Jeffries urged opposition to contempt recommendation for the Clintons

Funding bill claws back some EV charging cash, seeks to shield FEMA from Trump

A funding bill released this week would claw back hundreds of millions of dollars passed to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure passed under the Biden administration. The bill in question, released Tuesday, would fund the departments of Homeland Security,

Most economists see Fed holding key interest rate through March: Survey

Most economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to hold key interest rates steady, according to a Wednesday survey. A Reuters poll found that 58 percent of surveyed economists predict no change this quarter, while a majority expect two cuts later this year. In a narrow vote

New York judge calls GOP-held House district 'unconstitutional,' orders new map

A New York judge ruled Wednesday that Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R-N.Y.) congressional district was unconstitutionally configured and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to create a new map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Acting New York state Supreme Court

House panel advances bill allowing Congress to block advanced chip exports

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow Congress to block advanced AI chip exports to U.S. foreign adversaries, after securing overwhelming bipartisan support. The panel voted 42-2-1 to advance the AI Overwatch Act, a measure that would

NATO allies take on Trump as Greenland threats ‘rupture’ global order

The leaders of some of America’s closest allies used the Davos summit this week to confront a new world order under President Trump in which the U.S. is an unreliable partner, at best, and increasingly viewed as an adversary. The leaders of Canada and France were among those

Ethanol deal in sight as GOP leaders haggle over funding bill

'Devastating' parasitic screwworm that can lay eggs on people creeps closer to US

The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a screwworm case can be fatal in humans.

Tim Walz's distant relative Lynne Walz running for Nebraska governor

Lynne Walz, a distant relative of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), launched a campaign on Wednesday for governor of Nebraska. “After listening to folks across the state, I am officially running for Governor! Nebraska is built on grit and common sense, and I am ready to bring those

House votes to repeal 2023 Biden wilderness protections in Minnesota using Congressional Review Act

The House voted to undo the Biden administration’s decision to block off mining in a wilderness area in Minnesota on Wednesday, using a limited legislative tool to go after the 2023 action. The 214-208 vote seeks to undo protections for an area around Minnesota’s Boundary

UnitedHealth promises to return ObamaCare profits to customers

UnitedHealth Group (UHG), the largest national health care provider in the U.S., is planning to return profits it makes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace to consumers in 2026. CEO and Chair Stephen Hemsley is expected to announce the idea when he appears before a

Newsom fight with Trump rises to world stage

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has taken his fight with President Trump from the United States and online to Davos, Switzerland, elevating it to a global stage. Newsom spent much of Wednesday at Davos needling the president, including by calling Trump’s address to Davos, in

Rahm Emanuel calls for 75-year age limit for officeholders

Rahm Emanuel, seen as a potential 2028 contender, is pushing for a 75-year maximum age limit for people holding office. “You can't serve in the armed forces. You can't serve in a private sector job,” Emanuel told reporters during a Christian Science Monitor event Wednesday.

Bill Gates unveils OpenAI partnership targeting health systems

The Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced Horizon1000, a $50 million health project created in partnership with OpenAI to increase the utilization of artificial intelligence inside health care centers across Africa. “Over the next few years, we will collaborate with leaders

5 takeaways as Supreme Court confronts Trump’s Federal Reserve firing

The Supreme Court explored several pathways as it weighed the monumental battle over President Trump’s firing power at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Though the justices appeared open to arguments from Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook that she was unlawfully removed,

Machado defends giving Trump her Nobel Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Wednesday defended giving her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump during her visit to the White House last week. "I already said what I meant and what it means to the Venezuelan people to present President Trump with our

Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress

Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve before she was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced a run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Lacore, who began as a Navy pilot and rose to vice admiral during more

9 Democrats vote to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for evading Epstein testimony

The House will now have to decide on whether to refer contempt charges against the former president, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to the Justice Department.

Judge denies Massie, Khanna bid for independent Epstein files monitor

A federal judge denied a request from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to appoint an independent monitor to ensure the Department of Justice (DOJ) complies with the law mandating the release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein. In a court order

ICE Launches Crackdown in Maine Called “Operation Catch of the Day”

The Department of Homeland Security is crudely referring to its newest immigration crackdown in Maine as “ Operation Catch of the Day ,” as it prepares to hunt and catch immigrants like lobsters. “These masked men with no regard for the rule of law are causing long-term damage

CBP Chief and His Goons Shamed Out of Minnesota Gas Station

Border Patrol is not welcome in Minneapolis’s streets, its schools, or its gas stations. A crowd of anti-ICE protesters stormed federal agents at a Speedway gas station on Nicollet Avenue Wednesday, throwing out Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino alongside his masked subordinates.

Nearly 50 people arrested in federal immigration enforcement surge in Maine

The Trump administration has surged federal immigration enforcement to Maine, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) saying that 50 people have been arrested so far by immigration officers. The surge, called “Operation Catch of the Day,” began on Tuesday, DHS officials

House panel approves Clinton contempt of Congress resolutions with help from Democrats

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over their refusal to appear for depositions after being subpoenaed in the panel’s

Trump Appears to Change His Mind on Greenland After EU Threat

Donald Trump is now claiming that the “framework of a future deal” has been reached on Greenland and “the entire Arctic region.” The president posted on Truth Social Wednesday afternoon that he had a very productive meeting with the secretary general of NATO, Mark Rutte, at the

Leavitt’s Response to Trump Greenland/Iceland Slip Will Blow Your Mind

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wants to pretend that Donald Trump didn’t mix up Greenland and Iceland—but he did. Multiple times. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday, Trump repeatedly and erroneously mixed up Greenland with Iceland, a

