Trump backs Senate government funding deal that includes DHS extension

Trump backs Senate government funding deal that includes DHS extension

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a Senate deal to fund the vast majority of the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Trump’s endorsement is likely to … Read more

Funding bill fails to clear key Senate procedural vote before shutdown deadline

Funding bill fails to clear key Senate procedural vote before shutdown deadline

The Senate on Thursday failed to clear a key procedural hurdle on a crucial government funding package, with a shutdown set to begin on Saturday at 12:01 a.m. ET. The procedural vote on the six-bill package was widely expected to fail as Democrats demand that the Republican majority strip funding for the Department of Homeland … Read more

Trump holds Cabinet meeting at White House

Trump holds Cabinet meeting at White House

[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. The meeting came as Trump and other administration officials seek to de-escalate tensions over immigration enforcement activities … Read more

‘ICE is not a law unto itself,’ Minnesota judge says after immigrant released following contempt threat

‘ICE is not a law unto itself,’ Minnesota judge says after immigrant released following contempt threat

Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaks during a press conference about “Operation Midway Blitz,” an immigration enforcement campaign, at a hangar in Gary, Indiana, Oct. 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters A top Minnesota federal court judge on Wednesday blasted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency for violating nearly 100 … Read more

The government is barreling toward a partial shutdown over DHS funding. Here’s what to expect

The government is barreling toward a partial shutdown over DHS funding. Here’s what to expect

The U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday in large part because of a second recent killing of a U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis. It would be different than last year’s shutdown. The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, has galvanized … Read more

ICE chief ordered to appear in Minnesota federal court, judge threatens contempt ruling

ICE chief ordered to appear in Minnesota federal court, judge threatens contempt ruling

Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, participates in a television interview outside the White House, in Washington, Nov. 3, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A top federal judge in Minnesota ordered the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to personally appear at a hearing … Read more

Trump says ‘we’re going to de-escalate a little bit’ in Minnesota after Alex Pretti killing

Trump says ‘we’re going to de-escalate a little bit’ in Minnesota after Alex Pretti killing

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 27, 2026, as he travels to Iowa. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said “we’re going to de-escalate a bit,” referring to the … Read more

Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for ‘immediate deescalation’

Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for ‘immediate deescalation’

An undated handout image of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by U.S. immigration agents as they tried to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, obtained by Reuters on Jan. 25, 2026. U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs | Via Reuters Major Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration … Read more

After second Minneapolis shooting, Congress hurtles toward a partial government shutdown over DHS funding

After second Minneapolis shooting, Congress hurtles toward a partial government shutdown over DHS funding

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the deadline for the release of the Epstein files on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The U.S. government is nearing the brink of a partial shutdown by the end … Read more

Jamie Dimon issues rare CEO criticism of Trump’s immigration policy: ‘I don’t like what I’m seeing’

Jamie Dimon issues rare CEO criticism of Trump’s immigration policy: ‘I don’t like what I’m seeing’

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the 2025 IIF annual membership meeting in Washington, Oct. 16, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that he disagreed with President Donald Trump’s approach to immigration, offering a rare public rebuke by a U.S. corporate … Read more