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Feb 01, 2026
After Christian Menefee is sworn in, Democrats will have 214 House seats. Republicans currently hold 218, giving House Speaker Mike Johnson a razor-thin majority.
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Jan 31, 2026
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. was accused of bias by the Justice Department, which then failed to provide evidence against him.
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Jan 31, 2026
The Democratic National Committee plans to select up to five states to hold the first primaries or caucuses to nominate its candidate in the 2028 cycle.
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Jan 31, 2026
Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.
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Jan 31, 2026
Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.
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Jan 31, 2026
After last year's 43-day shutdown, GOP senators sought to eliminate as much risk as possible for federal funding.
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Jan 31, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, suggested dinner at the palace and seems to appear in photos newly released by the Justice Department.
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Jan 31, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, seems to be in images released by the Justice Department.
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Jan 31, 2026
Democrats, quiet on immigration for most of the last year, are suddenly campaigning on it. But there is worry about overreach.
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Jan 31, 2026
The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.
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Jan 31, 2026
The House is expected to take up a measure Monday to reopen agencies. Congress still has a fight ahead over new restrictions on immigration enforcement.
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Jan 30, 2026
A temporary funding lapse is expected over the weekend, as Speaker Mike Johnson says the House can consider the agreement early next week.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department has released the latest batch of files related to the federal investigations of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Jan 30, 2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement regarding Alex Pretti's death signals an apparent shift from DOJ's handling so far of shootings involving agents.
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Jan 30, 2026
A temporary funding lapse is expected over the weekend, as Speaker Mike Johnson says the House can consider the agreement early next week.
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Jan 30, 2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement signals an apparent shift from its handling so far of shootings involving agents.
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Jan 30, 2026
Venezuelan officials welcomed the announcement, which followed the U.S. capture this month of their president, Nicolás Maduro.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's reopening "all commercial airspace over Venezuela" and Americans can travel there "very shortly."
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department says it is releasing the latest batch of files related to the federal investigations of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Jan 30, 2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement signals an apparent shift from its handling so far of shootings involving agents.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donalf Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair, potentially affecting interest rates and the economy
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Jan 30, 2026
Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty on charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
Trump asked Putin to hold off hitting power facilities in Kyiv and other towns, but the Kremlin says the pause on strikes expires Sunday.
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Jan 30, 2026
Former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested by federal officials and charged in connection with a church protest in Minneapolis that he had covered.
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Jan 30, 2026
The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.
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Jan 30, 2026
Trump asked Putin to hold off hitting power facilities in Kyiv and other towns but the Kremlin says the pause on strikes expires on Sunday.
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Jan 30, 2026
Lawmakers called for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to explain the presence of the nation's top spy at a domestic law enforcement action in Georgia.
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Jan 30, 2026
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate reached an agreement late Thursday but are still working to tee up a vote.
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Jan 30, 2026
Trump asked Putin to hold off hitting Ukraine's power facilities. Zelensky said if Russia followed through, he would pause strikes on Russia's energy industry.
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Jan 29, 2026
The case means Trump has again filed a claim for a large amount of money against the government he oversees, putting him on both sides of the potential negotiating table.
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Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats say they've agreed to separate DHS funding from a larger spending package after the killing of Alex Pretti.
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Jan 29, 2026
Most of the federal government is expected to shut down beginning Saturday as Republicans and Democrats scramble to strike a deal on DHS funding.
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Jan 29, 2026
He faces a count alleging that he "forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, and interfered with ... an officer and employee of the United States" as Omar was performing her official duties as a member of Congress.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Hennepin County attorney said felony charges were filed after a federal misdemeanor charge was brought to avoid the chance the suspect could receive a presidential pardon if convicted.
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Jan 29, 2026
Follow President Trump's progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Jan 29, 2026
Most of the federal government is expected to shut down beginning Saturday as Republicans and Democrats scramble to strike a deal on DHS funding.
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Jan 29, 2026
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.
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Jan 29, 2026
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.
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Jan 29, 2026
Russia's foreign minister shot down the security guarantees demanded by Ukraine for any deal, once again saying the current regime in Kyiv should end.
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Jan 29, 2026
Klobuchar is likely to jump into a race that was upended after Gov. Tim Walz (D) made a surprise announcement this month that he would drop his reelection bid.
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Jan 29, 2026
The administration may prefer reliability over democracy in Caracas, worrying advocates for opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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Jan 29, 2026
The administration may prefer reliability over democracy in Caracas, worrying advocates for opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Center for American Progress wants Democrats ‘on their front foot' talking about crime, an issue where Republicans have long held the advantage.
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Jan 29, 2026
The president's response to widespread public dismay over the shooting death of another Minnesotan has put him in a bind with his own base.
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Jan 28, 2026
Omar said President Donald Trump's rhetoric about her has increased the threats she faces.
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Jan 28, 2026
Employees at the Minneapolis VA hospital were initially told they could not hold a memorial for Pretti, though that decision was later reversed.
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Jan 28, 2026
A federal judge cited a list of 96 orders he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had ignored in more than 70 cases since the agency launched its immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
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Jan 28, 2026
A new estimate from Congress's nonpartisan bookkeeper tallied up last year's expenses.
