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NYTIMES (Barry Friedman and Stephen I. Vladeck) - Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness

State and local prosecutions could produce deterrent effects that are so desperately needed now.

NYTIMES (Lydia Polgreen, David French and Michelle Goldberg) - ‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe.’ Three Columnists on the Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

On immigration raids, the shooting death of Alex Pretti and where we go from here.

NPR (Franco Ordoñez) - All eyes on Rubio as he navigates the world in 2 critical roles

Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.

Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.Open

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - GOP fractures grow as Minnesota shootings erode immigration crackdown support

Some leading Republicans are demanding a thorough investigation after a second Minnesota resident was killed by federal immigration officials, a warning that backlash is brewing to President Trump's heavy-handed approach. The big picture: While administration officials stayed on message and backed the federal agents in Minnesota, the criticisms show Republican cracks over Trump's increasingly unpopular immigration agenda. What they're saying: One of the most high profile warnings came from Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) who signaled to the administration — albeit gently — that federal agents should leave Minneapolis. - "If I were President Trump I would almost think about ... if the mayor and the governor are…

Some leading Republicans are demanding a thorough investigation after a second Minnesota resident was killed by federal immigration officials, a warning that backlash is brewing to President Trump's heavy-handed approach. The big picture: While administration officials stayed on message and backed the federal agents in Minnesota, the criticisms show Republican cracks over Trump's increasingly unpopular immigration agenda. What they're saying: One of the most high profile warnings came from Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) who signaled to the administration — albeit gently — that federal agents should leave Minneapolis. - "If I were President Trump I would almost think about ... if the mayor and the governor are…Open

AXIOS (Mike Allen) - WATCH: Jim VandeHei's blunt AI advice

We're rolling out two new Axios shows to build on our popular interview series, "The Axios Show ." Why it matters: This is a hinge moment for humanity. Job 1 for Axios is to help you navigate, understand and thrive ... with clinical, essential, useful coverage on all platforms. The short-video shows: 1. "Just Lead! " This series, debuting this morning, brings our blunt advice, based on real-world experience in life and business, on how to better lead yourself, friends, families and work colleagues. - First up: Blunt advice on AI, based on Jim's recent letter to his family and Axios readers on the fierce urgency to understand and use AI. The episode includes the reaction of his wife, an AI skeptic, and daughter, an AI agnostic. - Please…

We're rolling out two new Axios shows to build on our popular interview series, "The Axios Show ." Why it matters: This is a hinge moment for humanity. Job 1 for Axios is to help you navigate, understand and thrive ... with clinical, essential, useful coverage on all platforms. The short-video shows: 1. "Just Lead! " This series, debuting this morning, brings our blunt advice, based on real-world experience in life and business, on how to better lead yourself, friends, families and work colleagues. - First up: Blunt advice on AI, based on Jim's recent letter to his family and Axios readers on the fierce urgency to understand and use AI. The episode includes the reaction of his wife, an AI skeptic, and daughter, an AI agnostic. - Please…Open

AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Wall Street's playbook for 2026 already needs to be rewritten

Investors are confronting a different world, marked by the Trump administration's aggressive push for a new global order , renewed attacks on the Federal Reserve, increasingly controversial immigration actions and much more. Why it matters: It's not even the end of the first month of the year. Throw out your 2026 outlooks. What they're saying: It's hard to parse the market's response to the firehose of news, as any selloff could be "a routine wave or a tidal shift, or worse, a tsunami," Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, tells Axios. State of play: Since the beginning of the year, investors have been met with: - Venezuela: The capture of Nicolás Maduro led to a spike in volatility and a drop in energy prices. -…

Investors are confronting a different world, marked by the Trump administration's aggressive push for a new global order , renewed attacks on the Federal Reserve, increasingly controversial immigration actions and much more. Why it matters: It's not even the end of the first month of the year. Throw out your 2026 outlooks. What they're saying: It's hard to parse the market's response to the firehose of news, as any selloff could be "a routine wave or a tidal shift, or worse, a tsunami," Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, tells Axios. State of play: Since the beginning of the year, investors have been met with: - Venezuela: The capture of Nicolás Maduro led to a spike in volatility and a drop in energy prices. -…Open

AXIOS (Ashley Gold) - Exclusive: OpenAI wants to be a scientific research partner

AI is increasingly being used as a research collaborator for mathematicians and scientists, per a new report from OpenAI shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: OpenAI argues that AI can make scientists more productive by upping the amount of research that can get done, ultimately leading to more life-saving breakthroughs. By the numbers: Per OpenAI's report, an internal analysis of a random sample of anonymized ChatGPT conversations from January to December of last year showed: - Average weekly message counts on "advanced hard-science topics" grew nearly 47% over the year. - As of January of this year, nearly 1.3 million weekly users are discussing "advanced topics in hard science" with an average of 8.4 million ChatGPT messages…

AI is increasingly being used as a research collaborator for mathematicians and scientists, per a new report from OpenAI shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: OpenAI argues that AI can make scientists more productive by upping the amount of research that can get done, ultimately leading to more life-saving breakthroughs. By the numbers: Per OpenAI's report, an internal analysis of a random sample of anonymized ChatGPT conversations from January to December of last year showed: - Average weekly message counts on "advanced hard-science topics" grew nearly 47% over the year. - As of January of this year, nearly 1.3 million weekly users are discussing "advanced topics in hard science" with an average of 8.4 million ChatGPT messages…Open

WASHINGTONPOST (Matt Viser) - Trump tries to reset -- again -- on affordability

The push comes after weeks of freewheeling speeches and international controversy that reflected Trump’s tendency to derail his own message.

WASHINGTONPOST (Angie Orellana Hernandez) - Jewelry heist suspect’s deportation left victims ‘in disbelief,’ lawyer says

The deportation has thrown the heist’s victims into further upheaval after enduring three years of financial hardship, the jewelry companies’ lawyer said.