Early voting began Monday in the race for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, and candidates are racing to set themselves apart from the crowd – and often from the district’s previous representative, former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Story by @journalistross.bsky.social

Clock ticks toward Department of Homeland Security shutdown after midnight deadline www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cloc...

US senators denounce immigration agents’ use of force in deadly Minneapolis shootings www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Federal judge blocks Pentagon attempt to demote Sen. Mark Kelly over illegal orders video w/ @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...

From Judge Richard Leon:

House Republicans, and one Dem who broke ranks, just passed a bill that would require citizens to show a passport or birth certificate when registering to vote. My latest for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...

US House in bipartisan vote defies Trump, agrees to end his tariffs on Canada My latest for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...

Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly says failed efforts to get a grand jury to indict him and other Democrats for the video where they told members of the military they don't need to follow illegal orders is "straight from the authoritarian playbook."

🧵House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei begins hearing on DHS funding saying "a shutdown has gone from a distinct possibility to a probability." www.c-span.org/event/house-...

In rebuke of Trump, US House opens the door to votes against tariffs My latest for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rebu...

Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/repu...

Thune says he hopes Democrats will be "amenable" to Congress approving another stopgap spending bill for DHS to give negotiators more time to reach agreement on immigration constraints in the full-year DHS spending bill.

Schumer on Homeland Security funding: "There’s no reason we can’t get this done by Thursday. We have sent them legislative language."

Johnson says he's set to meet with Thune in a couple hours to talk through DHS funding. "We still have time on the clock. When there's a will there's a way. And if they come to an agreement on this and get it done that will behoove the whole country."

Schumer says Dems "need to see more from Republicans very soon" from Republicans on how to put restrictions on immigration enforcement. "We got the Republican response last night, but it included neither details or legislative text."

Susan Collins officially launches 2026 re-election bid, via @mainemorningstar.com mainemorningstar.com/briefs/susan...

Thune says Trump administration officials and congressional Democrats "engaged in meaningful talks on a path forward" on Homeland Security funding this weekend.

White House takes down meme of Obamas posted on social media slammed as racist www.newsfromthestates.com/article/whit...

GOP senator calls Trump's Obama meme ‘the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’ www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gop-...

'It is astonishing': Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services www.newsfromthestates.com/article/it-a...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says administration officials are "willing to discuss" some of the restrictions Schumer and Jeffries have proposed but says some "don’t seem like they are grounded in any common sense and they are non-starters for this administration."

Thune says Dems need to accept that Republicans have changes they want to see in the DHS funding bill. "This is not a blank check situation where Republicans just agree to a list of Democratic demands."

Thune says Dems need to accept that Republicans have changes they want to see in the DHS funding bill. "This is not a blank check situation where Republicans just agree to a list of Democratic demands."

Top Dems in Congress list ICE constraints they want in funding bill w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/top-...

Suspect in deadly shooting of guard member pleads not guilty amid death penalty discussion, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/susp...

House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Dem list of requests for DHS spending bill includes, but is not limited to - mandatory body cameras - judicial warrants - masks cannot be used "in an arbitrary and capricious fashion" - Americans cannot be detained or deported

The Trump administration is removing roughly one-quarter of the immigration agents in Minnesota, but a full withdrawal is contingent on “the end of the illegal and threatening activities against ICE and its federal partners," border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday morning.

Trump doubles down on calling for the feds to take over state elections. Story for @statesnewsroom.com

Federal district judge overseeing Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly’s case against DOD says he’ll issue ruling as quickly as possible, likely before Feb. 11.

House votes 217-214 send Trump the government spending package that gives Congress less than two weeks to find bipartisan compromise on immigration enforcement guardrails in the Homeland Security funding bill.

Speaker Johnson says local/state cooperation with federal immigration actions needs to be part of negotiations on constraints on ICE/CPB. "What must be a part of that discussion is the participation of blue cities in federal immigration enforcement."

Temporary legal status allowed for now for 350,000 Haitians as judge blasts Kristi Noem www.newsfromthestates.com/article/temp...

Noem: Body cameras to be deployed to immigration agents, starting in Minneapolis www.newsfromthestates.com/article/noem...

House Approps RM Rosa DeLauro says she will vote for the govt funding package -- "That gives us time and it gives us leverage to secure the protections that we need for our communities."

Trump urges US House to avert ‘another long, pointless and destructive’ shutdown w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Judge blocks DHS policy to keep House Dems from visiting detention facilities unannounced www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...

Planned Parenthood ends suit against Trump administration over serving Medicaid patients www.newsfromthestates.com/article/plan...

Partial federal government shutdown begins, amid hopes it won’t last long w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/part...

US Senate OKs spending deal, but partial shutdown still set to begin at midnight w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

DOJ releases 3 million pages of Epstein files, taking in 180,000 images and 2,000 videos -- by Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/doj-...

Sen. Graham says he's holding up quick passage of the government funding package "until I get guaranteed a vote on my legislation that would criminalize the conduct going forward" after criticizing states/local govts that don't cooperate with federal immigration operations.

With US Senate still tied up over spending deal, partial shutdown begins at midnight w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Schumer: "I hope we can get voting quickly here in the Senate today so we can move forward on the important work of reining in ICE."

US Senate poised to send House spending deal in race to avert partial shutdown w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Senate Dems say they have an agreement to pass the five full-year bills and replace the DHS bill with a two-week stopgap

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro says he’s readying for federal immigration crackdown My latest for @statesnewsroom.com DC Bureau: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/penn...

Sen. Rand Paul says he won’t hold up UC on the minibus if he gets an amendment vote to “remove the refugee welfare money. It’s about $5 million from HHS.

US Senate fails to advance spending package, with partial shutdown looming Friday night w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Thune says he hopes the talks between Schumer and the White House avoid a government shutdown. But he says the change to immigration enforcement that Schumer detailed yesterday won’t be in the government funding package.