Trump on partial shutdown: 'Hopefully enough people will use their heads'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 9:41 pm

President Trump said Saturday that he hopes “enough people will use their heads” to bring a swift end to the partial government shutdown that began this weekend. “I think it’s going fine,” Trump told Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich regarding government funding. “We had a big GDP…I lost a point and a half because of the...

Judge orders release of 5-year-old Minnesota boy, father detained by ICE

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 9:30 pm

A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered the release of the 5-year-old boy and father who were transported to a detention center in the state amid the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minnesota. In a Saturday opinion, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery admonished the administration’s removal of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian...

Texas A&M ends women's and gender studies degree program

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 8:31 pm

Texas A&M University said on Friday it will end the school’s women’s and gender studies degree program. The university wrote in the announcement that the interdisciplinary program was ended due to new school restrictions on curriculum topics and a lack of student interest. The school noted that the program’s students will be allowed to complete...

Lemon blasts corporate media that ‘bend the knee’ to Trump after arrest

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 8:15 pm

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon ripped media corporations that “bend the knee” to President Trump and his administration on Friday, a day after federal authorities arrested him following his coverage of a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month. “The way to stand up to a bully, to a tyrant, is not to bend...

Springsteen surprises at anti-ICE benefit for Pretti, Good families

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 7:53 pm

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen on Friday made a surprise appearance at an anti-Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) benefit concert for the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens killed in shootings during federal immigration operations in Minneapolis. Video taken of the concert showed Springsteen, guitar in hand, recalling when he wrote his new...

There’s a new leading cause of cancer death among people under 50, study finds

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 7:23 pm

“We must double down on research to pinpoint what is driving this tsunami of cancer in generations born since 1950," the study's lead author said.

Massie hits critics after latest Epstein files release: 'It was not a hoax'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 7:20 pm

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) hit back on Saturday amid a mounting effort from a super PAC to replace him in the upcoming midterm elections, saying he is being unfairly targeted for pushing for the release of the Epstein files. “It was not a hoax, I cannot be bullied, I am not done, and this is...

'Disappointed' Frey vows to appeal latest setback in bid to force ICE out of Minnesota

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 7:06 pm

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday said he and city officials were "disappointed" after a judge rejected Minnesota's effort to prevent the Trump administration's surge of federal immigration officers to the state. "Of course, we’re disappointed," Frey said in a statement obtained by NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. "This decision doesn’t change what people here have lived through...

US law keeps fishermen on decades-old ships

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 7:00 pm

US law requires fishing vessels to be built in US shipyards, resulting in an aging fleet that is less safe, efficient, and competitive, and more expensive to maintain than modern vessels built abroad.

Homan: Trump still 'serious' about deportation agenda as Minnesota tensions simmer

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 6:29 pm

White House border czar Tom Homan on Friday said President Trump remains "serious" about his crackdown on illegal immigration in the U.S. as tensions spike in Minnesota following two fatal shootings involving federal agents. Homan dismissed reports that Trump was "backing off on his promise on mass deportation" in an appearance on Fox New's "Hannity."...

Swalwell's double standard: Privacy for politicians, peril for ICE officers

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 6:00 pm

If security concerns justify concealing his residence, why doesn’t the same logic apply to ICE agents?

These countries have declined Trump's invitation to join Gaza 'Board of Peace'

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 5:42 pm

President Trump has invited several nations — including key U.S. allies — to join his "Board of Peace" to oversee postwar restoration efforts in the Gaza Strip, but several world leaders have rejected the request while one country had its invitation revoked. The board was established after the first phase of Trump's 20-point peace plan...

US warns Iran against conducting ‘unsafe’ military drills

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 5:23 pm

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) cautioned the Iranian regime against any “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” as the nation prepares to launch live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz. “U.S. forces acknowledge Iran’s right to operate professionally in international airspace and waters,” CENTCOM wrote Friday in a post on social platform X. “Any unsafe and unprofessional...

Judge refuses Minnesota’s bid to rescind Trump’s ICE surge

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 5:05 pm

A federal judge on Saturday rejected an effort by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) to block the surge of immigration resources the Trump administration has sent to the state. In a 30-page decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled that Ellison is unlikely to succeed in claims that the surge violates the 10th Amendment, which protects states’ rights against federal infringement. “Plaintiffs ask the Court to extend...

Does your child qualify for a Trump account?

By: The Hill

Published on: January 31, 2026, 5:03 pm

The accounts will be able to accept their first contributions in just a few months.