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The latest from Capitol Hill.

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson arrives at the start of a press conference with members of the House Republican leadership at the US Capitol February 3, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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    House sends Trump bill to end government shutdown, starting clock on federal immigration enforcement talks
  • Clintons will appear for depositions in Epstein probe, staving off contempt vote
  • Clintons agree to in-person depositions in 11th-hour offer to avoid contempt vote in Jeffrey Epstein investigation
  • A Democrat flipped a state Senate seat in Texas. Republicans say it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for the midterms
  • Key House conservatives bow to Trump ahead of government funding vote, signaling swift end to shutdown
  • As Susan Collins awaits, a generational divide splits Maine Democrats in pivotal Senate race
  • Video Generational and ideological divides split Maine Democrats in pivotal Senate race 7:55
  • With contempt vote looming, here’s what Epstein documents say about the Clintons
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On the Hill

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 31.
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    Shutdown expected to last until at least Tuesday as Jeffries says Democrats won’t help pass funding bill
  • An American flag flies outside the US Capitol building on January 30, 2026.
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    Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown
  • The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 29.
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    Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote
  • Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer speaks after Senate Democrats' weekly policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2026.
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    Talks intensify to avert shutdown as White House and Senate leaders eye last-ditch deal
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after a closed-door meeting with Democrats at the US Capitol in Washington, January 28, 2026.
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    Democrats demand major overhaul to ICE, as government shutdown risk skyrockets
  • A man shouts at Rep. Ilhan Omar after spraying an unknown substance toward her, during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 27, 2026, in a still image from video.
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    After town hall attack, Ilhan Omar condemns ‘terrorizing’ immigration push and criticism from GOP
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference alongside an image of the pistol recovered by immigration agents in the Minneapolis shooting, January 24.
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    Hill Democrats – and even some Republicans – plot an exit for Noem
  • A rosary adorns a framed photo Alex Pretti that was left at a makeshift memorial in the area where Pretti was shot dead Saturday by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Monday, January 25, 2026.
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    Exclusive: Two officers fired their guns during Pretti encounter, Homeland Security says in initial report
  • The dome of the U.S. Capitol is framed by snow on January 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. A massive winter storm is bringing frigid temperatures, ice, and snow to millions of Americans across the nation. The storm has left at least 10 people dead and hundreds of thousands without power.
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    Lawmakers exploring options for DHS bill in critical week for government funding talks
  • Federal agents gather amid tear gas during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026.
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    Where government funding talks stand after the Minneapolis shooting
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media at the US Capitol on January 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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    Senate Democrats threaten partial government shutdown over DHS funding after Minnesota shooting
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi attends a news conference in the US Capitol in November 2025.
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    Exclusive: Pelosi privately blasts Democrats for vote to hold Clintons in contempt in Epstein probe
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  • The Nave Photon crude oil tanker is docked at Freeport Marine Terminal II on January 14, 2026 in Freeport, Texas. The vessel chartered by Chevron transported oil from Venezuela to the United States.
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    Democrats demand Trump officials disclose potential ‘profiteering’ from Venezuela oil dealings
  • Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on January 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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    House panel votes to hold Clintons in contempt in Jeffrey Epstein probe
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