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‘A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites

Immigration enforcement is sowing chaos in Minneapolis and across the country. Democrats, elections officials, and civil rights groups fear it could interfere with this November’s elections — and are...

Graham blocks Trump-backed spending plan, calls it a ‘bad deal’ as shutdown nears

A partial government shutdown is expected this weekend as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., blocks the Senate's passage of Trump-backed funding package, calling it a "bad deal."

GOP senator vows to block Trump’s Fed chair pick unless Powell probe is dropped

Sen. Thom Tillis said he will block Trump's Federal Reserve nominee until the DOJ ends its criminal probe of Jerome Powell over a building renovation controversy.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—January 30

 2006—Senator Kerry’s Davos-led fili-bluster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito fails. The Senate respects its...

The Government Can Do Better Than Trump Accounts

Encouraging savings from a young age is a worthy aim, but families don’t need...

Minnesota judges hit breaking point with ICE 

A high-stakes hearing Friday will bring the immigration crackdown in Minnesota to a head in the courts, as the nation's top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official will be forced to take the stand to explain the agency’s aggressive surge. “The Court’s patience is at an end,” Patrick Schiltz, the chief judge of Minnesota’s federal...

Greenland: Preparing for a Cold War with an Arctic chill 

Trump is right that American security now depends on Greenland, although he should remember there is strength in allies. 

Parallel universe: Imagine illegal immigrants had killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good

I just received a news dispatch from an alternate universe.

United Center becomes first major US arena to sell THC beverages

Chicago's United Center will soon serve up a different kind of buzz to concertgoers.

Stephen Colbert reveals date for final episode of ‘The Late Show’

Stephen Colbert revealed the news on “Late Night With Seth Meyers."

The Challenger disaster, 40 years on, and the speech that consoled the nation

We do not have to hide from the hard things. The call of Americans is not to look away, but to look up.

Congress locked in standoff over DHS funding ahead of shutdown deadline

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Rep. Omar attacked at town hall ▪ Summit promotes ‘Trump accounts’ ▪ Fed announces interest rate decision ▪ Dems worry Trump will interfere with midterms Lawmakers are struggling to find a path forward to avoid a partial government shutdown, with neither side...

Key takeaways from Minnesota special elections held amid immigration backlash

Democrats handily won two special elections for state House seats in Minnesota, the first contests held in the state since growing backlash to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Voters in St. Paul and some of the city’s eastern suburbs elected Democrats Meg Luger-Nikolai and Shelly Buck for House Districts 64A and 47A, respectively. Though both...

Janet Yellen, Gary Locke to receive Elliot L. Richardson Prize

Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and former Washington Gov. Gary Locke (D) will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service at a Wednesday evening event. The prize is intended to honor individuals “exemplifying the public service virtues demonstrated by the award’s namesake.” Richardson is best remembered as the attorney general who...

Democrats win two Minnesota special elections, bringing state House back to a tie

Democrats are projected to win special elections for two Minnesota House seats, bringing partisan control in the lower chamber back to a tie, according to Decision Desk HQ. Democrats Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai won special elections for state House Districts 47A and 64A, respectively. Buck ran uncontested in her special election. District 47A includes portions...

Medicare picks Botox and Trulicity for latest round of negotiations 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medicare picks Botox and Trulicity for latest round of negotiations The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced the next 15 drugs whose prices will be negotiated as part of the third round of Medicare negotiations. © Associated...

Man tackled after spraying Omar with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall

A man was tackled to the ground after spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with an unknown substance during a town hall in her district on Tuesday. A livestream of the incident showed the man standing and yelling at Omar, who was at the podium and calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment...

Murkowski says Noem should resign over Minneapolis shootings

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Tuesday became the second Republican senator to call for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to step down over her handling of the Minneapolis shootings. In remarks to reporters, Murkowski called for accountability from the secretary, criticizing Noem for the “rhetoric” she deployed in the aftermath of Saturday’s fatal shooting...

Botox, Trulicity among 15 drugs on new Medicare negotiations list

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced the 15 drugs selected to participate in the newest round of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, including the high-cost medications Botox and Trulicity. This third cycle of negotiations is the first to include drugs payable under Medicare Part B, which are traditionally administered in clinical settings, in addition...

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