This week on The Hill: House races to end partial government shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 10:00 pm

The House this week is racing to end a partial government shutdown that took effect on Saturday. The lower chamber will consider a massive funding package that includes five full-year appropriations bills and a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at preexisting levels for two weeks. The Senate passed the package last week. ...

Senate Republican backs requiring federal immigration officers to wear body cameras

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 9:59 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Sunday he is not opposed to requiring that federal immigration officers wear body cameras, after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) proposed such a measure last week. “I don't have a problem with that personally,” Johnson, the chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, told host Dana...

Ken Burns: 'We have sanitized' the American Revolution

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 9:47 pm

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I think we have sanitized the war. And I — I think it's out of an understandable fear that if somehow we reveal how dark and bloody it is, that it will somehow diminish those big ideas in...

IBM executive praises Trump’s Federal Reserve chair pick

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 8:54 pm

IBM Vice Chair Gary Cohn on Sunday praised President Trump’s decision to appoint Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, touting him as a “traditionalist.” “I think we're very fortunate to have Kevin to be the nominee. Kevin has a unique background coming in as the chair. As you said, he was a member...

Texas Republican on Minnesota immigration operations: 'Excessive use of forces cases need to stop'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 8:45 pm

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that federal immigration operations in Minnesota shouldn’t have “excessive use of forces” amid controversy over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. “The mission, I think, is to get violent felons out of the country. Most people support that. It's a president — the number one issue the president won the...

Raskin vows to vote to hold Clintons in contempt 'as long as Pam Bondi is part of it'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 8:06 pm

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Sunday he will vote to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress so long as the lower chamber also votes on holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt. “I will vote yes on contempt against them and anybody else, as long...

Trump backs John Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 7:57 pm

President Trump endorsed former Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) in New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary on Sunday. “John is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected Leaders in New Hampshire, and many Republicans in the U.S. Senate and, as your next Senator, he will work tirelessly to advance our America First Agenda,” Trump wrote in...

Former Georgia official: FBI’s Fulton County probe 'sowing seeds of doubt' ahead of midterm elections

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 7:20 pm

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Sunday said the FBI’s Fulton County probe was intended to sow “seeds of doubt” ahead of midterm elections. “As a Democrat, that’s my focus in part of that is telling the truth and continuing to stand up for what was a fair and legal election in 2020. They’ve...

Trump helps Democratic candidates by waging a civil war against GOP critics

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 7:00 pm

President Trump is waging a civil war against fellow Republicans who oppose him, increasing the chances Democrats will capture control of the House and Senate in November's midterm elections.

Live updates: House tasked with ending partial shutdown as ICE fight looms

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 6:52 pm

Another government shutdown began over the weekend, as pressure shifts to the House to get a partial funding measure across the finish line. The House will return to Washington on Monday, when GOP leadership will face an uphill battle to reopen the government after House Democrats indicated Saturday that they will not help pass any...

Johnson supports 'reasonable' changes to federal immigration enforcement policies

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 6:50 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he supports some of the federal immigration enforcement reforms backed by Democrats. “Some of these conditions and requests that they've made are obviously reasonable and should happen. But others are going to require a lot more negotiation,” Johnson told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”...

Trump says latest release of Epstein files 'absolves' him

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 6:43 pm

President Trump told reporters Saturday that the latest release of the documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein absolves him of any wrongdoing.  “I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left,” Trump told reporters...

Trump says he’s taking 'a serious look' at endorsing in Texas GOP Senate primary

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 6:09 pm

President Trump told reporters Sunday he is taking a “serious look” at endorsing in Texas’s Republican Senate primary. “I’m giving it a very serious look,” Trump told The Hill during a gaggle with reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. “You know, my problem is I’m friendly with all of them. I like all of...

A caravan of ‘Freedom Trucks’ will honor US independence nationwide

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 6:00 pm

As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of the American story, it is essential that American cultural institutions do their part.

Jeffries says White House trying to 'extort' $230B from DOJ

By: The Hill

Published on: February 1, 2026, 5:54 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said the White House is attempting to “extort” $230 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as President Trump seeks a settlement for past legal troubles. Jeffries slammed the president for seeking compensation for two federal probes, including a special counsel investigation into the 2016 election and...