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 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 expire on Feb....

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...

Vance, Democratic rep spar over legal status of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 8:54 pm

Vice President Vance sparred with Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner (R.I.) over the legal status of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was released from a Texas detention center alongside his father earlier this week.  “Important for everyone to know: Liam’s parents didn’t enter the US illegally. They presented at a port of entry, requested asylum and...

FIFA president defends Trump peace prize, acknowledging 'strong reaction'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 8:46 pm

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended awarding President Trump the first FIFA Peace Prize in a new interview, while recognizing the "strong reaction" to the decision. “Whatever we can do to help peace in the world, we should be doing it, and for this reason, for some time we were thinking about (whether) we should do...

Alabama GOP dismisses challenge to Tuberville eligibility to run for governor

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 8:32 pm

The Alabama Republican Party dismissed a challenge over the residency of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is running for governor in the state. The challenge was filed last week by Ken McFeeters, an insurance agent who is running against Tuberville for the GOP nomination. McFeeters told the Alabama Reflector that he believes Tuberville lives in...

Cassidy, Blunt Rochester grill NIH director on Denmark fixation: 'That's a crazy idea'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 8:07 pm

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) on Tuesday questioned a top Trump health official on the administration modeling policy around Denmark, a largely homogeneous country of just over 6 million people. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Education (HELP) on...

Sheriff declines to say if a ransom was offered for Savannah Guthrie's mother

By: The Hill

Published on: February 3, 2026, 8:06 pm

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos would not say whether a ransom has been offered in the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. At a press conference Tuesday, the Arizona county sheriff twice sidestepped questions about whether potential kidnappers have made any demands, as the search...