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Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff

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.

30 Jan 2026 7:09 pm
Russia reveals Ukraine energy ceasefire pushed by Trump is already nearly over

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.

30 Jan 2026 5:12 pm
Tulsi Gabbards appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions

Lawmakers called for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to explain the presence of the nations top spy at a domestic law enforcement action in Georgia.

30 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Senate aims to vote on funding deal before shutdown deadline

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate reached an agreement late Thursday but are still working to tee up a vote.

30 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax records

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.

30 Jan 2026 9:15 am
Senate pushes for Homeland Security funding deal as shutdown looms

Most of the federal government is expected to shut down beginning Saturday as Republicans and Democrats scramble to strike a deal on DHS funding.

30 Jan 2026 3:12 am
Justice Dept. brings federal charge against man accused of attack on Rep. Omar

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.

30 Jan 2026 12:48 am
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles

Follow President Trumps 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.

30 Jan 2026 12:47 am
Handling of Pretti investigation has some prosecutors on verge of quitting

Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Rene Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.

29 Jan 2026 9:22 pm
Trumps Ukraine peace ambitions threatened by stubborn realities

Russias foreign minister shot down the security guarantees demanded by Ukraine for any deal, once again saying the current regime in Kyiv should end.

29 Jan 2026 7:02 pm
Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machados return

The administration may prefer reliability over democracy in Caracas, worrying advocates for opposition leader Mara Corina Machado.

29 Jan 2026 5:00 pm
Top Democratic groups urge party to shed soft-on-crime image, hire police

The Center for American Progress wants Democrats on their front foot talking about crime, an issue where Republicans have long held the advantage.

29 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to de-escalate in Minnesota

The presidents response to widespread public dismay over the shooting death of another Minnesotan has put him in a bind with his own base.

29 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
VA leaders have barely acknowledged Alex Prettis death, workers say

Employees at the Minneapolis VA hospital were initially told they could not hold a memorial for Pretti, though that decision was later reversed.

29 Jan 2026 6:26 am
Judge slams ICE while backing off contempt threat for agencys director

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.

29 Jan 2026 5:50 am
National Guard deployments cost taxpayers almost half a billion dollars

A new estimate from Congresss nonpartisan bookkeeper tallied up last years expenses.

29 Jan 2026 5:24 am
FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton Countys 2020 election

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.

29 Jan 2026 3:04 am
Trump admin moves to sell Old Post Office, once home to Trump Hotel

The buildings tower, offering sweeping city views, is closed to the public as the effort to shrink the federal footprint in D.C. is underway.

29 Jan 2026 2:48 am
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms

After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say theyll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.

29 Jan 2026 2:45 am
Trumps Venezuela plan does not foresee more military force, Rubio says

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.

29 Jan 2026 2:34 am
Timeline: How the Trump administration lost the narrative in Minnesota

Visual evidence has repeatedly contradicted the administrations efforts to vilify Alex Pretti and frame the perception of his killing during an immigration raid.

28 Jan 2026 5:47 pm
Voter support for Trumps immigration strategy is eroding, and the GOP knows it

Most still favor strong immigration enforcement, but they feel the Trump administration is focusing resources on the wrong targets, and on the wrong border.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
The rise and fall of Border Patrol commander at large Greg Bovino

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 Trumps immigration policy.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
John Kennedys book achieves a rare distinction for a senator: Its selling

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.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Trump is dealing with an immigration mess of his own making

The killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday, coming just two weeks after the shooting death of Rene Good, represents a crisis moment for Trumps immigration policy.

28 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting in Minneapolis

In a video from the event, a man walks up and sprays what appears to be a liquid at the Minnesota Democrat before he is taken away by security.

28 Jan 2026 11:12 am
Judge rules Virginia Democrats violated law with redistricting amendment

The process Virginia Democrats used in an effort to create more blue-leaning congressional seats was invalid, a judge said. Democrats vowed to appeal.

28 Jan 2026 5:31 am
Families of men killed in boat strikes sue Trump administration

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.

28 Jan 2026 2:26 am
GOP backlash on Minnesota signals a tougher landscape for Trump

Republican lawmakers, who were highly supportive of the Trump administration in its first year, are taking issue with its handling of the Minneapolis crackdown.

28 Jan 2026 1:36 am
Alexander brothers raped victims lured with trips, party invites, prosecutors say

Opening statements began in the New York trial of three Alexander brothers accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking women.

28 Jan 2026 12:49 am
U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling

Minnesotas chief federal judge demands that the head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain repeated failures to comply with court orders.

27 Jan 2026 6:52 pm
Trump administration uses ICE to pressure blue states

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.

27 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
In 16 shooting incidents since July, no DHS officers have faced charges

The Trump administrations rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.

27 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Impeachment witness Alex Vindman runs for U.S. Senate in Florida

The retired Army officer who testified during Trumps first impeachment is jumping into electoral politics as a Democrat in a state Republicans have recently dominated.

27 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster

Christa McAuliffes 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.

27 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%

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.

27 Jan 2026 1:07 pm
Trump softens tone on Minneapolis violence amid calls for accountability

The White House changed leadership in Minnesota and softened its tone on dead protesters as polls show Americans turning against ICE.

27 Jan 2026 5:59 am
House Democrats to investigate Kristi Noem with eye on impeachment push

Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans.

27 Jan 2026 5:47 am
Body-camera footage of shooting being preserved, U.S. officials say

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.

27 Jan 2026 5:44 am
After Alex Pretti's killing, a battle of narratives

What we know about the killing of Alex Pretti, and what this incident tells us about the debate around gun rights.

27 Jan 2026 4:28 am
Republican drops bid for governor, citing GOPs retribution on Minnesota

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.

26 Jan 2026 11:22 pm
Trump tries again to deliver a winning message on affordability

The push comes after weeks of freewheeling speeches and international controversy that reflected Trumps tendency to derail his own message.

26 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting flat-out insane

Alex Prettis death came two weeks after the killing of Rene Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

26 Jan 2026 5:49 am
Utah police arrest man accused of assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost

The congressman, who was at the Sundance Film Festival, says the suspect was overheard making racial slurs during a party he was attending.

26 Jan 2026 5:00 am
Trump says its too late to stop White House ballroom construction

The presidents comments came after Justice Department lawyers argued that the ballroom plans can still be modified and they plan to wait for federal reviews.

26 Jan 2026 2:23 am
DOJ, FBI take back seat in Minnesota shooting, state vows investigation

Since an immigration officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, the federal agents who would typically be involved in investigating have been sidelined.

26 Jan 2026 2:09 am
Minnesota shooting scrambles Americas gun debate

Some gun rights backers cite Alex Prettis gun as a justification for his killing in Minneapolis, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance

26 Jan 2026 1:00 am
Trump, in retreat, praises U.K. troops after royal family expresses hurt

President Donald Trumps comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war.

25 Jan 2026 7:05 pm
Trumps sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist

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.

25 Jan 2026 4:30 pm
Trump hosts Melania screening as Minnesota shooting fallout roils nation

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.

25 Jan 2026 12:37 pm