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Live updates: Homan set to give Minneapolis update as Congress debates DHS funding

With the partial government shutdown resolved, both the House and Senate turn to negotiations on the Department of Homeland Security, and specifically debate over potential limits on immigration officers, before its funding runs out again on Feb. 13. Border czar Tom Homan will address the Trump administration's immigration efforts in Minneapolis at a Wednesday morning...

Rand Paul on Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections: ‘That’s not what the Constitution says’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he does not support President Trump’s proposal for Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen states and “nationalize” the midterm elections, declaring Trump’s call to action as blatantly unconstitutional. “That’s not what the Constitution says about elections,” Paul said in an interview Tuesday with MS NOW’s...

Judge limits federal agents’ use of tear gas in Portland

A federal judge in Oregon temporarily limited federal agents’ use of nonlethal munitions against protesters outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore. ICE officers deployed tear gas, shot pepper balls and rubber bullets and set off flash bang-grenades at an anti-immigration enforcement protest in the city earlier this week, The...

Ten years on, Congress must reclaim its North Korea strategy

Ten years after the North Korea Sanctions Policy Enhancement Act was passed, Congress needs to reassert its authority on North Korea policy and demand full enforcement of the law, while also pursuing creative diplomacy to make progress towards disarming the Kim regime.

Trump’s new ammo to toss hush money case conviction

President Trump’s lawyers are back in Manhattan this morning, vying to finally convince a 92-year-old federal judge that he should take the reins on Trump’s criminal conviction and toss it. Fresh off hearing deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s not guilty plea, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein will decide if Trump’s case belongs before him or in New York state court, where a jury issued Trump’s sole conviction. Hellerstein has shown reluctance. But Trump has new ammo. He can thank the U.S. Court...

Congress is trying to reverse Trump’s progress on closing tariff loopholes

The bill title promises security and revenue. The text does the opposite.

Raise state revenues — but not by imposing fines and fees

Don't let courts become collection agencies that balance budgets on the backs of the poor.

Democrats launch new program to turn out infrequent voters

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a new initiative on Wednesday that aims to turn out likely Democratic voters in toss-up states and congressional districts who voted in 2020 but sat out the last presidential election. The initiative, called Local Listeners, trains volunteers to engage infrequent voters, aiming to reach more than a million of them ahead of the midterms. A quarter of that engagement will...

DHS funding fight shifts into high gear

Plus: McConnell hospitalized, and the Clintons agree to testify in face of contempt vote

ICE re-arrests two Venezuelan men after federal judge’s release order

Venezuelan nationals accused of assaulting ICE officer were released by judge, then immediately re-arrested in Minneapolis snow shovel attack case.

Former Capitol Police officer running for Congress in different district than failed 2024 bid

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn mounts congressional bid in Maryland's 5th District, after second-place finish in 2024 District 3 primary.

Federal judge grills DOJ lawyers over censure of Democratic senator

Federal judge seems to signal support for Sen. Mark Kelly's claim that the Pentagon violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him.

California Dems lash out at ICE during gubernatorial debate

California Democratic gubernatorial candidates condemned ICE during Tuesday's debate, with several calling to abolish the federal immigration agency.

Attempted Trump assassin to learn sentence, with prosecutors seeking life

Ryan Routh, the suspect convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club in 2024, will be sentenced on Wednesday.

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