Cruz returns to Texas ahead of winter storm after travel backlash

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:59 am

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Friday he is back in the Lone Star State after a viral photo showed him on a plane as the state prepared for a massive winter storm. “I’ve returned home from my work trip. It’s 66 degrees & beautiful. A storm is expected tomorrow night,” Cruz posted on the social...

Interactive map: How much snow will fall in my area during the storm?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:41 am

With dangerously-cold arctic air already settling over a large swath of the U.S. Friday, at least 177 million people are under watches or warnings for ice and snow.

FBI agent who sought to investigate ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting resigns: Report

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:01 am

An FBI agent in Minneapolis who attempted to probe the death of a 37-year-old woman killed by a federal immigration officer earlier this month has resigned, according to multiple reports. Tracee Mergen left her job in the bureau's Minneapolis field office after facing pressure to discontinue an inquiry into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Thousands rally against immigration enforcement in subzero Minnesota temperatures

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 2:31 am

“What’s happening here is clearly immoral."

Power out? Here are 5 ways to stay warm, and 1 you should never try

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 1:59 am

Ways to stay warm when the power goes out.

James Cameron: US 'a place where everybody's at each other's throats'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 12:35 am

Oscar-winning director James Cameron was candid during a recent interview about why he chose to leave the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic and permanently relocate to his 12,000-acre New Zealand farm, saying he wanted to live in a place that “believes in science.” “Five or six months after the pandemic hit … [New Zealand] had...

California sticks with WHO as US exits 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 12:25 am

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story California sticks with WHO as US exits Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) affirmed his state’s continued departure from current federal health policy by announcing Friday that California will be the first state to join a World Health Organization (WHO)...

Report of possible US military withdrawal from Syria alarms GOP hawks

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Published on: January 24, 2026, 12:11 am

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Report of possible US military withdrawal from Syria alarms GOP hawks A pair of foreign policy-focused Republican lawmakers expressed alarm over a recent report of the U.S. potentially withdrawing its troops from Syria. © Greg Nash...

Vance, Loomer spar over GOP's position on abortion

By: The Hill

Published on: January 23, 2026, 11:57 pm

Vice President Vance and conservative influencer Laura Loomer traded jabs on social media Friday after Loomer questioned why Republicans were “pushing more abortion messaging” ahead of the November midterms. “Why is the GOP pushing more abortion messaging in a midterm election year? Didn’t they learn their lesson in 2018? Loomer wrote Friday afternoon on social...

Chair of CDC's vaccine panel questions need for polio vaccines, citing personal autonomy

By: The Hill

Published on: January 23, 2026, 11:06 pm

Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist recently appointed as chair of a highly influential federal vaccine committee, questioned the need for immunizing against illnesses like polio in a podcast interview released Thursday. He argued that public health is not the "first order" of his group. Last month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

Interactive map: How much snow will fall in my area during the storm?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 23, 2026, 11:03 pm

With dangerously-cold arctic air already settling over a large swath of the U.S. Friday, at least 177 million people are under watches or warnings for ice and snow.

US military kills 2 'narco-terrorists' in Eastern Pacific, leaves 1 survivor

By: The Hill

Published on: January 23, 2026, 11:02 pm

The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two “narco-terrorists,” but one person survived the operation. The vessel, operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in “narco-trafficking operations,” according to the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). ...

TikTok saga comes to a close

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Published on: January 23, 2026, 10:45 pm

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story TikTok saga comes to a close TikTok said Thursday that it has established a new U.S. venture as part of an agreement to allow the popular social media platform to continue operating in the U.S. © Jeff Chiu, Associated Press The deal brings to a close a lengthy saga for the...

DOE cancels $30B in green loans

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Published on: January 23, 2026, 10:30 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE cancels $30B in green loans The Trump administration is canceling $30 billion in green loans and revising another $53 billion. © Photo Credit The administration on Thursday night said the changes or eliminations from the $83 billion in total funding come after its review of $104...

Canada-Trump tensions grow after Carney 'rupture' speech

By: The Hill

Published on: January 23, 2026, 10:26 pm

Tensions between the United States and Canada have rapidly escalated this week after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a rousing speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, declaring a "rupture" in the old world order and calling on "middle powers" to unite. The once jovial public relationship between Carney and...