Laws

• Speaker Johnson: 'Confident' government shutdown will end by Tuesday - The government shut down on Saturday after Senate Democrats demanded changes to a spending package following the killings of U.S. citizens in Minnesota.
• Federal judge denies bid to end ICE Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota - The crackdown "has had, and will likely continue to have, profound and even heartbreaking, consequences," U.S. District Judge Menendez said in the ruling.
• Jeffrey Epstein victims blast DOJ for 'incomplete' release of files - "We did not protect President Trump ... or anybody," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said as he revealed there would be no more release of Epstein files.
• Trump says 'we're going to de-escalate a little bit' in Minnesota after Alex Pretti killing - Trump and the White House has sought to lower tensions over the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.
• House Democrats to Trump: Fire DHS chief Noem or they'll start impeachment proceedings against her - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing criticism for her caustic comments on Alex Pretti, who was killed by a federal agent in Minnesota.
• Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts after employee leaked Trump tax records - Booze Allen employee Charles Edward Littlejohn also had leaked tax records of Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Tesla chief Elon Musk to a news outlet.
• 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.
• 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 sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over alleged 'political' debanking - Chase Bank closed Trump's accounts on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and the president exiting the White House later that same month.