Senate Democrats demand testimony from Noem after Minneapolis shootings

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 8:23 pm

Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are demanding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appear before the panel amid scrutiny over the killing of two Minneapolis residents by immigration officers. “You have presided over an increasingly dangerous and untenable breakdown in trust in federal law enforcement across the country, and your actions in the wake...

Tillis rails against Noem on Senate floor for North Carolina hurricane response

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 8:13 pm

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for delays in providing disaster recovery aid to his state while speaking on the Senate floor Thursday. “The data clearly shows that something is seriously wrong here,” Tillis said, pointing to a chart showing the federal government’s responses to hurricanes Helene, Matthew and Florence. “Under...

Shutdown talks hinge on length of Homeland Security funding stopgap

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 8:08 pm

Senators say that negotiations over a stalled government funding package are hung up over the question of how long to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at current levels to give the White House and Senate Democrats more time to negotiate immigration enforcement reforms. Republican senators said Thursday that the White House is...

House Democrat: 'Extremely unusual' Gabbard would be present at Fulton County operation

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 8:05 pm

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) called Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s involvement in a recent FBI search in Fulton County, Ga., “extremely unusual.” Gabbard was captured on camera by Reuters photographer Elijah Nouvelage talking on the phone next to a vehicle filled with packed boxes. Castro, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on...

Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:55 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “In what country are we living in if it's controversial to prohibit [the deportation] of American citizens?” he...

Watch live: Trump to unveil federal initiative addressing drug addiction

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:39 pm

President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday that aims to coordinate a federal plan to combat drug addiction and substance abuse. The "White House Great American Recovery Initiative" will advise federal agencies to issue grants in support of addiction recovery and education, according to the fact sheet obtained by CBS News. The panel will...

Senate panel advances key crypto bill without Democratic support

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:23 pm

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced part of a key cryptocurrency bill Thursday without Democratic support. The panel voted 12-11 along party lines to advance its portion of the market structure legislation, which aims to clearly divide oversight of crypto markets between two financial regulators. The vote marks a major step forward for the bill in...

DOJ files charges against alleged Omar attacker

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:20 pm

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges against the man who attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at a recent press conference, The Associated Press reported.  Anthony Kazmierczak, a 55-year-old man, has been charged with forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar after he sprayed the Minnesota congresswoman with a mixture of water and apple...

Why 7 GOP senators voted against bill to keep government open past Friday

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:14 pm

Seven Republican senators on Thursday voted against advancing a six-bill funding package to keep the government open past Friday, citing concerns about the ballooning federal deficit and what they saw as the failure of the so-called appropriations minibus to significantly cut spending Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.),...

Schumer lays out immigration demands to avoid government shutdown 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:12 pm

Democrats have been getting hammered with the same question for months: Where’s your plan? Well, now they’re putting it on paper. And it’s really not some abstract, academic wish list; it’s three very specific demands tied to Homeland Security funding, coming as the clock ticks toward a shutdown deadline and after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says his caucus is...

4 senators now running for governor: Who are they?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:07 pm

Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) announcement Thursday that she’s running for Minnesota governor makes her the fourth lawmaker in the U.S. Senate to launch a gubernatorial campaign.  Klobuchar joins a growing number of politicians looking to get out of Washington, D.C., and back to their home states. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Michael...

Trump officials met with Canadian separatists; British Columbia premier alleges 'treason'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 7:04 pm

The Trump administration has reportedly taken meetings with a fringe, far-right separatist group from the oil-rich province of Alberta, Canada, amid rock-bottom relations between Washington and Ottawa. British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday sharply criticized the meetings between the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) and the Trump administration as amounting to “treason,” responding to reporting by...

Noem silent during Trump Cabinet meeting

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 6:59 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not speak during President Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Thursday amid the administration’s shift in messaging on federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Noem was not the only Cabinet secretary to sit silently and not be called on during Thursday's televised meeting, however the president has had each secretary speak in...

Insane! CNN pundit still denies Charlie Kirk was killed by left-winger 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 6:57 pm

Why are left-wingers STILL denying that Charlie Kirk was killed by someone on their team? It’s been months, and I thought this vicious lie had been debunked numerous times. But here we go again. Tiffany Cross is a progressive pundit and podcast host. She previously had a show on MSNBC, and now makes occasional appearances on CNN. This week, she joined the...

These companies are matching 'Trump Account' contributions for employees

By: The Hill

Published on: January 29, 2026, 6:55 pm

Several companies have pledged to match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits in the “Trump Accounts” for the children of employees.  The Treasury Department is contributing $1,000 to the accounts of children born between Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028. Employers of the child or their parent can contribute up to $2,500 per year to...