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Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate change

By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security shut down this weekend as the White House and Democratic leaders continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota last month. The two sides have continued to trade offers, signaling some hope for an agreement. But it remains unclear which Democratic demands the White House will agree to and Congress left Washington on Thursday without a deal. With Congress out of town, DHS’s funding formally lapsed at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. That means that federal employees at agencies such

House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history

By Matt Brown The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers. The renaming of the press gallery, spearheaded by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., was conceived over the last year after the congressman said he brainstormed with his staff on ways to commemorate the history of prominent Americans, including Black Americans, across the Capitol. “When we talk about Frederick Douglass, we are talking about a man who possessed a profound and unshakable faith in Americans, in America’s family,” Donalds said in

EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions

By Evan Bush President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency is rescinding the legal finding that it has relied on for nearly two decades to limit the heat-trapping pollution that spews from vehicle tailpipes, oil refineries and factories. The repeal of that landmark determination, known as the endangerment finding, will upend most U.S. policies aimed at curbing climate change. The finding — which the EPA issued in 2009 — said the global warming caused by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane endangers the health and welfare of current and future generations. “We are officially terminating the so-called

Homeland Security Department poised to shut down as Congress leaves with no deal

By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V The Department of Homeland Security is poised to shut down this weekend as Congress remained deadlocked Thursday on a path forward before leaving town for a weeklong holiday break. The White House and Democratic leaders have continued to trade offers, signaling some hope for an agreement. But it remains unclear which Democratic demands the White House will agree to when it comes to slapping restraints on immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota. With Congress out of town, DHS will shut down beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. That means that

Trump says all Democratic governors except Wes Moore and Jared Polis are invited to White House gathering

By Adam Edelman President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has invited the governors from both major parties — with two notable Democratic exceptions — to a traditionally bipartisan gathering at the White House next week. An annual meeting at the White House between governors and the president — which has been slated for Feb. 20 — has in recent days emerged as a major source of conflict after National Governors Association officials said Trump was only planning to include Republican governors at the session. But in a post to Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon, Trump said that invitations to the meeting

FBI search of Georgia election offices relied on years-old claims of fraud, affidavit shows

By Kate Brumback The FBI relied on years-old claims about the 2020 presidential election, many of which had been thoroughly investigated and found to have no connection to widespread fraud, to obtain a search warrant for seizing ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday that shows the case began with a referral from an administration official who tried to help President Donald Trump overturn his election loss. The affidavit provides the first public justification for an FBI search last month that targeted a county Trump and his allies have long seen as central to their

Jobs data will shine a fresh light on the first year of Trump’s term

By Steve Kopack U.S. jobs data on Wednesday is set to pull back the curtain on the past year’s labor market, and offer the clearest picture yet of a period when hiring in America appeared to slow down. January’s employment report, delayed by a brief government shutdown, will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. It will arrive alongside critical revisions to monthly jobs data from last year. As President Donald Trump and his party crafts an economic pitch for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections, Wednesday’s employment reports could fuel a narrative that either helps, or hinders, their efforts. Every

Judge Rules Against Early Voting Sites At 3 NC Universities, Including This HBCU, Ahead Of Election

A federal judge ruled on Sunday against efforts to open early voting sites at three university campuses across North Carolina ahead of the state’s primary election. In January, a coalition of students had sued the state after officials rejected their efforts to open early voting sites on campus. Students have been advocating for early voting sites Students from Western Carolina University, University of North Carolina Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (the country’s largest HBCU) sued the State Board of Elections in January — alleging that the refusal to open early voting sites was in violation of the Constitution. They

Security video from Nancy Guthrie’s home offers potential clues for investigators

By Jon Schuppe and Rich Schapiro After an excruciating 10 days without much to go on, authorities looking for Nancy Guthrie finally have a potential big break: video of an armed, masked person at her doorstep the morning she went missing. The black-and-white video captured by Guthrie’s doorbell camera, which the FBI and the Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Department shared Tuesday, gives investigators clues that could help their search. Hours after the video was released, law enforcement was questioning a man in the Tucson area, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News. It is not clear if this is the person seen in the

Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in ‘illegal orders’ video

By Ryan J. Reilly, Gary Grumbach and Michael Kosnar The Trump administration tried and failed Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the military and intelligence communities not to comply with unlawful orders, three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. Six Democrats participated in the video, and some had said they would not cooperate with the Justice Department’s probe into their involvement. The indictment, pursued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, led by Trump appointee Jeanine Pirro, is the latest example of the Justice Department’s targeting the president’s perceived political opponents. The government attorneys assigned to the

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