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Trump signals a ‘softer touch’ on immigration as he says Pretti and Good are ‘no angels’
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Donald Trump said the deaths Renee Good And Alex is beautiful Both in Minneapolis were harrowing events that “shouldn’t have happened,” but no one feels worse about both shootings than the ICE agents.
“She wasn’t an angel, and he wasn’t an angel,” Trump said of Pretti and Good in a new interview with NBC News. “Still, I’m not happy with what happened there. No one can be happy, and ICE wasn’t happy either.
“But I will always be with our great people in law enforcement,” he continued. “We must support them. If we don’t, we won’t have a country.”
This comes after White House border czar Tom Homan said 700 federal agents would leave Minnesota. In the interview, Trump suggested using a “softer touch” in carrying out his aggressive crackdown on immigrants.
But, Chuck SchumerThe US Senate minority leader says the 700 agent reduction is not enough. “ICE abuses go beyond the headlines. Residents are afraid to go to schools, grocery stores, or even set foot outside. Agents patrol the streets like a military operation,” he said. “All ICE needs to leave Minneapolis immediately.”
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The second day of US-brokered talks between negotiators from Moscow and Kiev is taking place in Abu Dhabi. It came at a time when discussions were increasing Russia’s attack on Ukrainethe power grid and an ongoing war of attrition.
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The Trump administration says it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc Together with its allies and partners to counter China’s stronghold. This would use tariffs to support the supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, missiles and other high-tech products.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to Epstein victims Peter Mandelson US embassy job. Starmer says Mandelson portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew. He expressed regret for believing Mandelson’s lies and appointing him.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is under fire for disclosing information about Epstein’s victims and concealing the identities of the alleged perpetrators. CNN reports. Survivors accused the Justice Department of “incompetently handling” the release of three million documents that emerged last week.
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Trump to make remarks at national prayer
Minister Donald Trump A White House spokesperson confirmed that he will attend and make remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast later today.
The event is held annually in Washington, DC, on the first Thursday of February. It aims to bring together leaders in the political, social and business sectors from across the country in an event that combines prayer and networking.
“Today, President Trump will unite our country with the power of prayer at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast,” a White House spokesman said.
“President Trump has taken unprecedented steps to protect our God-given rights and has fulfilled his promise to reverse those steps.” Joe BidenHis divisive policies weaponize the federal government against men and women of faith. “From defending innocent life to restoring biological truth to protecting the fundamental rights of parents, President Trump has won major victories for religious freedom.”
Fox News reports He said he first attended the president’s National Prayer Breakfast in 2017 and returned last year to use his remarks to promise action against what he called anti-Christian bias tied to the Biden administration.
“During my time in the White House, we will protect Christians in our schools, our military, our government, our workplaces, our hospitals, and our public squares, and we will reunite our country as one nation under God, with freedom and justice for all,” he said at last year’s event.
Other notable attendees for the 2026 event include the house speaker, according to the publication mike johnson and attorney general Pam Bondi.
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Trump signals a ‘softer touch’ on immigration as he says Pretti and Good are ‘no angels’
Hello, welcome to the US politics live blog.
Donald Trump said the deaths Renee Good And Alex is beautiful Both in Minneapolis were harrowing events that “shouldn’t have happened,” but no one feels worse about both shootings than the ICE agents.
“She wasn’t an angel, and he wasn’t an angel,” Trump said of Pretti and Good in a new interview with NBC News. “Still, I’m not happy with what happened there. No one can be happy, and ICE wasn’t happy either.
“But I will always be with our great people in law enforcement,” he continued. “We must support them. If we don’t, we won’t have a country.”
This comes after White House border czar Tom Homan said 700 federal agents would leave Minnesota. In the interview, Trump suggested using a “softer touch” in carrying out his aggressive crackdown on immigrants.
But, Chuck SchumerThe US Senate minority leader says the 700 agent reduction is not enough. “ICE abuses go beyond the headlines. Residents are afraid to go to schools, grocery stores, or even set foot outside. Agents patrol the streets like a military operation,” he said. “All ICE needs to leave Minneapolis immediately.”
In other developments:
-
The second day of US-brokered talks between negotiators from Moscow and Kiev is taking place in Abu Dhabi. It came at a time when discussions were increasing Russia’s attack on Ukrainethe power grid and an ongoing war of attrition.
-
The Trump administration says it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc Together with its allies and partners to counter China’s stronghold. This would use tariffs to support the supply of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, missiles and other high-tech products.
-
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to Epstein victims Peter Mandelson US embassy job. Starmer says Mandelson portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew. He expressed regret for believing Mandelson’s lies and appointing him.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is under fire for disclosing information about Epstein’s victims and concealing the identities of the alleged perpetrators. CNN reports. Survivors accused the Justice Department of “incompetently handling” the release of three million documents that emerged last week.
