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New Video Shows Alex Pretti In Altercation With Federal Agents Days Before He Was Fatally Shot

Newly released footage from a Minneapolis protest shows 37-year-old Alex Pretti yelling at and kicking a federal immigration vehicle, then being tackled by agents about 11 days before he was killed by Border Patrol officers. The video has reignited national debate over the circumstances surrounding his death and federal enforcement tactics.

ICE Ordered To Avoid “Agitators” As Minnesota Enforcement Shifts

Federal immigration agents in Minnesota have been instructed not to engage with “agitators” during operations, according to internal guidance reviewed by Reuters. The new directive comes after nationwide backlash over two recent fatal shootings involving federal agents and citizens protesting immigration enforcement. Under the guidance, ICE officers are now to focus strictly on immigrants with criminal charges or convictions rather than broader sweeps, marking a shift from past practices that sparked legal challenges and public outcry. Officers have been told to issue commands via megaphones and to avoid direct communication with protesters to reduce tension. Border Patrol’s role in the state has been reduced to support functions, with ICE taking the lead under newly appointed Border Czar Tom Homan. The memo does not specify what officers should do if commands are ignored, and the guidance is still subject to final approval.

Ilhan Omar getting attacked is strange

Ilhan Omar Getting Attacked Is Strange

Media immigration coverage feels like propaganda

Media Immigration Coverages Feel Like Propaganda

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Rubio talks plan for Venezuela's oil

The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such as policing and health care and subject to Washington's oversight, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. The United States will retain control in the short term to ensure the oil revenue is used to stabilize Venezuela, Rubio said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. “The funds from that will be deposited into an account that we will have oversight over,” Rubio said, adding that the U.S. Treasury would control the process. Venezuela, he said, “will spend that money for the benefit of the Venezuelan people.” Rubio offered new insight into how the U.S. is planning to handle the sale of tens of millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela, which has the largest proven reserves of crude in the world, and oversee where the money flows. After the U.S. raid that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro this month, the U.S. is working to influence the next steps in the South American country through its vast oil resources. The U.S. will not subsidize oil industry investments in Venezuela, Rubio said, and is only overseeing the sale of sanctioned petroleum as an “interim step.” “This is simply a way to divide revenue so that there isn’t systemic collapse while we work through this recovery and transition,” Rubio said. Democrats and some Republicans on the committee pressed Rubio for more details about Trump’s plans for Venezuela’s oil. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., asked for assurances from Rubio that the sale of Venezuelan oil will be fair and open, not rigged to benefit oil companies allied with Trump. “You are taking their oil at gunpoint, you are holding and selling that oil … you’re deciding how and for what purposes that money is going to be used in a country of 30 million people,” Murphy said. “I think a lot of us believe that that is destined for failure.” Under Maduro, Rubio said Venezuela's oil industry benefited the country's corrupt leaders and countries such as China, which purchased Venezuelan oil at a discount. Now, Venezuela's interim leaders are assisting the U.S. in seizing illegal oil shipments, he said. The U.S. will give Venezuela's current leaders instructions on how the money can and cannot be spent and conduct audits to ensure it is used as intended, Rubio said. He said Venezuela could use the money to pay for policing or to buy medicine. The fund was initially set up in Qatar to avoid having the proceeds seized by American creditors and because of other legal complications that stem from the U.S. not considering Maduro’s government legitimate, Rubio said. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been set aside and as much as $3 billion more is anticipated, he said. “It’s an account that belongs to Venezuela, but it has U.S. sanctions as a blocking mechanism,” Rubio said. “We only control the dispersal of the money, we don’t control the actual money.” Earlier this month, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez said cash from oil sales would flow into two sovereign wealth funds: one to support crisis-stricken health services and a second to bolster public infrastructure, including the electric grid. The country’s hospitals are so poorly equipped that patients are asked to provide supplies needed for their care, from syringes to surgical screws. They also must pay for lab and imaging tests at private hospitals. On Tuesday, during a televised event to announce the revamping of various health care facilities, Rodríguez said her government and the U.S. administration “have established respectful and courteous channels of communication” since Maduro was captured. Neither Rodríguez nor her government’s press office immediately comment on Rubio’s remarks Wednesday. At Rodríguez’s request, Venezuelan lawmakers last week began debating an overhaul of the country’s energy law. The proposed changes are meant to create conditions to attract much-needed private foreign investment.

Will there be War with Iran in the Next 24 Hours?

Is Trump stalling to hit Iran?

Is Trump Stalling to Hit Iran?

Have Americans forgotten the Somali fraud?

Have Americans Forgotten the Somali Fraud?

Russian man convicted of assault in London after report by Barron Trump

A Russian man has been convicted in a London court of beating a woman in a crime reported by the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump. Barron Trump called London police more than a year ago after witnessing a man assaulting his friend during a short video call. Matvei Rumiantsev was convicted Wednesday of assault with bodily harm but acquitted of rape and choking charges. Trump didn't testify but told police he placed a late night video call to his friend and was startled when it was answered by a bare-chested man who then turned the phone around and he could see the woman being beaten.

Fed Holds Rates Steady As Expected

The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. With the economy growing at a healthy pace and no signs of deterioration in hiring, Fed officials likely see little reason to rush any further rate cuts. While most policymakers do expect to reduce borrowing costs further this year, many want to see evidence that stubbornly-elevated inflation is moving closer to the central bank’s target of 2%. According to the Fed’s preferred measure, inflation was 2.8% in November, slightly higher than a year ago.

