Melania Trump to host private White House screening of film documenting her life

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 4:48 pm

First lady Melania Trump will hold a private friends-and-family screening of a new documentary about her at the White House on Saturday, just days before its worldwide release, a longtime advisor told Reuters. The film, “MELANIA,” follows the first lady in the days leading up to President Trump’s second inauguration in January of 2025. It...

Minneapolis reports shooting involving federal law enforcement

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 4:40 pm

The city of Minneapolis on Saturday said there was a shooting involving federal law enforcement, weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman, resident Renee Good. "We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave.," city officials said...

Fintech has outpaced the guardrails meant to protect it 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 4:00 pm

When transaction velocity exceeds governance, it creates blind spots.

White House posts 'Embrace the Penguin' amid Greenland fight

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:42 pm

President Trump’s interest in Greenland has reached meme territory, with the White House posting an AI-generated image on Friday of President Trump walking with a penguin through a snowy, mountain landscape. “Embrace the penguin,” the White House wrote on the social platform X, alongside a photo depicting a penguin holding an American flag next to...

Clickbait: How the left created yet another false story to trigger outrage

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:30 pm

They are using this five-year-old as bait — clickbait — to fuel protests and outrage.

Danish ambassador after Trump NATO troops remark: 'After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:17 pm

Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Jesper Møller Sørensen on Friday clapped back at President Trump's remarks about NATO troops who served in Afghanistan, saying "Denmark answered" following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "After 9/11, the U.S. called. Denmark answered," Sørensen posted on the social platform X. "Thousands of Danish troops served in Helmand—on the front...

Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on Canada if it makes deal with China

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:04 pm

President Trump on Saturday threatened 100 percent tariffs on Canada if it decides to make a trade deal with China, less than a week after previously saying "it would be a good thing" that Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "If Governor Carney thinks he is going to make...

How will 'Trump accounts' work? 6 things to know

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:00 pm

While the accounts won't officially launch for a few months, you can start the application process now.

Denaturalization nation: Why is Trump’s immigration policy targeting US citizens?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 3:00 pm

Going after people who have already followed the process for obtaining citizenship sends a disturbing message, and  raises serious legal, practical and ethical concerns.  

Maher predicts backlash to Minnesota ICE raids: 'This is not what people voted for'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 2:38 pm

Bill Maher predicted Friday on his HBO show that voters will deliver a rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration policies at the ballot box this November. “My prediction is this stuff, your party is going to get the dogs---- kicked out of you in the midterms,” Maher told one of his guests, Sen. John Kennedy...

Thousands protest Minnesota immigration enforcement despite Arctic temperatures

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 2:06 pm

Thousands of demonstrators in Minnesota on Friday protested federal immigration enforcement ahead of a major winter storm expected to impact the region and several parts of the country. Minneapolis saw several thousand protesters take to the streets, with many gathered at the Target Center indoor sports arena, Reuters reported. Police at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...

Trump has unintentionally revived the grand jury’s true purpose

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 2:00 pm

He has, through his own overreach, reminded the American people that they are the ultimate arbiters of fairness.

9K+ weekend flights canceled as US braces for severe winter storm

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 1:05 pm

Airports across the U.S. have canceled over 9,000 flights for the weekend as parts of the country brace for what's expected to be a major winter storm, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware on Saturday. American Airlines had the largest number of canceled flights at 1,546 between Saturday and Sunday. Southwest canceled 1,243 flights and...

Remove these 10 items from your vehicle ahead of winter weather, experts say

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 11:58 am

As the eastern two-thirds of the United States braces for a potentially-devastating stretch of winter weather, Americans are rushing to prepare for the storm, which includes making sure some items aren't left in their vehicles.

Why do we buy bread and milk before a storm? Here's what you should get instead

By: The Hill

Published on: January 24, 2026, 11:57 am

It doesn't even make sense to get bread and milk – both are perishable items. But the reason we do it isn't logical, experts say.