Pretti's killing and the shooting death of Renee Macklin Good by ICE officers have shocked the city and the country. The Trump administration has replaced the leadership of its Minneapolis operation with border czar Tom Homan. There are 3,000 ICE officers still in our state. And you just can't have a situation where you have ICE officers that are overwhelming local police. Eleven hundred sworn police officers - Minneapolis, St. Paul, - 3,000 ICE officers.
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According to multiple national reports, the Trump administration is seeking for a federal court to put a hold on a Louisiana lawsuit that aims to end abortion pill access by mail, citing a review of mifepristone.1,2According to CNN, the Justice Department’s filing on January 27, 2026, stated that if the case moves forward while the FDA is actively investigating current regulations would “judicial resources because FDA’s own review may eliminate any need for the Court’s.”1The filing, according to a Politico report, stated that the administration is considering whether to continue with federal regulations that allow mifepristone access via mail, retail, and telemedicine.2If the request to stop the case is achieved by the Trump administration, CNN reports it would inform the court within 2 weeks of a decision to change current regulations because of the review.1The Louisiana lawsuit aims to bring back previous federal restrictions to mifepristone that would remove access to the drug throughout the country, especially in anti-abortion states where there are fewer clinics.2Impact of telehealth and abortion careIn July of 2025, Angel Foster, MD, founder of The Massachusetts Abortion Access Project (MAP), spoke with Contemporary OB/GYN about growing fear among patients who seek abortion care in the United States after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade.3In the conversation, Foster noted that roughly one-third of women and girls of reproductive age now live in states that have implemented near-total abortion bans or first-trimester restrictions. A potential rehashing of federal regulations that would limit remote access could further limit access. “The most recent numbers suggest that about 1 in 4 abortions are actually through telemedicine, so it is becoming a critical part of the abortion care landscape,” Foster previously said. “Almost all of the abortions that are taking place in states with near-total bans are taking place through shield law provisions and through telemedicine.”Click here to watch Angel Foster discuss the importance of telehealth for abortion care. References:
OverviewThe NCAA has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to suspend prediction markets tied to college sports. While sportsbooks are largely regulated at the state level, prediction market operators contend that they are distinguishable because, unlike sportsbooks, prediction market users "trade on the yes/no outcome of events . 2 David Purdum, NCAA asks regulators to suspend collegiate prediction markets, ESPN (Jan. 14, 2026) https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/47614688/ncaa-asks-regulators-suspend-collegiate-prediction-markets (last visited Jan. 27, 2026). Prediction market operators are offering collegiate sport moneyline, total and spread markets that mirror markets offered by sports wagering operators. 5 David Purdum, Prediction market Kalshi self-certifies transfer portal trading, ESPN (Dec. 17, 2025) https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47341610/prediction-market-kalshi-intends-offer-trading-portal (last visited Jan. 27, 2026)6 Letter at 1.
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CNN data analyst Harry Enten said that President Donald Trump’s polling with Latinos is collapsing at a rate that he’s “rarely” seen before. Enten said you "rarely" see a 35-point drop off in just one year, but 35 percent of Latinos turned on Trump's deportation program in 2025. Enten analyzed how the Trump administration’s deportation operations have crushed the president’s favorability with Latinos ahead of the 2026 midterms. Garcia blamed White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Trump’s flagging Latino support, not Trump himself. “Choice for election among Latinos: Back in November of 2024, Kamala Harris won Latinos, but just by four points,” he said.
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Overreacting to the NCAA Season What a week in women’s college hoops! Zena and Sabreena open up with the week’s wildest stat lines — Hannah Hidalgo swiping 16 steals, Audi Crooks pouring in 43, and Grace College exploding for 172 points. From there, it’s on to WNBA All-Star talk and why so few teams are willing to host it. Later, Zena and Sabreena are joined by The Athletic’s Ira Gorwara to dig into our biggest overreactions in women’s college hoops. Check out our show survey here: https://forms.gle/bNmxU13S84cnsfjBA Follow and listen to the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/id1699815468 Get in touch!
Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesStocks were little changed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady. While the stock market was quiet, precious metals — considered havens amid uncertainty — soared higher, continuing a recent surge. Gold was up 5.4% and hit an all-time high above $5,350 a troy ounce. Silver soared 10% and traded around $116 a troy ounce. Silver is up roughly 65% so far this year and on pace for its best month since 1979.
Bill Belichick coaches the New England Patriots for the final time in a game against the New York Jets on Jan. 7, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. Bill Belichick is one of the most successful coaches in NFL history. ESPN broke the news Tuesday that Belichick won’t be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. This has to be some knock-off Hall of Fame or something, it can’t be the actual NFL Hall of Fame. Ain’t no WAY Bill Belichick ain’t 1st Ballot HOF!!
Top sports journalists from ESPN to Fox Sports blasted the Washington Post and owner Jeff Bezos online over a report the newspaper is planning to decimate its sports desk. “I’m incredibly saddened about what is happening at the Washington Post. “Jeff Bezos’ destruction of a great newspaper will be part of his legacy. Getty ImagesBrianna Schroer, a senior designer at the Washington Post, also spoke out. “Designing sports has been the highlight of my time at The Washington Post and I would be devastated if I was no longer able to do that,” she tweeted Monday.
As a combat soldier, I recognize a mission when I see one — not because it’s announced, but because it’s being carried out. In the span of weeks, ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis have resulted in the deaths of two Minnesotans. In over a year of combat in Iraq, my battalion of 500 soldiers did not kill a single person. "I was deployed with the Army's 724 Engineer Battalion in the preemptive strike/invasion of the Iraq war," she writes. That is precisely why soldiers and law enforcement officers hold codes of conduct so fiercely.
(Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)Aerial view of the village of Niscemi near the Sicilian town of Caltanissetta, southern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, where severe storms provoked a landslide, and some 1,500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. (Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP)Aerial view of the village of Niscemi near the Sicilian town of Caltanissetta, southern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, where severe storms provoked a landslide, and some 1,500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. The landslide in Niscemi, a town in the southwest of the island, spanned 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). Images showed cars and structures that had fallen 20 meters (yards) off the newly formed cliff, while many other homes remain perched perilously on the cliff edge. Meloni took a helicopter tour of the landslide area and met with local, regional and civil protection officials at the town hall.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted President Donald Trump over his “disgusting” rant about the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in a new CNN interview. Jeffries praised Omar and tore into Trump:KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Joining me now to talk about this is the Democratic leader in the House, Hakeem Jeffries. I want to ask you first about Ilhan Omar, the congresswoman. REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY): Well, that’s a disgusting comment and the president’s lies and misinformation continue to fan the flames of these types of violent incidents. Ilhan Omar, of course, is a strong, courageous, hardworking public servant.
