Graham: US pressure on Putin 'not working'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 10:36 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday urged President Trump to put more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting that the current U.S. strategy to deter attacks on Ukraine is “not working.” “Clearly the pressure we’re applying to Putin to come to the peace table and stop massive attacks against Ukraine is not working,” Graham...

Plastic surgeons organization recommends delaying gender-affirming surgery until 19; Trump admin applauds position

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 10:25 pm

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Tuesday published a position statement recommending that surgeons delay "gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery" until a patient is 19 years old, drawing praise from the Trump administration for "protecting children from harmful sex-rejecting procedures." The ASPS, which represents more than 11,000 physicians globally, released its position...

DeSantis criticizes Pirro's remarks on individuals bringing guns into DC

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 10:11 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) pushed back Tuesday morning on comments from U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro threatening jail time for people who carry firearms in the nation’s capital.  “Second Amendment rights are not extinguished just because an American visits DC,” DeSantis wrote on social platform X. “American gun owners who...

Bill Gates needs to answer for Epstein allegations, ex-wife says

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 10:04 pm

Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday that he needs to answer for the allegations made against him in a newly released batch of documents related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. “Whatever questions remain there of what I don’t — can't even begin to know all of it,...

Renee Good's brother in congressional testimony: 'What a beautiful American we have lost'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 10:03 pm

House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday listened to the testimonies of U.S. citizens who said they were assaulted, injured or shot by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, starting with the brothers of Renee Good, a Minneapolis woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer last month. "The most important thing is to understand...

Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:42 pm

President Trump on Tuesday signed a bill to end a partial government shutdown after the funding legislation was held up by lawmakers who have been agitated over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) immigration enforcement efforts. The bill funds DHS for the next 10 days, with a new deadline set for that agency’s funding to...

Live updates: Partial government shutdown ends as Trump signs funding package into law

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:41 pm

President Trump on Tuesday signed a five-bill minibus and two-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into law, ending the partial government shutdown. Twenty-one House Democrats voted with 196 of their Republican colleagues to greenlight the measure. Most Democrats voted against the package amid their fury over the deadly shootings of...

Trump administration plans to issue license allowing more drilling in Venezuela

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:35 pm

The Trump administration is preparing to issue a license to formally allow more companies to drill for oil in Venezuela. A source familiar with the plan told The Hill that a general license could come as soon as this week. The plan was first reported by Bloomberg. White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers, in a written statement,...

Watch live: Trump signs government funding bill

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:25 pm

President Trump will sign legislation Tuesday afternoon that will reopen the government after a brief shutdown. The House narrowly passed the five-bill minibus and a continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security earlier Tuesday. Twenty-one Democrats voted with 196 of their Republican colleagues to greenlight the measure. Most Democrats voted against the package...

Poll: 62 percent think ICE efforts go 'too far'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:24 pm

Nearly two-thirds of Americans think Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has gone “too far” in its effort to deal with unauthorized immigration, a slight increase from just a week ago, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Ipsos poll, conducted last Friday and Saturday, found that 62 percent of U.S. adults said ICE’s actions were...

Can the Kennedy Center survive with Trump's name attached?

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:20 pm

The Washington, D.C., theater scene is responding with shock and sadness to President Trump’s planned two-year closure of the Kennedy Center, and concerns are mounting that construction and renovation won’t do anything to win over a local population that considers his brand toxic. Trump has turned what was previously ceremonial White House oversight of the...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt to advocate for Section 230 reform at Capitol on Wednesday

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:19 pm

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is taking on Big Tech with a trip to the Capitol to call for reforms to a law that shields companies from lawsuits over user-generated content.  The "500 Days of Summer" star will join Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and parent survivors at a Wednesday news conference at the Capitol in support of reforms...

Most voters say Trump doing worse than Biden as president: Poll

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:14 pm

A January survey from Harvard University and The Harris Poll found that a slight majority of respondents believe that former President Biden was more effective than President Trump. The poll, released Monday, found that 51 percent of respondents said Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, while 49 percent said the president is doing...

These 21 House Democrats voted with Republicans to end partial government shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 9:04 pm

A total of 21 Democrats voted with a majority of Republicans in the House on Tuesday to end a partial government shutdown.  The House voted to pass a funding package 217-214 that provides funding provided for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Feb. 13 and full-year funding for the bulk of federal agencies. In...

Blake Miguez drops Bill Cassidy challenge, will run for Julia Letlow's House seat

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 8:56 pm

Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez (R) announced on Tuesday that he would be shifting his run from a Senate challenge for Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) seat to instead run for Rep. Julia Letlow’s (R-La.) seat in the House. “When I announced my campaign for the U.S. Senate last year, I promised Louisianans I would stand...