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Trump leans into ICE defense as Minneapolis shooting sparks uproar

Plus: Congress votes on health care subsidies, war powers and funding bills.

yesterday 20

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Jared Gans

GOP senators give cold shoulder to Trump's call for abortion flexibility

President Trump’s call for the GOP to be more “flexible” on abortion restrictions is landing with a thud among Senate Republicans who view Hyde...

yesterday 10

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Al Weaver

Key special elections to watch in early 2026

A handful of states are teeing up special elections in the beginning of 2026 in some of the earliest tests for Democrats as they look to continue...

yesterday 20

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Caroline Vakil

Hoyer, once No. 2 House Democrat, announces retirement

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is retiring from Congress after serving 45 years in the lower chamber. “I did not want to be one of those members who...

yesterday 10

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Caroline Vakil

Student loan borrowers face major changes to repayment options, loan limits this year

Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that will affect their...

yesterday 10

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Lexi Lonas Cochran

GOP senators push back hard on talk of Greenland takeover by Trump officials

Republican senators are telling senior White House officials, including senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, to “drop” talk of a U.S. takeover of...

yesterday 60

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Alexander Bolton

Senate Republican: Greenland invasion would be ‘weapons-grade stupid’

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says that a U.S. military invasion of Greenland would be “weapons-grade stupid” and he doesn’t think that President...

yesterday 40

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Alexander Bolton

Trump’s targeting of blue states raises questions about political motives

President Trump is targeting a number of blue states amid the fraud scandal plaguing Minnesota, raising questions about the motivation behind the...

yesterday 50

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Julia Manchester

These nine Republicans back Democrats' effort to revive ObamaCare subsidies

Nine House Republicans voted on Wednesday to compel the lower chamber to vote on a Democratic bill to revive ObamaCare subsidies after they expired...

yesterday 30

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Ryan Mancini

House moves to override Trump vetoes

The House will attempt to override President Trump’s vetoes of two GOP-backed bills Thursday, a move that could showcase GOP division. Veto...

yesterday 60

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Sudiksha Kochi

GOP cheers on regime change with Cuba in Trump’s crosshairs

Republicans are excitedly forecasting the fall of the communist regime in Cuba following President Trump’s shocking operation capturing Venezuelan...

yesterday 20

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Laura Kelly

US Myanmar policy is helping China — it must change

The Biden-era policy of isolating one of the world’s largest suppliers of rare earths only keeps strengthening China’s hand.

yesterday 10

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Democrats think Venezuela will be a disaster for Trump

Democrats say President Trump’s decision to order strikes on Venezuela and capture the now-former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife...

yesterday 10

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Amie Parnes

Europe is waking up to the follies of 'green energy'

They’re backpedaling fast, because the picture isn’t pretty.

yesterday 10

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Craig Rucker, Opinion Contributor

Minneapolis witness: ICE agents would not let doctor near shooting victim

A witness to the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday said officials would...

yesterday 10

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Tara Suter

Democrats call for ICE agent in Minneapolis shooting to be prosecuted

Two high-profile Democrats are calling for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in a fatal Wednesday shooting in...

yesterday 10

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Sarah Fortinsky

Homan: Fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting 'tragic' result of 'hateful rhetoric'

Border czar Tom Homan blamed the fatal Minneapolis shooting of a 37-year-old American citizen on the “hateful rhetoric” used against U.S....

yesterday 4

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Sarah Fortinsky

Rubio jokes he's ruling out Dolphins head coach position

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he’s ruling out serving as head coach or general manager of the Miami Dolphins, in a facetious nod to jokes...

yesterday 1

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Sarah Fortinsky

Live updates: Senate holds Venezuela war powers vote; Trump defends ICE after Minneapolis shooting

The Senate on Thursday is taking up a war powers resolution after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Democrats and...

yesterday 20

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The Hill Staff

House GOP summon health insurance executives for hearing on affordability

House Republicans on Thursday said they are summoning top health insurance executives to testify later this month as part of a series of hearings...

yesterday 3

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Nathaniel Weixel

Watch live: Senate to vote on resolution to curb Trump actions in Venezuela

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on a bipartisan war powers resolution that would block the Trump administration from continuing military action...

yesterday 3

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The Hill Staff

Trump directs the US to withdraw from key climate treaty

The Trump administration is exiting a landmark 1992 climate treaty, President Trump announced Wednesday. Trump said in a presidential...

yesterday 3

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Rachel Frazin

Minneapolis cancels school for the week after deadly ICE shooting

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) has canceled classes Thursday and Friday, an announcement that comes after a federal officer's deadly shooting of...

yesterday 4

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Lexi Lonas Cochran

Krishnamoorthi leads in wide-open Illinois Senate Democratic primary: Poll

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) is leading in a wide-open Illinois Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), new polling...

yesterday 1

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Julia Mueller

Democrats demand hearing with Noem after deadly ICE shooting

House Homeland Security Committee Democrats are demanding the panel’s Republican majority call Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before...

