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China pledges aid to Ukraine as US officials warn Beijing is quietly fueling Russia’s war

China accused of enabling Russia's war while offering Ukraine humanitarian aid at Munich conference. U.S. official says Beijing could end conflict.

ICE sweeps up convicted pedophiles, traffickers in massive holiday weekend sting: ‘Worst of the worst’

DHS highlighted arrests tied to lewd acts with minors, child pornography and sexual misconduct with children under 14 as ICE operations continued nationwide over the holiday weekend.

Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank

Israeli prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video, opening a rare prosecution of violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

More third-country nationals have been deported by the U.S. to Cameroon, lawyers tell AP

A new group of third-country nationals was deported by the United States to Cameroon on Monday, lawyers told The Associated Press, days after it came to light that the Trump administration sent nine people to the Central African nation last month as part of its secretive program to remove immigrants to countries they have no ties with.

Nasty neighbors: Trump’s Cabinet goes ‘gutter’ in clashes with Congress

Attorney General Pam Bondi's combative congressional testimony last week followed a pattern of increasingly nasty exchanges between Congress and members of President Trump's Cabinet.

Georgia state Senate race heads to runoff

The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold. There were five Republicans running, splitting the vote and helping...

Lutnick not expecting ‘upending’ of existing trade deals: ‘It’ll sort its way out’

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed concerns that President Trump’s new tariffs could upend existing trade deals, saying he’s confident the disagreement with European allies over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland will “sort its way out.” In an interview with CBS News on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Lutnick defended Trump’s approach...

Home sellers outnumber buyers by widest margin on record, Redfin says

There were about 631,000 more home sellers than buyers last month — the largest gap in Redfin data going back to 2013.

Democrats win another Virginia state House special election

Virginia voters gave Democrats another special election win on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding to a string of recent victories for the party in the Old Dominion. Democrat Garrett McGuire will replace state Del. Mark Sickles (D), who has been tapped to be Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s secretary of finance, in the 17th House District. The Tuesday contests...

Former Trump press secretary on marathon briefing: ‘Feels like he’s … mentally slipping’

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Tuesday commentated during President Trump's marathon press briefing, saying it feels "like he's ... mentally slipping." "This presser is bizarre even for him," Grisham posted on the social platform X. "It’s all the usual rambling, off-topic tales, half-truths, lies, 'I’ve fixed everything - no one has ever...

Trump says Iran would be ‘wiped the off face of this earth’ if something happens to him

President Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that continued assassination threats made by leaders in Tehran would be met with the country getting "blown up." "Well, they shouldn't be doing it but I've left notification," Trump told NewsNation's Katie Pavlich on "Katie Pavlich Tonight." "Anything ever happens, we're going to blow the whole — the whole country's...

Stocks sink as Greenland, Fed face threats

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump tariff threats, Fed challenge spur selloff Stocks took heavy losses Monday as Wall Street reacted to President Trump's new tariff threat and major Supreme Court case regarding the Fed. © AP All three major U.S....

John Bolton predicts ‘political earthquake’ if Trump uses force in Greenland

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that there would be an American “political earthquake” if President Trump uses military force in Greenland. “I think, even within the Republican Party, I see a lot of increased dissent over this. And I think if Trump actually used military force against Greenland, there'd be a political...

The GOP’s midterm MAHA conundrum 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story The GOP’s midterm MAHA conundrum Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a strong contingent of supporters to the Trump administration through his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, but it’s unclear if this support will translate into the upcoming...

Trump continues to push for US takeover of Greenland as he heads to Davos

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump continues to push for US takeover of Greenland as he heads to Davos President Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his threats to seize Greenland, suggesting he could use means beyond tariffs to acquire the...

US hits 1 year of measles spread, CDC’s No. 2 calls outbreaks ‘cost of doing business’

The U.S. on Tuesday met one of the key conditions for losing its measles elimination status, more than 25 years after it achieved this distinction and one year into a second Trump administration that has deprioritized the prevention of infectious diseases.  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office for the Americas, considers Jan. 20, 2025, to be the date...

House GOP chip bill draws White House fire

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Mast squares off against Nvidia, Sacks over chip bill Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) is squaring off against chipmaker Nvidia and White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks, as he seeks to defend his legislation that would give Congress the power to block certain AI chip exports. © AP Photo/Rod...

Comer rejects Clinton offer, teeing up contempt vote in aim to shift Epstein focus

House Republicans on Wednesday will aim to shift heat over the Epstein files away from President Trump and onto Democrats as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee votes on holding former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over their refusal to appear for depositions after being subpoenaed....

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