By The Hill | Max Rego | 1/29/2026 3:14 PM

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem for delays in providing disaster recovery aid to his state on the Senate floor Thursday. “The data clearly shows that something is seriously wrong here,” Tillis said, pointing to a chart showing the federal government’s responses to hurricanes Helene, Matthew and Florence.... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 2:58 PM

House Republicans are balking at an emerging Senate deal to quell a Democrat rebellion over funding the Department of Homeland Security. ... Read full Story

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By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 2:30 PM

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada after Prime Minister Carney announces trade deal with China, escalating tensions as allies defy U.S. pressure. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sarah Davis | 1/29/2026 2:21 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges against the man who attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at a recent press conference, The Associated Press reported.  Anthony Kazmierczak, a 55-year-old man, has been charged with forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar after he sprayed the Minnesota congresswoman with a mixture of water and apple... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Laura Kelly | 1/29/2026 2:05 PM

The Trump administration has reportedly taken meetings with a fringe, far-right separatist group from the oil-rich province of Alberta, Canada, amid rock-bottom relations between Washington and Ottawa. British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday sharply criticized the meetings between the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) and the Trump administration as amounting to “treason,” responding to reporting by... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Julia Manchester | 1/29/2026 2:00 PM

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not speak during President Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Thursday amid the administration’s shift in messaging on federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Noem was not the only Cabinet secretary to sit silently and not be called on during Thursday's televised meeting, however the president has had each secretary speak in... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Max Rego | 1/29/2026 1:56 PM

Several companies have pledged to match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits in the “Trump Accounts” for the children of employees.  The Treasury Department is contributing $1,000 to the accounts of children born between Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028. Employers of the child or their parent can contribute up to $2,500 per year to... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ryan Mancini | 1/29/2026 1:52 PM

President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday touted their conversation over the phone, with both referring to it as "productive" as the administration looks to extend its reach across Latin America. "We had a productive and cordial conversation with the President of the United States, Donald Trump," Sheinbaum said, according to a translated... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sophie Brams | 1/29/2026 1:51 PM

Commercial airspace over Venezuela is set to reopen soon, allowing U.S. citizens to travel to the South American nation, President Trump announced Thursday. “I just spoke to the president of Venezuela, informed her that we’re going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. "American citizens... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Tara Suter | 1/29/2026 1:45 PM

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) criticized Vice President Vance Thursday morning, calling comments he made about the other senator from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth (D), "low." “I have learned over many years in office that politics ain’t beanbag. But JD Vance’s attack and insult of my colleague, Tammy Duckworth, is low and beneath the dignity of a... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 1:29 PM

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, to strip CAIR of its non-profit status Thursday. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 1:24 PM

Newly minted New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill is keeping silent after an illegal alien in her state allegedly fractured an 8-year-old girl’s skull by throwing a rock at a school bus. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 1:24 PM

President Donald Trump announced progress in Ukraine peace negotiations as special envoy Steve Witkoff reported productive trilateral talks moving toward a potential deal. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 1:05 PM

Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York blasted the White House's Stephen Miller as a "hateful bigot" in a post on X, accusing DHS of engaging in "brutality." ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 1:00 PM

President Donald Trump announces Venezuela airspace will reopen for commercial flights after FAA emergency closure amid the Nicolás Maduro raid earlier in January. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sophie Brams | 1/29/2026 12:52 PM

President Trump said Thursday he “personally asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop bombing Ukraine's capital for one week as the country grapples with bitterly cold temperatures. “I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and town for a week during this extraordinary … it’s not just like cold …... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields | 1/29/2026 12:52 PM

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) slammed Vice President Vance in a Wednesday interview for making statements that “comfort” people with antisemitic views on the right, after Vance posted on social media about Holocaust Remembrance Day without explicitly mentioning Jews.  “Remember that the reason why we memorialize the Holocaust on this day, really, essentially, is to... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/29/2026 12:51 PM

The Supreme Court is set consider President Donald Trump's petition challenging the E. Jean Carroll verdict during a private conference on Feb. 20. ... Read full Story