Washington Post asks judge to order feds to return reporter's seized materials

The Washington Post is asking a federal judge to order the government to return materials seized from one of its journalists as part of a raid at her home earlier this month. Calling the search "outrageous," the Post said the FBI's taking of reporting materials "chills speech,

Johnson claims vindication after Trump says he won't take Greenland by force

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday claimed vindication after learning that President Trump has ruled out acquiring Greenland by U.S. military force. "I know that he has said that we will not have troops involved in Greenland," Johnson told reporters on Capitol

Ted Cruz Hasn’t Learned His Lesson on Fleeing Texas’s Cold Weather

Senator Ted Cruz appears to be leaving Texas yet again ahead of another major winter storm. The third-term lawmaker was photographed boarding a flight to Laguna Beach, California, Tuesday, sparking concerns online that the lawmaker’s controversial history of ditching his

Trump agrees to 'framework' deal on Greenland, retreats on European tariffs

President Trump said Wednesday that he’s reached the framework of a deal with NATO on the future of Greenland and will not impose tariffs he previously threatened on European countries. “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO,

Trump Prepares to Deploy Troops to Minnesota to Snuff Out ICE Protests

The Trump administration is ordering active-duty military police soldiers to be ready to deploy to Minneapolis. MS NOW, citing three unnamed sources, reports that an Army military police brigade unit stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was issued “prepare to deploy” orders

House panel finds CVS Caremark may have broken antitrust laws

A House committee found that CVS Health may have violated federal antitrust laws by threatening independent pharmacies to keep them from using money-saving services outside the company’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) network. The House Judiciary Committee, led by Chair Jim

Trump has enriched himself with billions since taking office: NYT

One year into his second term, what we’ve actually experienced feels less like a golden age and more like a political stress test — full of speed, spectacle, and sharp division.

Trump says NATO secretary-general is 'more important' than Danish foreign minister

President Trump told reporters Wednesday that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is "more important" than Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen when asked about Danish officials' unwillingness to discuss the U.S. acquiring Greenland. “They didn’t tell me that, so when

Trump Says “Sometimes You Need a Dictator” After Alarming Davos Speech

President Trump, who has a lengthy résumé of authoritarian tendencies, thinks that sometimes “you need a dictator.” “We had a good speech, we got great reviews. I can’t believe it, we got good reviews on that speech,” Trump said on Wednesday, speaking of the long-winded,

Trump to Carney: 'Canada lives because of the United States'

President Trump on Wednesday sent a message to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, telling him that his country "lives because of the United States," days after the prime minister defended Greenland against Trump's effort to acquire the island territory. "We're building a

Gavin Newsom, Dems avoid questions about trans athletes in sports

California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t handle the truth — or at least isn’t able to articulate what it is. Here he was flubbing a very basic and fundamental question from Ben Shapiro about whether men can become women. He’s not the only one, of course. Most Democrats, including

Federal agents involved in shooting in Los Angeles County

Federal law enforcement agents were involved in a shooting in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles early Wednesday while conducting an immigration enforcement operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A DHS spokesperson told The Hill’s sister station,

Newsom denied entry to USA House at Davos forum

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was denied entry to the USA House in Davos, Switzerland, where he was invited to speak during the World Economic Forum. “Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official US pavilion) is now

Newsom says Trump was never going to invade Greenland

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said President Trump was not going to invade Greenland, comments that followed the president ruling out military force to acquire the island. “He was never going to invade Greenland,” Newsom told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins while at the World Economic

‘Kennedy’ on Netflix: Here’s who’s starring in the historical drama

The show will be adapted from Fredrik Logevall’s book “JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956."

‘I’m for it’: Johnson endorses impeachment for judges who rule against Trump

House panel to depose Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9, Comer says

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will depose longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9, committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for her role in procuring abuse victims

Abigail Spanberger’s First Move as Virginia Gov. Was a Masterstroke

Even before taking office last Saturday, new Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, demanded and received the resignations of several of her Republican predecessor Glenn Youngkin’s appointees to the board that oversees the University of Virginia. In a similar vein,

AARP calls for accountability over DOGE sharing Social Security data

AARP on Wednesday called for staffers at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to be held accountable for sharing Social Security data with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results” and for storing private information on Cloudflare. “SSA is entrusted

Supreme Court voices hesitation at allowing Trump to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

President Trump’s bid to fire Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook faced a hesitant Supreme Court on Wednesday at a blockbuster oral argument over the central bank’s removal protections. A majority of the justices appeared reluctant to sign off on Trump’s

Newsom says foreign leaders thanked him for criticism of bowing to Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Wednesday he received positive feedback from world leaders after he criticized them a day earlier for caving to President Trump on foreign policy. “I heard a surprising number say: ‘I’m glad you made those comments,’” Newsom told reporters

To defeat cartels, the US must confront its own role — not threaten Mexico

The U.S. should deepen its cooperation with Mexico to reduce drug demand and cut off the southbound gun pipeline, rather than taking military action against Mexico, which would be counter-productive and jeopardize the progress made in reducing drug flows.

House Democrats introduce discharge petition on stock trading ban

House Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to force action on a bill banning members of Congress, the president, the vice president and their immediate families from owning, holding and trading stocks. The petition so far has been signed by seven Democrats,

Trump Blurts Out Real Reason for Insurrection Act Threat—and It’s Dark

Do President Trump’s advisers actively want him to act like a dictator? At the very least, there’s plainly a deep split inside Trumpworld on this question. As deranged as it seems, one faction clearly believes Trump absolutely should project unconstrained tyrannical power, to

Trump admin drops court appeal blocking anti-DEI effort against universities, K-12 schools

The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a court decision that blocked the implementation of two memos issued last year, which threatened to pull school funding over certain actions around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The appeal upholds a ruling by the federal