Senator Tommy Tuberville Joins The Scott Jennings Show

See the Mission Through, Mr. President

Josh begins with an update on the now weeks-long stand-off between the Trump administration and the Democrat-led "sanctuary" insurrectionary bastions, such as Minnesota. Is President Trump taking his foot off the gas pedal, or is he committed to seeing this immigration enforcement mission through? The stakes are high—not merely for Minnesota, but also for other would-be insurrectionists throughout the country. Josh also explains why Trump is stepping into the chaotic Pacific Palisades wildfire clean-up, now that it's been over a year since the tragedy. Finally, he explains why he is now part of a new initiative—the Greater Than Campaign—to overturn the Obergefell Supreme Court decision and restore traditional one-man/one-woman marriage policy to We the People, and also provides an update on the long-overdue retrieval of the final Israeli hostage in Gaza and what it could portend for regional peace.

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Sources Say U.S. Agents Involved In Latest Minneapolis Shooting Put On Leave

At least two federal agents who were involved in Saturday’s fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, two U.S. media outlets said on Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security said the two immigration agents who discharged their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti were put on leave as part of standard procedures, Fox News reported. MS NOW earlier reported that agents involved in the shooting of Pretti were being put on leave, citing an unnamed source. Representatives for DHS could not be immediately reached to confirm the reports. Immigration agents on Saturday fired multiple shots at Pretti, an ICU nurse at a hospital for veterans. His death was the second fatal encounter between Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and U.S. citizens in Minnesota this month, sparked a national uproar. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has said it is reviewing the shooting.

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FBI Executes Search Warrant At Fulton County Elections Office Near Atlanta

FBI agents are executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta. An agency spokesperson confirmed the action on Wednesday. The search is taking place at the county's main election office in Union City, just south of Atlanta. Trump has long insisted that the 2020 election was stolen even though judges across the country and his own attorney general said they found no evidence of widespread fault that tipped the contest in Democrat Joe Biden’s favor. He has long made Georgia, one of the battleground states he lost in 2020, a central target for his complaints about the election and memorably pleaded with its then-secretary of state to “find” him enough votes to overturn the contest. Last week, in reference to the 2020 election, he asserted that “people will soon be prosecuted for what they did.” It was not clear what in particular he was referring to. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in August 2023 obtained an indictment against Trump and 18 others, accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That case was dismissed in November after courts barred Willis and her office from pursuing it because of an “appearance of impropriety” stemming from a romantic relationship she had with a prosecutor she had appointed to lead the case. The FBI last week moved to replace its top agent in Atlanta, Paul W. Brown, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a non-public personnel decision. It was not immediately clear why the move, which was not publicized by the FBI, was made. The Department of Justice last month sued the clerk of the Fulton County superior and magistrate courts in federal court seeking access to documents from the 2020 election in the county. The lawsuit said the department sent a letter to Che Alexander, clerk of superior and magistrate courts, but that she has failed to produce the requested documents. Alexander has filed a motion to dismiss the suit. The Justice Department complaint says that the purpose of its request was “ascertaining Georgia’s compliance with various federal election laws." The attorney general is also trying to help the State Election Board with its “transparency efforts under Georgia law.” A three-person conservative majority on the State Election Board has repeatedly sought to reopen a case alleging wrongdoing by Fulton County during the 2020 election. It passed a resolution in July seeking assistance from the U.S. attorney general to access voting materials. The state board sent subpoenas to the county board for various election documents last year and again on Oct. 6. The October subpoena requested “all used and void ballots, stubs of all ballots, signature envelopes, and corresponding envelope digital files from the 2020 General Election in Fulton County.” The Justice Department sent a letter to the county election board Oct. 30 citing the federal Civil Rights Act and asking for all records responsive to the October subpoena from the State Election Board. Lawyers for the county election board responded about two weeks later, saying that the records are held by the county court clerk. They also attached a letter the clerk sent to the State Election Board saying that the records are under seal in accordance with state law and can’t be released without a court order. The Justice Department said it then sent a letter to Alexander, the clerk, on Nov. 21 requesting the documents and that she failed to respond. The department is asking a judge to declare that the clerk’s “refusal to provide the election records upon a demand by the Attorney General” violates the Civil Rights Act. It is also asking the judge to order Alexander to produce the requested records within five days of a court order. The State Election Board in May 2024 heard a case that alleged documentation was missing for thousands of votes in the recount of the presidential contest in the 2020 election in 2020. After a presentation by a lawyer and an investigator for the secretary of state’s office, a response from the county and a lengthy discussion among the board members, the board voted to issue a letter of reprimand to the county. Shortly after that vote, there was a shift in power on the board, and the newly cemented conservative majority sought to reopen the case. The lone Democrat on the board and the chair have repeatedly objected, arguing the case is closed and citing multiple reviews that have found that while the county’s 2020 elections were sloppy and poorly managed there was no evidence of intentional wrongdoing. The conservative majority voted to subpoena a slew of election records from the county in November 2024. A fight over that subpoena is tied up in court.

Harvest with Greg Laurie, February 1, 2026

Trump Tells Iran “Time Is Running Out” To Make A Nuclear Deal

President Trump is putting Iran on notice –again– about nuclear weapons. The president used a social media post to urge Iran to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons. Or, he warned, “the next attack will be far worse.” He said “time is running out” and noted that a U.S. “armada” of warships was headed to the region. Iran said it would retaliate if the U.S. attacks. The Iranian government said it “stands ready for dialogue…but if pushed, it will defend itself and respond like never before.”

Trump, Minneapolis Mayor Trade Barbs Online

President Trump and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are sparring online over the federal government’s immigration operation in the city. Mayor Frey said he “appreciated the conversation” he had this week with the president’s border czar, Tom Homan, who has been dispatched to Minnesota. But Frey said he wants the Homeland Security operation to end and that Minneapolis “will not enforce federal immigration laws.” President Trump responded by saying the mayor is “playing with fire” and that Frey’s statement “is a very serious violation of the law.”

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