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January 31, 2026
Canadian company says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed
Updated 5:51 PM EST, January 30, 2026 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian company announced Friday it will no longer be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. The pending sale by Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments had been subject to intense criticism during an immigration crackdown in the United States. Two U.S. citizens were shot dead by f ...
Go to discussionJohnson backs fast-track process requiring Democratic support to swiftly end shutdown
01/30/26 5:33 PM ET Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans he wants to utilize a special fast-track process that will require cooperation from Democrats to swiftly pass the funding package that the Senate is poised to send over and end what lawmakers hope will be a brief government shutdown. Johnson told Republicans about his desired play call on a Friday late afternoon conference call, two GOP sources told The Hill. The process, called suspension of the rules, will bypass the i ...
Go to discussionNew SNAP work requirements are coming on Feb. 1. What to know.
Jan. 30, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET Come Feb. 1, the nearly 42 million low-income Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can expect major changes. The United States' largest nutrition assistance program has been a funding flashpoint for the second Trump administration, taking center stage during the 43-day 2025 government shutdown when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in October that it would not pay the next month's benefits. The bill that ended the shutdown ...
Go to discussionFearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US
Updated 3:16 PM EST, January 30, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some strangers mistake the pest-control company manager for Latino, he said, and he fears getting caught up in ICE raids. Like Mantz, many Native Americans are carrying tribal documents proving their U.S. citizenship in case they are stopped or questioned by fede ...
Go to discussionUN Issues Dire Warning as US Owes Billions in Dues
Published Jan 30, 2026 at 04:29 PM EST updated Jan 30, 2026 at 06:22 PM EST United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Friday that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” by mid-year unless its financial rules are reworked or all 193 member states pay their assessed dues in full and on time. Newsweek reached out to the White House by email on Friday afternoon for comment. Why It Matters President Donald Trump has heavily focused on the nation's financial health since ...
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