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Everybody Hates Chuck, Part Three

Once again, House progressives are arguing that Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer must be replaced . . . but they have no way of forcing that to happen.

Notre Dame Trustees Grapple with Backlash to Pro-Abortion Professor’s Appointment

Two scholars have resigned from the Liu Institute over Susan Ostermann’s appointment.

What’s Going on with That Secret Biolab in Las Vegas Connected to China

Today’s newsletter is about the Chinese government, a biolab, and reckless handling of dangerous...

Trump officials quietly meet with Canadian separatist group

The Trump administration has been holding covert meetings with a fringe group seeking to separate the oil-rich province of Alberta from the rest of Canada, adding a layer of intrigue to the increasingly tense relationship between Washington and Ottawa.

Vice President J.D. Vance to represent U.S. at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday will lead the American delegation to the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, accompanied by Homeland Security Investigations.

DC National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 9 charges

The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., in November pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nine federal charges stemming from the incident. Attorneys for 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal pleaded on his behalf in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, according to NewsNation’s Mark Lucivero. Lakanwal is charged with first-degree murder...

Watch live: Noem gives remarks on border wall amid mounting criticism of DHS

Department Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem will provide an update Wednesday afternoon on the Trump administration's border wall project — which President Trump said he hopes will be complete by 2029. Noem also suggested last year that the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border could be painted black so it would be too hot for...

Social media is a sex trafficking marketplace — US law creates a safe haven

Today, sex traffickers and child predators from around the world can easily groom and exploit children — even from inside their own homes.

Watch live: Schumer, Jeffries give remarks as DHS funding battle heats up

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning, a day after President Trump signed legislation to end the partial government shutdown. The now-passed spending package includes a 2-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Democrats are seeking to rein in...

White House pulls back 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota

President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday announced that 700 immigration enforcement officials will be withdrawing from Minnesota immediately after federal, state and local officials agreed to cooperate on mass deportation efforts. Homan said the personnel being withdrawn is a “mix” of Border Patrol agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. “The target...

China’s worst year in Latin America is just getting started

2026 seems to be a bad year for China in Latin America.

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...

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