Agents in Pretti shooting on administrative leave

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:25 pm

The federal agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti were placed on administrative leave on Saturday, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told NewsNation, the Hill’s sister network. Pretti was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer in Minneapolis on Saturday. He was the second person...

Maine governor on ICE surge: 'We will not be intimidated'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:07 pm

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that the state "will not be intimidated" by the administration's surge in federal immigration enforcement. “Today, I say to the people of Maine: We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced," Mills said during her final State of the State address. "And...

DHS review does not mention Pretti brandishing gun: Reports

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:05 pm

An internal review of the Alex Pretti shooting, reviewed by multiple news outlets, does not mention that he brandished his weapon before being shot, as at least one Trump official initially claimed. The preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said two federal agents fired shots at Pretti after he resisted arrest, Reuters...

Employee engagement slips from 2020 high: Gallup

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:04 pm

A new Gallup survey found that the share of respondents who reported feeling actively engaged at work last year was down 5 percent from its high in 2020.  The poll, released Wednesday, found that 31 percent of employees said they felt actively engaged at work in 2025, the same percentage that said as much in...

Live updates: Federal Reserve leaves rates untouched; Senate tackles DHS funding amid uproar

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:02 pm

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady amid President Trump’s mounting pressure on Chair Jerome Powell. Powell, who is facing a criminal probe led by the Justice Department, will speak at 2:30 p.m. EST about the first rate decision of the year. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the Senate is working to advance a...

FBI searches Fulton County elections office in Georgia

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:01 pm

FBI agents on Wednesday executed a search warrant at the Fulton County, Ga., elections office south of Atlanta. Agents executed "a court authorized law enforcement action" at the county's main office in Union City, according to an FBI statement obtained by NewsNation, The Hill's cable partner. "Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there...

Fed keeps rates steady amid Trump backlash, criminal probe

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:01 pm

The Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates Wednesday, holding steady amid President Trump’s battle to exert more influence over the independent central bank. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep its baseline interest rate range unchanged at 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent, with Fed board members Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran...

Alleged Omar attacker has criminal history, supported Trump online

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:00 pm

The man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with an unknown substance during a town hall in her district on Tuesday has a lengthy criminal history and appeared to show support for President Trump on social media. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was tackled to the ground after police said he used a syringe spray an...

Collins declines to call for Noem’s ouster amid talks on ICE operations

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:58 pm

Sen. Susan Collins (R), who faces a competitive reelection contest in Democratic-leaning Maine, says she is talking to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about pausing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Maine and has declined to join some GOP Senate colleagues in calling for Noem to step down or be fired. “I’m talking with...

World of Travel: Cape Town, Mpumalanga, and Lesedi Village, South Africa

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:45 pm

South Africa reveals itself in layers that are political, cultural, spiritual and deeply personal. Long before the landscapes and safaris come into view, the country’s global imprint is already evident. In the early 1990s, Cape Town quietly shaped the worldview of a young Zohran Mamdani, who spent formative years there while his father, renowned anthropologist...

ADL finds Grok is the worst AI chatbot at countering antisemitism

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:44 pm

Grok, the large language model of Elon Musk's social platform X, came in last place in a new ranking of AI chatbots’ ability to counter antisemitic and extremist content.  The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a report released Wednesday that it ran six popular chatbots through several rounds of questioning related to anti-Jewish, anti-Zionist and...

Picture of Putin hangs in renovated room of White House

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:31 pm

A framed photograph of President Donald Trump standing with Russian President Vladimir Putin is hanging on display in the White House, photographs taken inside a newly renovated room show.

Iran UN mission threatens response 'like never before' after Trump warning

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:25 pm

Iran’s mission to the United Nations warned Wednesday that it will respond "like never before" after President Trump threatened to attack the nation if leaders in Tehran do not agree to dismantle all nuclear weapons development programs. “Last time the U.S. blundered into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it squandered over $7 trillion and lost...

Cornell accused of illegal race-based hiring in lawsuit

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:22 pm

A white biologist filed a lawsuit against Cornell University on Monday, alleging he was not considered for a tenure-track position in 2020-2021 because of his race.  The lawsuit, brought by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), alleges Cornell was flagging applicants by their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability status and that it did not publish the position publicly.   The university allegedly avoided publicly posting the job so...

Trump calls Tillis, Murkowski 'losers' after they call for Noem to step down

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 6:06 pm

President Trump labeled Republican Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) “losers” in an interview published Wednesday following their calls for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to step down from her role after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, prompting fierce backlash. "They're terrible senators. One is gone and...