FBI taking over Omar attack investigation

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 9:27 pm

The FBI is taking over the investigation into the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at her town hall event on Tuesday, the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed Wednesday. A spokesperson for the department confirmed the FBI would be taking over but did not provide further comment. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request...

GOP senators open to splitting off DHS funding to pass other key spending bills

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 9:25 pm

A group of Republican senators are open to splitting the Homeland Security appropriations measure off from a six-bill government funding package that needs to pass by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown that would affect the Pentagon and other major departments. Sen. John Kennedy (R-Ky.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said “a...

Molly Ringwald: 'ICE is brutalizing people'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 9:25 pm

Actress Molly Ringwald condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for “brutalizing people” after the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. “There's something horrible, horrible going on in our country right now. And we have one of the greatest countries — had one of the greatest countries in the world, and I've always been so proud...

Trump's deployment of National Guard costs taxpayers nearly $500 million, CBO says

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 9:13 pm

President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops across major U.S. cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through the end of 2025, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Since June, the administration has deployed the National Guard personnel to six cities -- Los Angeles, Memphis, Portland, Chicago, Washington,...

Supreme Court will consider taking up Trump’s appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict on Feb. 20 

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 8:50 pm

The Supreme Court scheduled President Trump’s petition seeking a review of the jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll for the justices’ Feb. 20 meeting, according to a new docket update. At the closed-door conference, the justices will consider taking up Trump’s bid to throw out the verdict alongside dozens of other petitions that have recently...

Live updates: Senate Democrats issue ultimatum on DHS funding; FBI searches Georgia election office

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 8:43 pm

The Senate on Wednesday is working to advance a six-bill spending package, despite calls from Democrats to separate out Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the deadly weekend shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by federal immigration officials. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday said that his caucus will not vote...

Democrats lay out immigration enforcement demands to avert shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 8:42 pm

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Wednesday laid out three major reforms to immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration that he said would be necessary to earn Democrats' votes to pass a Homeland Security funding bill and avoid a government shutdown. Schumer declared that Democrats won’t vote for Homeland Security funding unless Republicans...

Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE song 'Streets of Minneapolis'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 8:35 pm

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has released an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) song in the wake of weeks of tension in Minnesota over President Trump’s immigration agenda and two shooting deaths involving federal law enforcement. “I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state...

SiriusXM agrees to $28 million settlement: Do you qualify?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 8:15 pm

Did you get unwanted calls from SiriusXM? You could be owed money.

Rubio raises potential for preemptive strikes against Iran: 'I hope it doesn’t come to that'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:57 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the potential for the U.S. forces to conduct preemptive strikes against Iran and emphasized that the country’s regime is at its weakest point in decades during a Wednesday hearing in the Senate. Rubio told senators that the Trump administration’s buildup of U.S. assets in the Middle East, which was...

Virginia Democrats appeal ruling on redistricting amendment

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:32 pm

Virginia Democrats on Wednesday appealed a judge’s ruling that blocks a redistricting amendment from going before voters this spring as they look to pick up House seats ahead of the midterms. “Today, we followed through on our commitment to appeal the Tazewell ruling," top Virginia Democratic legislative leaders said in a joint statement. "This decision...

'Night owls' face higher risk of heart attacks and strokes: Study

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:30 pm

Researchers found that “night owls had a 79% higher prevalence of having an overall poor cardiovascular health score.”

Agents in Pretti shooting on administrative leave

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:25 pm

The federal agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti were placed on administrative leave Saturday, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told NewsNation, the Hill’s sister network.  A Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer shot and killed Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. He was the second person killed by federal...

Maine governor on ICE surge: 'We will not be intimidated'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:07 pm

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that the state "will not be intimidated" by the administration's surge in federal immigration enforcement. “Today, I say to the people of Maine: We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced," Mills said during her final State of the State address. "And...

DHS review does not mention Pretti brandishing gun: Reports

By: The Hill

Published on: January 28, 2026, 7:05 pm

An internal review of the Alex Pretti shooting, reviewed by multiple news outlets, does not mention that he brandished his weapon before being shot, as at least one Trump official initially claimed. The preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said two federal agents fired shots at Pretti after he resisted arrest, Reuters...