Karen Tumulty

Trump administration uses ICE to pressure blue states How the Trump administration is pressuring states to capitulate on several fronts — including voting issues and “sanctuary city” policies — and using officers and agents in the streets as leverage.

The administration has multiple agendas at work here and they aren't all about finding violent undocumented criminals. Patrick Marley and I explain: Trump administration uses ICE to pressure blue states www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’ Alex Pretti’s death came two weeks after the killing of Renée Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

“We’re going to tell the court that this has been a dramatic and historic escalation. There’s never been a deployment of ICE agents quite like this. And yet, Minnesota doesn’t have the most immigrants. What would justify this?” @keithellison.bsky.social tells @ktumulty.bsky.social.

Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’ Alex Pretti’s death came two weeks after the killing of Renée Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

“Reasonable people watching the video could conclude that [Pretti] had a gun & a holster, that it was taken off of him in plain view on the video, & that after that, he was shot. I think that a person who saw those things would not be hallucinating.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’ Alex Pretti’s death came two weeks after the killing of Renée Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

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Shootings in Minneapolis underscore how Kristi Noem has transformed DHS The agency was founded after Sept. 11 to prevent foreign terrorist attacks. Now it is almost exclusively focused on apprehending undocumented immigrants.

MUSTREAD from Marianne Levine and Brianna Sacks, with a reminder of why ICE was created after 9/11 -- Shootings in Minneapolis underscore how Kristi Noem has transformed DHS www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show A Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

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Analysis | Trump’s sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist It remains to be seen what lasting damage the episode has done, particularly to how other members of NATO regard and trust the United States.

My Sunday Take: Trump’s sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Is Trump the first president to regularly wear an overcoat in public? Ask us your politics questions. Join our chief political correspondent for her next live chat on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 12 p.m. Eastern time.

My Live Chat is underway, and one question from a reader sent me all the way back to the Reagan-Gorbachev era. The subject: The politics of ... overcoats. You can join us here: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

"I need my devices back to do my job." wapo.st/4jUxQEe

Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

BREAKING: Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

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Also if you haven’t seen The Best Years of Our Lives, please do. My vote for the bravest movie ever made.

Who can’t love Joseph Cotten?

Watching old movies is my favorite escape from the news. Currently: The Third Man. Who else has seen it?

With Coretta Scott King at his side, Ronald Reagan in 1983 signs legislation creating a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. --

Trump says he has ‘solved’ 8 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them. Trump says he has ended a growing list of conflicts. But in some of them, his role remains contested, and violence has resurged between Thailand and Cambodia.

Re-upping this: Trump says he has ‘solved’ 8 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Beto O’Rourke won’t endorse in Texas Senate Democratic primary Praising Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico as “generational talents,” Beto O’Rourke says his role will be organizing voters, not picking sides.

Beto O’Rourke won’t endorse in Texas Senate Democratic primary: "“I believe in the Democratic voters of the state of Texas, who are going to have a real close and personal look at these two phenomenal candidates." www.dallasnews.com/news/2026/01...

Gov. Shapiro, in book, says Harris team asked him if he was ever Israeli agent Shapiro was told that the question was part of the vetting process for vice president but he still found it offensive, he wrote in his upcoming memoir.

Gov. Shapiro, in book, says Harris team asked him if he was ever Israeli agent -- Yasmeen Abutaleb @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The iron rule of the internet, as I recall, is that if it is free, you are the product.

An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice

This episode of The Daily with reporting by @susandominus.bsky.social brought me to tears. Unimaginable pain awakens such love: An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/p...

That is pretty much the way gift links work at most major outlets, I think.

Analysis | Trump wants to get rid of the Fed chair. Why a DOJ inquiry has backfired. The probe of Jerome Powell immediately revealed the extent of support from GOP lawmakers and the finance community for an independent central bank.

My Sunday Take (with a gift link) -- Trump wants to get rid of the Fed chair. Why a DOJ inquiry has backfired. wapo.st/3NskqmL

Trump Justice Department enters new territory with probe of Walz, Frey The agency is targeting critics during a moment of crisis in which protesters are clashing with federal agents on icy city streets.

Trump Justice Department enters new territory with probe of Walz, Frey. By Patrick Marley & Yasmeen Abutaleb www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump bets on rural health as a winning midterm message The president is promoting a $50 billion fund, designed to help communities where hospitals are struggling, amid criticism of his deep Medicaid cuts.

Trump — who wants the GOP to campaign on health care — rolled out his “Great Healthcare Plan” to shrugs and jeers yesterday.

He’ll try again today by focusing on the administration’s $50 billion rural health fund, which has more substance and support.

Spanberger’s unlikely journey from the CIA to Va.’s first female governor The former House member ran a centrist campaign focused on affordability, health care and education, providing a potential road map for other Democrats.

As we head into inauguration weekend in Virginia, I'm re-upping (with a gift link) this piece of mine from November: Spanberger’s unlikely journey from the CIA to Va.’s first female governor wapo.st/3NpKTkO

Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.

Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid. By @sarahellison.bsky.social Patrick Marley and @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump, ICE, affordability: Which issue will top the midterms? Ask your politics questions. Join our chief political correspondent for her next live chat on Jan. 15 at 12 p.m. Eastern time.

I will be doing my first Live Chat of 2026 today at Noon Eastern. Join us! You can also send in your questions early --- Trump, ICE, affordability: Which issue will top the midterms? Ask your politics questions. wapo.st/3Lv9l3M

Opinion | The Post and the First Amendment An FBI raid won’t stop reporters from continuing their important work.

The Washington Post Editorial Board weighs in -- The Post and the First Amendment @postopinions.bsky.social wapo.st/49BEdaR

The Washington Post editorial board has weighed in: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Your loss. We will have to disagree on this.