Trump news at a glance: White House poised to scale back surge in Minnesota as outrage mounts over killings

President and team soften harsh rhetoric after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents - key US politics stories from Monday 26 January at a glance

The US news cycle remained fixed on Donald Trump's ICE crackdown in Minnesota on Monday as outrage and calls for accountability mount following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents.

While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end, Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday, as the president and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.