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Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that has led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and evoked outrage and protests the country.

A former House committee staffer has been arrested on charges of stealing hundreds of government cell phones and selling them at a pawn shop.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Federal judge orders HHS to restore American Academy of Pediatrics funding Over the weekend, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that was...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump may exclude Exxon from Venezuela deal President Trump said on Sunday that he is inclined to keep oil giant ExxonMobil out of deals regarding Venezuela following the CEO’s skeptical response to future investment in the South American country. © AP Photo/Alex Brandon “I’d...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to advance a minibus appropriations package, taking a step toward funding another swath of government before the Jan. 30 deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. The Senate voted 80 to 13 Monday evening to advance the package, which passed the House last week by an overwhelming margin of...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Republican senators pan DOJ probe into Fed Senate Republicans are rushing to defend Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from a Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigation that Powell says is politically motivated and aimed at undercutting...

The Trump administration is telling U.S. citizens to exit Iran immediately in the wake of unrest in the country. A security alert by the virtual U.S. Embassy for Iran advises American citizens to “leave Iran now” and “have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on U.S. government help.” “Protests across Iran are...

President Trump’s top national security officials are set to brief him Tuesday with options for the U.S. to respond to the Iranian regime’s deadly use of force against protests sweeping the country. Trump has threatened military intervention and said he is looking at “strong options” to respond to what human rights groups allege is the...

A federal judge on Monday temporarily allowed an offshore wind farm to keep building after yet another attempt by the Trump administration to halt it. Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issued a preliminary injunction halting a stop-work order the Trump administration issued against Revolution Wind. The Trump administration ordered Revolution Wind, along with four similar...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Meta names Dina Powell McCormick president The parent company of Facebook and Instagram announced Monday that it has tapped former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in President Trump’s...

A federal court is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate funding for seven green projects after they alleged they were treated unfairly because they were mostly located in blue states. D.C. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the Trump administration’s move to cancel the funding violated awardees’ rights under the Fifth Amendment. “Defendants freely admit that they made...

Trump called Manhattan's congestion pricing a 'disaster' and demands end to $9 toll program that city claims reduced traffic by up to 13% since January.

Government shutdown looms as Senate passes first funding hurdle but faces Jan. 30 deadline. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., says continuing resolution likely needed.

The top House Democrat is accusing the DHS secretary of "depraved indifference" after an ICE agent shot U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good during a Minneapolis operation.