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Sheriff: ICE must be 'transparent' with any Super Bowl operations

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 1:19 am

A California sheriff on Thursday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be "transparent" with local authorities about any possible federal immigration operations around Levi's Stadium during Super Bowl LX. "So I urge our federal partners: if there is something that you're planning to do in our community, please be transparent and reach out...
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Don Lemon after release: 'I will not stop now, I will not stop ever'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 12:30 am

Former CNN host Don Lemon, released a day after federal officers arrested him in Los Angeles, defended his career in journalism on Friday, saying he will never stop reporting. U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue ordered Lemon to be released on no money bond, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lemon was accused of disturbing worshippers in...
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Tylenol’s reputation rebounds among Republicans 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 12:15 am

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Tylenol’s reputation rebounds among Republicans Despite President Trump’s explicit opinion that "taking Tylenol is not good” last year, recent polling found that the brand’s reputation among Republicans has largely bounced back. © Greg Nash In September, Trump and Health and...
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Live updates: Senate passes massive government funding package

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 11:57 pm

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday night to pass a major funding package, but the legislation won’t become law before parts of the government shut down at midnight. In a 71-29 vote, the Senate approved the package consisting of five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The...
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Senate passes massive government funding package, sending it to House

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 11:44 pm

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday to pass a major funding package consisting of five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but the legislation won’t become law before parts of the government shut down at midnight. The 71-29 vote caps a week of Senate drama after a...
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Lady Gaga: Heart aches for families 'mercilessly targeted by ICE'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 11:29 pm

Lady Gaga said Thursday her heart aches for families in the U.S. "mercilessly targeted" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid President Trump's immigration crackdown and growing tensions with Minnesota local and state officials over immigration operations. "In a couple of days, I'm going to be heading home and my heart is aching thinking about...
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Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley to speak out against Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 11:07 pm

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story Reid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley to speak out against Trump LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman argued Silicon Valley “can’t bend the knee” to President Trump after a second American was killed by federal agents amid an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. © David Paul Morris, Bloomberg via Getty Images Hoffman, a major Democratic donor,...
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Health care costs top concern in new poll

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 11:00 pm

Americans are more worried about affording health care than any other household necessity, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll published Thursday. The poll, conducted with 1,426 adults Jan. 13-20, found that two-thirds of respondents said they felt more anxious about paying for health care than for the most basic household essentials including utilities, food...
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Kamala Harris: Don Lemon arrest 'an affront to our rights and freedoms'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 10:59 pm

Former Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is blasting President Trump's administration over the arrest of journalist Don Lemon and several other independent media members in connection with a protest at a church in Minnesota earlier this month. "Today, Donald Trump and his administration are once again trampling on our rights and...
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Crockett, Talarico locked in dead heat in Texas Senate primary: Poll

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 10:52 pm

The top two Democratic candidates in Texas's Senate race are neck and neck in a new poll. A Texas Public Opinion Research poll surveyed likely Democratic primary voters ahead of the state party’s upcoming primary elections on March 3. In response to a question about whom they would cast their ballots for if the primary...
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Trump removes some Venezuelan oil sanctions

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 10:45 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump removes some Venezuelan oil sanctions The U.S. is lifting some sanctions on Venezuelan oil, seeking to allow American firms to trade and sell more oil that is produced there. © Evan Vucci, Associated Press The move comes as the administration has said it...
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Johnson backs fast-track process requiring Democratic support to swiftly end shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 10:33 pm

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans he wants to utilize a special fast-track process that will require cooperation from Democrats to swiftly pass the funding package that the Senate is poised to send over and end what lawmakers hope will be a brief government shutdown. Johnson told Republicans about his desired play call on...
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Axelrod warns Democrats against campaigning on abolishing ICE

By: The Hill

Published on: January 30, 2026, 10:24 pm

Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Thursday warned Democratic lawmakers and candidates to avoid calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished on the campaign trail. "Well, you know the problem that we’ve seen before when people said abolish the police or defund the police," Axelrod said after he was asked by CNN's Boris...

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