneapolis: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished, he said. In a lengthy statement the Libertarian Party posted Saturday to the social platform X, Nekhaila said ICE “was created...

Parents of man killed in Minneapolis shooting: 'We are heartbroken but also very angry'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 10:58 pm

The parents of a Minneapolis man killed by Border Patrol agents reflected on the incident in a Sunday statement while ripping the Trump administration for demonizing their son. Alex Pretti was shot and killed while attempting to help a woman who fell during protests against the Trump administration's deportation raids in Minneapolis. Authorities said the...

Republican governor questions goal of Trump immigration crackdown: 'What is the endgame?'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 9:42 pm

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) expressed concern about the broader goals of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Sunday, less than 24 hours after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot an American citizen in Minneapolis. Stitt told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that while the Biden administration’s immigration policies were “disastrous,” President...

GOP rep on Minneapolis: Both sides have responsibility to turn down the temperature 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 9:40 pm

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday called for an investigation into the latest officer-involved shootings in Minneapolis, as he urged both sides to temper their responses to the escalating tension. In a statement on the social platform X, McCaul, the former chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, backed the panel’s requests for testimony from the leaders of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and...

Republican governor expresses concern over Minneapolis shooting: 'Americans don't like what they're seeing right now'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 9:26 pm

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said Sunday that the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti raises questions about the tactics of federal immigration officers.  “This is a real tragedy,” Stitt told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And I think the death of Americans, what we're seeing on TV, it's causing deep concerns...

Schumer calls on GOP to move funding package without DHS money to avoid shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 9:24 pm

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) called on Senate Republicans on Sunday to move a government funding package without funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. Schumer urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House GOP leaders to drop...

Schiff characterizes Trump administration's narrative of Minneapolis shooting as deceptive

By: The Hill

Published on: January 25, 2026, 9:13 pm

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went after the Trump administration over a fatal Saturday shooting by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying “local law enforcement needs to be involved in these investigations.” “There does need to be an investigation of both of these killings and a lot more,” Schiff told NBC News’s...