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7 House Democrats break with Jeffries to pass DHS funding despite ICE backlash

Democrats join Republicans to pass $1.2 trillion spending package, advancing key step to prevent potential government shutdown by Jan. 30 deadline.

US formally exits World Health Organization, locking in Trump’s break with global health body

The United States completes World Health Organization withdrawal one year after Trump's executive order, citing WHO's delayed COVID-19 response.

Trump announces bid for major world event, appoints Rubio as chair

Trump announces U.S. bid for World Expo 2035 in Miami, appointing Marco Rubio to chair coordination efforts for the major international event.

GOP lawmaker accuses Jack Smith of ‘spying’ on Congress at tense House hearing over Trump probe

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation into Trump — and at times, the tone turned hostile

Arizona Dem AG blasted for ‘dangerous’ claim residents can shoot ICE agents under state laws

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says ICE agents could be shot under stand-your-ground law if they can't be identified as law enforcement officers.

Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide: Autopsy

A Cuban immigrant's death in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas has been ruled a homicide, according to The Associated Press. ICE said in a press release earlier this month that on Jan. 3, a Cuban migrant named Geraldo Lunas Campos had died while in custody. The agency said Lunas Campos,...

Live updates: Major allies absent at Trump’s Board of Peace ceremony; Jack Smith to testify in House

President Trump departed Davos, Switzerland, where he met with world leaders and unveiled his new Board of Peace in Gaza at the annual World Economic Forum.  Earlier Thursday, the president participated in a signing ceremony for his peace board initiative alongside a handful of world leaders. No major European allies attended the Thursday signing ceremony,...

House could face snap votes challenging Trump tariffs amid GOP division

Challenges to President Trump’s tariff regime could soon be at the center of business in the House, as Democrats and tariff-skeptical GOP members will have the opportunity to call snap votes that set up a loyalty test for Republicans. House Republican leadership this week declined to extend past Jan. 31 a prohibition on calling snap...

Watch live: Vance touts Trump economic agenda in Ohio

Vice President Vance is in Ohio on Thursday morning to sell President Trump’s economic agenda, as the 2026 midterm elections inch closer. In his visit to Toledo, Ohio, Vance is expected to tour an industrial shipping facility and deliver remarks on how the Trump administration's policies impact the Midwest. Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy...

Will sale of Nathan’s Famous impact July 4 hot dog eating contest?

The contest, formal or otherwise, have been going on for decades.

Trump, Kushner launch Board of Peace at Davos — without EU partners

President Trump and his administration rolled out the Board of Peace initiative for Gaza in Davos on Thursday featuring leaders of over 20 countries that notably did not include major European Union allies. Countries that have agreed to join the board include Argentina, Belarus, Morocco, Vietnam, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Jordan,...

Potentially catastrophic ice storm set to affect millions in US: What the numbers show

Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while many northern states all the way to New England could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible, forecasters say.

Trump: ‘We certainly have a good bench’ for 2028 presidential race 

President Trump said the Republican Party has “a good bench” of potential candidates to run for the White House in 2028, but he declined to name an early favorite to run as his successor.  In an interview that aired Wednesday evening on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Trump was asked whether he thinks there’s a likely GOP candidate who could carry on his...

A golden age of celestial science — if we choose to build it

These are missions only NASA can lead. Everything else should go to partners who can deliver faster and cheaper.

Watch live: Jack Smith testifies before House on Trump investigations

Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify Thursday morning before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations of President Trump during the Biden administration. The public hearing comes after Smith sat for a more than seven-hour closed door deposition with the panel last month, when he asserted that he would still choose to bring charges against Trump...

Watch live: House convenes hearing on health care affordability as ACA premiums spike

The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hear testimony from health insurance executives Thursday morning as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. The tax credits — which helped keep insurance costs low for struggling Americans — were at the heart of the record 43-day lapse in government funding last year....

Not guilty: Jury returns verdict in trial of former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales 

After less than a day of deliberation, the jury has returned a verdict of not guilty in the trial of former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales for his role in the 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary.

AOC: Trump is acting in ‘increasingly erratic ways’

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) expressed concern after President Trump’s behavior Wednesday, after the president confused Greenland and Iceland multiple times during a speech earlier in the day. “The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways,” Ocasio-Cortez told Migrant Insider’s Pablo Manríquez on Capitol Hill. Earlier Wednesday, Trump mistook the two islands for each...

Ethanol, amendment disputes in GOP holdup minibus funding bill

Republican disputes over year-round ethanol sales and other proposed amendments delayed advancement of a package government funding bill on Wednesday. The House Rules Committee ended an extended recess on Wednesday evening as Republicans who control the panel considered which amendments to make in order on bills to fund the departments of Defense, Health and Human...

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