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Jan 28, 2026
The FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 election ballots, as President Donald Trump seeks to find already debunked voter fraud.
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Jan 28, 2026
The building's tower, offering sweeping city views, is closed to the public as the effort to shrink the federal footprint in D.C. is underway.
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Jan 28, 2026
In a video from the event, a man walks up and sprays what appears to be a liquid at the Minnesota Democrat — who is a frequent target of Trump — before he is taken away by security.
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Jan 28, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not rule out the possibility of another U.S. attack in Venezuela, but he said the Trump administration does not intend to order one.
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Jan 28, 2026
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they'll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
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Jan 28, 2026
Visual evidence has repeatedly contradicted the administration's efforts to vilify Alex Pretti and frame the perception of his killing during an immigration raid.
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Jan 28, 2026
Most still favor strong immigration enforcement, but they feel the Trump administration is focusing resources on the wrong targets, and on the wrong border.
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Jan 28, 2026
A year ago, Greg Bovino was the little-known head of a Border Patrol office in California. He rose quickly to become the face of Trump's immigration policy.
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Jan 28, 2026
"How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will" has spent 15 weeks on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, including several weeks at No. 1.
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Jan 28, 2026
The killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday, coming just two weeks after the shooting death of Renée Good, represents a crisis moment for Trump's immigration policy.
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Jan 27, 2026
In a live stream of the event, a man walks up and sprays what appears to be liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) before he is taken away by security.
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Jan 27, 2026
The process Virginia Democrats used in an effort to create more blue-leaning congressional seats was invalid, a judge said. Democrats vowed to appeal.
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Jan 27, 2026
Republican lawmakers, who were highly supportive of the Trump administration in its first year, are taking issue with its handling of the Minneapolis crackdown and the Alex Pretti shooting.
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Jan 27, 2026
Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans.
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Jan 27, 2026
Opening statements began in the New York trial of three Alexander brothers accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking women.
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Jan 27, 2026
The wrongful-death lawsuit is the first filed in federal court in response to lethal strikes conducted on what the government has said are drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
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Jan 27, 2026
Minnesota's chief federal judge demands that the head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain repeated failures to comply with court orders.
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Jan 27, 2026
How the Trump administration is pressuring states to capitulate on several fronts — including voting issues and "sanctuary city" policies — and using officers and agents in the streets as leverage.
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Jan 27, 2026
How the Trump administration is pressuring states to capitulate on several fronts — including voting issues and "sanctuary city" policies — and using officers and agents in the streets as leverage.
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Jan 27, 2026
The Trump administration's rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
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Jan 27, 2026
The retired Army officer who testified during Trump's first impeachment is jumping into electoral politics as a Democrat in a state Republicans have recently dominated.
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Jan 27, 2026
The Trump administration's rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
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Jan 27, 2026
Christa McAuliffe's flight as the "teacher in space" lasted 73 seconds. A reporter who witnessed the tragedy returned to the story and found an engineer still trying to spread its lessons.
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Jan 27, 2026
President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.
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Jan 26, 2026
The White House changed leadership in Minnesota and softened its tone on dead protesters as polls show Americans turning against ICE.
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Jan 26, 2026
Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans.
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Jan 26, 2026
A Trump administration lawyer assured a federal judge that investigators have preserved body-camera footage and other evidence from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
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Jan 26, 2026
What we know about the killing of Alex Pretti, and what this incident tells us about the debate around gun rights.
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Jan 26, 2026
Chris Madel said in a video posted to social media that ICE operations in his state have been an "unmitigated disaster" and that he "cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
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Jan 26, 2026
The push comes after weeks of freewheeling speeches and international controversy that reflected Trump's tendency to derail his own message.
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Jan 26, 2026
The push comes after weeks of freewheeling speeches and international controversy that reflected Trump's tendency to derail his own message.
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Jan 26, 2026
The push comes after weeks of freewheeling speeches and international controversy that reflected Trump's tendency to derail his own message.
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Jan 25, 2026
Since an immigration officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, the federal agents who would typically be involved in investigating have taken a back seat.
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Jan 25, 2026
Alex Pretti's death came two weeks after the killing of Renée Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
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Jan 25, 2026
Since an immigration officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, the federal agents who would typically be involved in investigating have been sidelined.
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Jan 25, 2026
The congressman, who was at the Sundance Film Festival, says the suspect was overheard making racial slurs during a party he was attending.
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Jan 25, 2026
The president's comments came after Justice Department lawyers argued that the ballroom plans can still be modified and they plan to wait for federal reviews.
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Jan 25, 2026
Since an immigration officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, the federal agents who would typically be involved in investigating have been sidelined.
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Jan 25, 2026
Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti's gun as a justification for his killing in Minneapolis, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance.
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Jan 25, 2026
Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti's gun as a justification for his killing in Minneapolis, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance
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Jan 25, 2026
President Donald Trump's comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war.
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Jan 25, 2026
It remains to be seen what lasting damage the episode has done, particularly to how other members of NATO regard and trust the United States.
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Jan 25, 2026
The White House event, celebrating a documentary about first lady Melania Trump, was scheduled before a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot an ICU nurse.
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Jan 25, 2026
The victim in the shooting was identified as Alexander "Alex" Pretti, 37, of Minneapolis.
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