Frey calls on Trump to 'put America first' and withdraw federal officers after new Minneapolis shooting

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 7:20 pm

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday called on President Trump to "put America first" and remove federal law enforcement officers from Minneapolis after a second resident was killed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer. The shooting marked the third shooting involving federal officers, weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer...

We forget what Milton Friedman said about illegal immigration

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 7:00 pm

Illegal immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy by paying taxes, taking jobs that Americans don't want, and not receiving welfare benefits, according to Milton Friedman.

Pentagon's National Defense Strategy downplays China, focuses on Western Hemisphere

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 6:08 pm

The Trump Pentagon’s newly-released National Defense Strategy blueprint pushed U.S. allies to tackle their own security, and indicated that countering China, which the Biden administration saw as the top U.S. adversary, is not the primary focus.  The 34-page document, which was released late Friday, chastised the previous administrations for neglecting the interests of the American...

Congress must reclaim authority over public lands

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 6:00 pm

The Biden administration's Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew 225,000 acres of land in northern Minnesota from mineral development, has been met with opposition from Congress, mineral developers and local residents, and a CRA resolution has been passed to nullify it and restore economic opportunity, domestic production and the constitutional balance of power.

Trump seeks to make amends with UK after furor over NATO remarks

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 5:51 pm

President Trump appeared on Saturday to walk back comments he made earlier in the week, suggesting non-U.S. troops in NATO avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, following widespread anger from British political leaders and military families. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!...

Protester arrested in Minnesota church disruption says she was told video would not be shared

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 5:36 pm

A Minnesota activist charged in connection with a protest against federal immigration authorities at a church on Friday said an FBI agent told her that video of her arrest would not be shared, before the White House shared an altered version of the arrest online. "When I asked him about recording, he said, 'Oh, it's...

Admit it: Republicans have a perception problem

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 5:00 pm

There is a growing perception that the GOP is are struggling with several key issues — and it could lose them the next election.

The pros and cons of 'peanut butter'-style pay increases for employees

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 5:00 pm

You might not be entirely happy with the pay increase your company is planning to offer in 2026. But would it help to know that most of your colleagues aren’t thrilled with it, either?

NATO chief cements 'Trump whisperer' status as Greenland crisis eases

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 5:00 pm

Finnish President Alexander Stubb was asked at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday who or what can defuse rising tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies over President Trump’s wish to take over Greenland, the world’s largest island. Stubb promptly responded, “Mark Rutte,” with a laugh, referring to the mild-mannered secretary-general of NATO, who...

Melania Trump to host private White House screening of film documenting her life

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 4:48 pm

First lady Melania Trump will hold a private friends-and-family screening of a new documentary about her at the White House on Saturday, just days before its worldwide release, a longtime advisor told Reuters. The film, “MELANIA,” follows the first lady in the days leading up to President Trump’s second inauguration in January of 2025. It...

Man killed in new Minneapolis shooting; DHS says victim was armed

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 4:40 pm

A man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday in an incident involving federal law enforcement, who said the man was armed. The shooting comes weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman, resident Renee Good, setting off widespread protests in the Twin Cities amid escalation tensions between federal and local officials. The...

Fintech has outpaced the guardrails meant to protect it 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 4:00 pm

When transaction velocity exceeds governance, it creates blind spots.

White House posts 'Embrace the Penguin' amid Greenland fight

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:42 pm

President Trump’s interest in Greenland has reached meme territory, with the White House posting an AI-generated image on Friday of President Trump walking with a penguin through a snowy, mountain landscape. “Embrace the penguin,” the White House wrote on the social platform X, alongside a photo depicting a penguin holding an American flag next to...

Clickbait: How the left created yet another false story to trigger outrage

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:30 pm

They are using this five-year-old as bait — clickbait — to fuel protests and outrage.

Danish ambassador after Trump NATO troops remark: 'After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:17 pm

Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Jesper Møller Sørensen on Friday clapped back at President Trump's remarks about NATO troops who served in Afghanistan, saying "Denmark answered" following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered," Sørensen posted on the social platform X. "Thousands of Danish troops served in Helmand—on the front...