Minnesota Governor Demands Removal of Federal Agents After Fatal Shooting

Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, demanded that President Donald Trump remove federal immigration agents from the state following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, in Minneapolis. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, January 25, 2026, marked the second such killing in the city amid an ongoing immigration crackdown, according to Al Jazeera.

Walz directly addressed Trump during a news briefing on Sunday, questioning the presence and training of the federal agents. The shooting of Pretti sparked calls for an independent investigation, with Democratic senators vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response, Fortune reported. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer stated in a social media post that Democrats would not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.

The potential blockage of the DHS funding bill raised the prospect of a partial government shutdown by the end of the week, as six of the 12 annual spending bills for the current budget year remained awaiting action in the Senate, according to Fortune. If senators failed to act by midnight Friday, funding for agencies covered under those six bills would lapse.

Meanwhile, in other international news, President Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs on all goods if it makes a trade deal with China, BBC Business reported. This threat followed rising tensions between the two countries after Canada's Prime Minister Carney announced a "strategic partnership" with China and criticized the U.S.-led world order, prompting Trump to withdraw an invitation for Canada to join his new Board of Peace.

Separately, Ars Technica reported that Poland's electric grid was targeted by wiper malware, likely unleashed by Russian state hackers, in an attempt to disrupt electricity delivery operations. The cyberattack, which occurred during the last week of December, aimed to disrupt communications between renewable installations and the power distribution operators but failed for reasons not explained. Security firm ESET identified the malware as a wiper, designed to permanently erase code and data stored on servers. The New York Times also covered the cyberattack, attributing it to the Russian Sandworm group, while also covering a diverse range of topics including AI advancements and concerns, business trends, legal proceedings, social issues, climate change-related events, and international relations.