{"id":198240,"date":"2026-01-26T17:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-pretti-killing-a-wake-up-call-say-obamas-as-clinton-urges-americans-to-speak-out-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:18:32","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-pretti-killing-a-wake-up-call-say-obamas-as-clinton-urges-americans-to-speak-out-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-pretti-killing-a-wake-up-call-say-obamas-as-clinton-urges-americans-to-speak-out-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Pretti killing a \u2018wake-up call\u2019 say Obamas as Clinton urges Americans to speak out – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Democratic ex-leaders warn core American values are under assault \u2013 key US politics stories from Sunday 25 January <\/em>at a glance
Democratic ex-presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have spoken out against the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis, the second person to be shot dead by federal immigration officers in the city this month.
In a statement released on Sunday, Obama and his wife, Michelle, described the killing of Alex Pretti as \u201ca heartbreaking tragedy\u201d and \u201ca wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault\u201d.
\u201cFor weeks now people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city,\u201d they said.
Bill Clinton joined the call in a post on X, saying the US is facing a historic moment that will shape it for years to come. He urged Americans to speak out and \u201cshow that our nation still belongs to we the people\u201d.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
Pressure mounted on Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s administration on Sunday to fully investigate the previous day\u2019s killing by federal immigration officers of Pretti<\/a> in Minneapolis<\/a>.
Calls for an investigation have come from all sides of the political divide after video analysis<\/a> showed officers had removed from Pretti a handgun he was reportedly permitted to carry \u2013 and which he was not handling \u2013 before fatally shooting him.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Minnesota governor Tim Walz<\/a> appealed to Trump<\/a> to withdraw federal agents from Minnesota<\/a> on Sunday, a day after US border patrol officers shot and killed Pretti<\/a>, who was monitoring the immigration crackdown<\/a>.
\u201cWhat\u2019s the plan, Donald Trump?\u201d Walz asked at a news conference<\/a>. \u201cWhat do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state?\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The National Rifle Association (NRA<\/a>) has joined other gun lobbying and advocacy groups that are typically aligned with Trump<\/a> in calling for the Republican president\u2019s administration to conduct a \u201cfull investigation\u201d into Pretti\u2019s killing.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
A supervisor in the FBI<\/a>\u2019s Minneapolis<\/a> field office who unsuccessfully attempted to investigate the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good<\/a> in the city on 7 January has resigned, according to multiple reports.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
In the wake of the second fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer<\/a>, said his party would block a funding package next week if it includes money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Canada\u2019s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Sunday his country had no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China, responding to Trump\u2019s threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if the US\u2019s northern neighbour went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Trump\u2019s climbdown<\/a> over his claim that UK troops avoided the frontline in Afghanistan has been greeted with cross-party relief in Westminster despite his failure to apologise for remarks widely condemned as offensive and false.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
A US appeals court rejected federal justice department\u2019s bid to charge five more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service<\/a><\/strong> on 18 January, according to court documents made public on Saturday, revealing the lengths the Trump administration has gone to prosecute those involved in the demonstration.
Some of the US\u2019s biggest companies are coming under increasing pressure to speak out about the Trump administration\u2019s <\/a><\/strong>ICE operations in Minnesota<\/a><\/strong>.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidance <\/a>on how to protect children\u2019s mental health in the digital age \u2013 emphasizing the need for systemic changes as well as parental engagement that goes beyond limiting screen time<\/a><\/strong>.
The Florida congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost said he was assaulted by a man who said Trump would deport him at a party during the Sundance film festival<\/a> in Utah.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 24 January 2026<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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