yesterday 1

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Rebecca Beitsch

Kennedy shares fake 'South Park' clip promoting inverted food pyramid

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared an edited clip from the animated comedy series "South Park" on Wednesday that...

yesterday 1

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Joseph Choi

Jeffries, Schumer demand probes and accountability after fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting

Top Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding a series of investigations into Wednesday’s fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer...

yesterday 1

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Mike Lillis

Former ICE chief: Noem Minneapolis shooting statement 'incredibly irresponsible'

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director John Sandweg pushed back on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's claims that...

yesterday 10

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Max Rego

Ocasio-Cortez: Fox News' Watters 'a pervert'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) rebuffed an invite to go on the Fox News show "Jesse Watters Primetime," calling its host a “pervert.”...

yesterday 10

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Max Rego

Will 2026 finally bring big changes to Big Tech?

Despite years of bipartisan complaining, Big Tech power remains largely unchecked.

yesterday 10

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Adonis Hoffman, Opinion Contributor

Are House discharge petitions effective?

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has launched a petition drive to extend the ObamaCare subsidies that expired on Jan. 1, and after...

yesterday 5

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Don Wolfensberger, Opinion Contributor

Vance: 'Gaslighting' on ICE shooting 'off the charts'

Vice President Vance condemned public scrutiny as "gaslighting" after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman...

yesterday 4

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Sarah Davis

Former FBI supervisor: Fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis likely avoidable

A former FBI supervisor suggested Wednesday night that the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

yesterday 2

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Sophie Brams

Noem doubles down on 'domestic terrorism' claim against woman in ICE shooting

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem reiterated her stance that the woman fatally shot by a federal immigration officer in...

yesterday 1

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Max Rego

Trump lashes out at GOP senators over war powers vote on Venezuela

President Trump lashed out at the five Republican senators who voted with Democrats on Thursday to advance a bipartisan resolution on the War...

yesterday 1

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Ian Swanson

GOP rep: Obey federal officers and 'you get to keep your life'

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Wednesday said if Americans obey orders from federal officers, "you get to keep your life," hours after an...

yesterday 1

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Ryan Mancini

Mehdi Hasan wants Democrats to prosecute Elon Musk 

Why do so many progressives absolutely love the idea of imprisoning their political enemies for expressing ideas they dislike or think are wrong?...

yesterday 1

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Robby Soave, Opinion Contributor

Maduro's gone but his regime remains — Venezuela is suffering 

We arrested an illegitimate leader and removed him from his country and have no intent to try to build democracy. You don’t secure freedom by...

yesterday 1

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Lindsey Granger, Opinion Contributor

Wisconsin Republican says office targeted after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Thursday his Wisconsin office was targeted by “an individual fueled by anti-ICE rhetoric” in the hours after...

yesterday 1

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Sophie Brams

Don’t fall for Putin’s lies on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has been lying to Donald Trump and the world about the war in Ukraine, and his false claims have proven costly for both Ukraine and...

yesterday 1

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David J. Kramer, Opinion Contributor

Massie, Khanna ask judge for special master on Epstein files release

Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are calling on a federal judge to appoint a special master to oversee the Department of...

yesterday 1

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Sarah Fortinsky

Internet access, phone lines cut in Tehran as protests escalate

Iranian leaders have apparently shut down internet and phone networks in Tehran as protests erupt in the capital. Cloudflare, an internet firm, and...

yesterday 1

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Ashleigh Fields

Minneapolis district attorney pledges independent probe after FBI cuts off coordination on ICE shooting

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Thursday said Minneapolis officials will launch an independent probe into the fatal shooting of a local...

yesterday 1

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Ashleigh Fields

Trump says he's ordered $200 billion mortgage bond purchase

President Trump said Thursday he ordered the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds with the goal of easing housing costs through lower...

yesterday 1

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Sylvan Lane

House revives enhanced ACA subsidies, puts pressure on Senate 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House revives enhanced ACA subsidies, puts pressure on Senate...

yesterday 1

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Joseph Choi

Vance defends ICE officer, blames left for Minneapolis woman's death

Vice President Vance delivered a vigorous defense on Thursday of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot and killed a woman...

yesterday 1

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Julia Manchester

Here are the 17 Republicans who voted for the ObamaCare subsidies bill

More than a dozen House Republicans joined Democrats in voting for a three-year extension of just-lapsed ObamaCare tax subsidies Thursday. The 17...

yesterday 1

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Emily Brooks

Trump orders withdrawal from 1992 climate treaty

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump orders withdrawal from 1992 climate treaty The U.S. is exiting a landmark...

yesterday 1

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Rachel Frazin

Walz puts Minnesota National Guard on alert amid protests over ICE shooting

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) authorized his state’s National Guard to be “staged and ready” Thursday, amid protests after a federal immigration...

yesterday 1

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Max Rego

'Vast wealth Trump imagines' from Venezuelan oil doesn't exist: Krugman

Economist Paul Krugman on Wednesday said there's no wealth to be gained after President Trump said that U.S. oil companies would take control of...

yesterday 1

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Ryan Mancini