Politics
- Videos of Alex Pretti shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis contradict Trump official claims - Footage from at least one of the videos appears to show a federal officer disarming the victim before shots are fired.
- Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation' - The Trump administration has surged federal law enforcement to the city to enforce its immigration crackdown and pursue allegations of widespread welfare fraud.
- After second Minneapolis shooting, Congress hurtles toward a partial government shutdown over DHS funding - Senate Minority Leader Schumer said he will vote against a package to fund DHS and a wide swath of the government after federal agents killed a U.S. citizen.
- Trump accounts get supercharged by employer matches — some companies offer up to $1,000 - A growing number of large employers have announced that they will match contributions to Trump accounts for their employees.
- From Bill Gates to Emmanuel Macron: How the world’s most powerful people communicate and exert influence - "It's the performance, not the content... it's not what you say, it's the way that you say it," executive coach René Carayol tells CNBC about how leaders speak.
- Gov. Walz calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in Minnesota after another fatal shooting - "Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota," Walz said.
- Trump threatens to impose 100% tariff if Canada makes deal with China - In his Truth Social post, Trump suggested that China would try to use Canada to try to avoid paying U.S. tariffs.
- As federal ACA subsidies lapse, blue states offer their own - A handful of states have moved to soften the blow of lapsed federal subsidies for health insurance premiums.
- Investors went to Davos for AI. They left talking about Greenland - Two Davos's emerged: one chasing AI’s future, the other gripped by Greenland, tariffs and the geopolitical risks reshaping investor playbooks.
- I spent the week with tech CEOs. Here's what they're talking about - Four themes were top of mind for tech executives at Davos, and they were all about AI.