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Judge blocks Virginia lawmakers' bid for pro-Democratic voting map
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A Virginia judge on Tuesday blocked a bid by state Democrats to enact a more pro-Democratic electoral map, dealing a setback to the party ahead of upcomin...
Jan 27, 2026
Man sprays US lawmaker Ilhan Omar with liquid, disrupting Minnesota event
By Maria Alejandra Cardona, Daniel Trotta and Kanishka Singh MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Police arrested a man who sprayed Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar with a foul-smelling liquid in ...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump says Alex Pretti, man shot in Minnesota, should not have carried gun
By Jarrett Renshaw Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis, should not have been carry...
Jan 27, 2026
Evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' accounts of violent encounters
By Renee Hickman, Ted Hesson, Brad Heath and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encount...
Jan 27, 2026
Congress members blast Homeland Security chief Noem, Democrats threaten impeachment
By Richard Cowan, Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in Congress and at least two Republicans called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to l...
Jan 27, 2026
Key prediction market putting strong odds on BlackRock's Rieder as next Fed chair
By Michael S. Derby Jan 27 (Reuters) - BlackRock's chief bond investment manager Rick Rieder is now the clear favorite to succeed current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when his term is up, accor...
Jan 27, 2026
Explainer-Why would the US government shut down?
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Large portions of the U.S. government could be forced to shut down as soon as Saturday if Congress does not resolve a dispute over immigration enforceme...
Jan 27, 2026
Explainer-What do Democrats and Republicans want in fight over ICE operations?
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Funding for the Department of Homeland Security and several other U.S. government agencies could expire this week if Republicans and Democrats in the U....
Jan 27, 2026
Washington's Eleanor Holmes Norton, oldest member in US House, to retire at 88
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Eleanor Holmes Norton, a pioneering civil rights lawyer who became Washington, D.C.'s steadfast champion in Congress for more than three decades, s...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump order targets rebuilding after California wildfires, Newsom seeks money instead
Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at speeding up the rebuilding of houses and businesses destroyed by wildfires in California last January, the White H...
Jan 27, 2026
