Not guilty: Jury returns verdict in trial of former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 4:00 am

After less than a day of deliberation, the jury has returned a verdict of not guilty in the trial of former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales for his role in the 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary.

AOC: Trump is acting in 'increasingly erratic ways'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 3:53 am

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) expressed concern after President Trump’s behavior Wednesday, after the president confused Greenland and Iceland multiple times during a speech earlier in the day. “The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways,” Ocasio-Cortez told Migrant Insider’s Pablo Manríquez on Capitol Hill. Earlier Wednesday, Trump mistook the two islands for each...

Ethanol, amendment disputes in GOP holdup minibus funding bill

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 3:20 am

Republican disputes over year-round ethanol sales and other proposed amendments delayed advancement of a package government funding bill on Wednesday. The House Rules Committee ended an extended recess on Wednesday evening as Republicans who control the panel considered which amendments to make in order on bills to fund the departments of Defense, Health and Human...

Trump administration speeding deep-sea mining permits in international waters

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 3:03 am

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unveiled revisions to the regulatory process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit applications on Wednesday. Under the changes, eligible applicants can apply for and obtain an exploration license while simultaneously applying for a commercial recovery...

Kelly, to CNN, says he's seriously thinking about running for president

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 2:27 am

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told CNN he is seriously considering running for president in 2028. “I still think it needs to be the right person for the moment, and we don’t know what that moment is yet,” he said in a wide-ranging interview published Wednesday. The retired astronaut and Navy officer is embroiled in a...

Trump backs off on military force in Greenland, agrees to ‘framework’ deal 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 2:27 am

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump backs off on military force in Greenland, agrees to ‘framework’ deal President Trump on Wednesday said he would not use military force to acquire Greenland and that he’s reached the framework of a deal with...

Trump backs down on Greenland

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 12:43 am

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump to ice new tariffs after Greenland truce President Trump said Wednesday that he’s reached the framework of a deal with NATO on the future of Greenland and will not impose tariffs he previously threatened on...

Appeals court temporarily lifts restrictions on ICE at Minnesota protests

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 12:34 am

A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ tactics against protesters in Minnesota, days after another judge ordered agency personnel to cease retaliating against peaceful demonstrators.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, located in St. Louis, Mo., granted the Trump administration its motion for...

'Life-threatening cold': Where will temperatures fall the most during the winter storm?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 22, 2026, 12:12 am

In some states the wind chill may fall below -50 F.

House panel flexes muscle on AI chips

By: The Hill

Published on: January 21, 2026, 11:42 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story House panel advances bill giving Congress power to block some AI chip exports The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would allow Congress to block advanced AI chip exports to U.S. foreign adversaries, after securing overwhelming bipartisan support. © Greg Nash The panel voted 42-2-1...

Finland's president says 'it's not over yet' after Greenland de-escalation

By: The Hill

Published on: January 21, 2026, 11:28 pm

Finnish President Alexander Stubb warned Wednesday that "it's not over yet" after President Trump de-escalated his aggressive stance on possibly acquiring Greenland for the U.S. by force. "I took two positive takeaways from this speech," Stubb said on "Amanpour & Co" with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. "One was he said there will be no military intervention,...

The Memo: Trump steps away from the precipice on Greenland

By: The Hill

Published on: January 21, 2026, 11:11 pm

President Trump on Wednesday took two steps away from the precipice he had previously marched toward in the Greenland crisis. First, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump ruled out the use of military force to seize the massive but sparsely populated, semiautonomous territory. Later, he halted the tariffs he...

These Democrats voted to hold the Clintons in contempt

By: The Hill

Published on: January 21, 2026, 11:07 pm

A group of Democrats voted with Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to advance resolutions holding former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) sought to penalize the political couple for failing to respond to a congressional subpoena tied to...

Why getting Greenland may not mean more minerals

By: The Hill

Published on: January 21, 2026, 11:05 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Will Trump's Greenland push mean more minerals? Greenland holds large quantities of rare earth elements, but experts say annexing the territory may not vastly improve U.S. access to them. © Evan Vucci, Associated Press President Trump said Wednesday that he’s reached the framework of...

Funding bill claws back some EV charging cash, seeks to shield FEMA from Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: January 21, 2026, 10:36 pm

A funding bill released this week would claw back hundreds of millions of dollars passed to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure passed under the Biden administration. The bill in question, released Tuesday, would fund the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor, Education and other related agencies....