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Senate Republicans push for House GOP rebellion against funding package, voter ID legislation

Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Lee's, R-Utah, demands for DHS funding and SAVE America Act could extend government shutdown by forcing package back to Senate for potential rejection.

Walz’s vile ICE insults: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 2, 2026

The Issue: Gov. Tim Walz’s comparison of ICE agents in Minnesota to Nazis in...

Democrats post early fundraising edge in marquee 2026 Senate races

One bright spot for Democrats as they face a tough path to taking back...

An ATF Director Republicans Can (Finally) Support

Republicans should be excited that this important post will finally be filled, and filled...

‘Melania’ documentary delights audiences, foils naysayers with successful opening weekend

"Melania" blew past expectations in its debut, opening to the strongest ticket sales for a documentary in a decade and reaping rave reviews from moviegoers despite scathing takes from critics.

Fed holds firm

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed keeps rates unchanged The Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates Wednesday, holding steady amid President Trump’s battle to exert more influence over the independent central bank. © AP The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...

Duckworth fires back at Vance over Forrest Gump quip

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) fired back at Vice President Vance on Wednesday after he criticized her line of questioning at a Senate hearing, comparing her to the fictional character Forrest Gump, who is portrayed in the film as having a physical and intellectual disability. Duckworth — a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, who lost both...

Trump, Iran escalate war of words

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump, Iran escalate war of words Both President Trump and Iranian diplomats sent strongly-worded warnings as the arrival of the U.S. armada ramps up tensions in the region. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP...

Walz: Trump overseeing Pretti shooting investigation ‘so wrong on so many levels’

Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) condemned President Trump’s comments that he will personally oversee the investigation into the 37-year-old's killing.  Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that his administration will conduct a “big investigation” into the matter.  “I...

Kid Rock calls for price cap on resale tickets to protect against gouging

Kid Rock on Wednesday called for a price cap on resale tickets for live music and sporting events, arguing that fans and artists have been “getting screwed” by a system that drives up prices and offers little benefit to performers. “I’m here because hardworking Americans who love live music deserve better, and artists deserve...

Trump, tech giants seek to change data center narrative

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story Trump, tech giants seek to change data center narrative President Trump and major tech companies are attempting to change the narrative around data centers, as rising electricity costs linked to AI infrastructure face growing local opposition and increasingly become a political liability. © Jeff Amy, Associated Press Both the...

Joaquin Castro shares Texas detention visit with 5-year-old boy, father captured in Minnesota

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) visited a 5-year-old and his father at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas, where they are both being held following their arrests in Minnesota. “I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him,” Castro wrote...

Concerns over lawmaker safety heighten after attacks against Frost, Omar

Violent attacks in the last week against Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) have amplified already high concerns about the safety of lawmakers, as deepening political polarization and incendiary rhetoric further escalate the dangers members face. Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance Tuesday night while addressing constituents at a town hall in...

House Republicans warn against Senate changing DHS funding bill

House Republicans are warning the Senate against making any changes to a government funding package that includes funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), saying any reforms sought by Democrats would not clear the House and would lead to a government shutdown at the end of the week. Conservatives also say they would seek...

Slovakia’s PM rails against Politico report he was ‘shocked’ by Trump’s psychological state

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico fiercely denied a Politico report that he was “shocked” by President Trump’s state of mind during his visit to Mar-a-Lago this month. Politico, citing five unnamed European diplomats, reported that Fico told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels last week that his meeting with the U.S. president left him...

Rubio says oil companies were not tipped off about Venezuela operation, contradicting Trump

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that oil companies were not tipped off ahead of the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela, appearing to contradict past statements from President Trump. “The oil executives were not involved whatsoever in any of the planning on this matter,” Rubio said during a Senate hearing.  “All of those executives learned about...

Erika Kirk pledges Turning Point will match $1,000 government deposits in ‘Trump Accounts’

Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk said her organization will match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits in new “Trump Accounts” for the children of its employees.  Kirk wrote Wednesday on social platform X that her husband, the late conservative activist and Turning Point co-founder Charlie Kirk, “spoke so often about the importance of young families...

Mother planning a wedding, pilot killed in Maine plane crash

Families and organizations have begun to identify the six victims killed in a Sunday plane crash in Maine. Passengers were on board a Bombardier Challenger 600 that erupted in flames after an engine fire.  Lakewood Church employee Shawna Collins died on the aircraft, a church employee told The Associated Press. She served at the mega...

Watch live: Omar gives remarks after spraying incident in Minnesota

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will speak to reporters Wednesday evening, a day after she was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall in her home district. Omar has taken a defiant tone against the Trump administration's surge in federal agents to Minnesota in the wake of two fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving immigration...

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