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2026-02-01T20:45:04+00:00
Texas Republican on Minnesota immigration operations: ‘Excessive use of forces cases need to stop’
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that federal immigration operations in Minnesota shouldn’t have “excessive use of forces” amid controversy over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. “The mission, I think, is to get violent felons out of the country. Most people support that. It’s a president — the number one issue the president won the…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5717701-mccaul-immigration-operations-minnesota-force/
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2026-02-01T20:06:54+00:00
Raskin vows to vote to hold Clintons in contempt ‘as long as Pam Bondi is part of it’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Sunday he will vote to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress so long as the lower chamber also votes on holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt. “I will vote yes on contempt against them and anybody else, as long…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5717616-jamie-raskin-clintons-contempt-vote/
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2026-02-01T19:57:11+00:00
Trump backs John Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race
President Trump endorsed former Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) in New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary on Sunday.  “John is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected Leaders in New Hampshire, and many Republicans in the U.S. Senate and, as your next Senator, he will work tirelessly to advance our America First Agenda,” Trump wrote in…
https://thehill.com/homenews/5717664-trump-endorses-sununu-nh-senate/
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2026-02-01T19:20:34+00:00
Former Georgia official: FBI’s Fulton County probe ‘sowing seeds of doubt’ ahead of midterm elections
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Sunday said the FBI’s Fulton County probe was intended to sow “seeds of doubt” ahead of midterm elections. “As a Democrat, that’s my focus in part of that is telling the truth and continuing to stand up for what was a fair and legal election in 2020. They’ve…
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5717443-former-georgia-lt-governor-fbis-fulton-county-probe-sowing-seeds-of-doubt-ahead-of-midterm-elections/
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2026-02-01T19:00:00+00:00
Trump helps Democratic candidates by waging a civil war against GOP critics
President Trump is waging a civil war against fellow Republicans who oppose him, increasing the chances Democrats will capture control of the House and Senate in November's midterm elections.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5716142-trump-republican-civil-war/
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2026-02-01T18:52:27+00:00
Live updates: House tasked with ending partial shutdown as ICE fight looms
Another government shutdown began over the weekend, as pressure shifts to the House to get a partial funding measure across the finish line. The House will return to Washington on Monday, when GOP leadership will face an uphill battle to reopen the government after House Democrats indicated Saturday that they will not help pass any…
https://thehill.com/homenews/5717180-live-updates-trump-government-shutdown-minnesota/
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2026-02-01T18:50:30+00:00
Johnson supports ‘reasonable’ changes to federal immigration enforcement policies
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he supports some of the federal immigration enforcement reforms backed by Democrats. “Some of these conditions and requests that they’ve made are obviously reasonable and should happen. But others are going to require a lot more negotiation,” Johnson told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5717413-johnson-democrat-immigration-reforms/
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2026-02-01T18:43:04+00:00
Trump says latest release of Epstein files ‘absolves’ him
President Trump told reporters Saturday that the latest release of the documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein absolves him of any wrongdoing. “I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it’s the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left,” Trump told reporters…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717492-trump-epstein-documents-release/
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2026-02-01T18:09:43+00:00
Trump says he’s taking ‘a serious look’ at endorsing in Texas GOP Senate primary
President Trump told reporters Sunday he is taking a “serious look” at endorsing in Texas’s Republican Senate primary. “I’m giving it a very serious look,” Trump told The Hill during a gaggle with reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. “You know, my problem is I’m friendly with all of them. I like all of…
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5717394-trump-texas-republican-senate-endorsement/
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2026-02-01T18:00:00+00:00
A caravan of ‘Freedom Trucks’ will honor US independence nationwide
As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of the American story, it is essential that American cultural institutions do their part.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5715177-america-250th-anniversary-celebration/
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2026-02-01T17:54:59+00:00
Jeffries says White House trying to ‘extort’ $230B from DOJ
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said the White House is attempting to “extort” $230 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as President Trump seeks a settlement for past legal troubles. Jeffries slammed the president for seeking compensation for two federal probes, including a special counsel investigation into the 2016 election and…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5717300-jeffries-slams-trump-extortion-doj/
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2026-02-01T17:39:55+00:00
Blanche on Gabbard’s presence at FBI election raid: ‘I don’t know why the director was there’
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday he was unsure why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during an FBI search of a Georgia election center on Wednesday. “I don’t know why the director was there,” Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “She is not part of the…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717306-blanche-gabbard-fbi-atlanta-raid/
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2026-02-01T17:31:48+00:00
5-year-old boy, father return to Minnesota after ICE detainment
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias returned to Minnesota Sunday after the duo were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas. “Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center,” Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) wrote on the social media platform X. “I picked them…
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5717313-liam-conejo-ramos-release/
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2026-02-01T17:00:00+00:00
Greenland finds ‘hope’ despite US testing ‘red lines’ in talks
U.S. and European officials are returning to diplomatic niceties after President Trump threatened to blow up the transatlantic alliance with his demands to take control of Greenland by any means necessary.  Officials from the U.S., Denmark and Greenland expressed hope and optimism after the first meeting of a high-level working group on Thursday. But with…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5716467-us-denmark-greenland-talks/
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2026-02-01T17:00:00+00:00
Health care costs are cannibalizing the economy — consumers can fight back
American health care costs are cannibalizing the economy, with 2024 national health expenditures reaching $5.3 trillion, double the developed-world average, and hidden prices being the main reason for the unaffordability of the system.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5716080-health-care-price-transparency-needed/
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2026-02-01T16:34:51+00:00
Blanche claims Lemon was ‘part of the planning’ of Minneapolis church protest
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche alleged Sunday that journalist Don Lemon was included in the planning of a protest at a Minnesota church, days after the former CNN anchor was arrested and charged with conspiracy and interfering with a place of worship. Citing an unsealed grand jury indictment, Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s…
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5717286-blanche-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest/
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2026-02-01T16:20:17+00:00
Blanche claims detained 5-year-old Minnesota boy, father have not applied for asylum
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the 5-year-old boy detained in Minnesota alongside his father did not apply for asylum, bucking their attorney’s claims of legal residency in the United States. When asked if the two had a pending asylum case, Blanche said, “That is not true.  “There’s a very meaningful dispute about…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717261-detained-5-year-old-minnesota-asylum-blanche/
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2026-02-01T16:00:00+00:00
We need some ‘forever chemicals’ for medical care — don’t ban them all
More than 3 million Americans with pacemakers depend on these chemicals to live.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5715612-forever-chemicals-medical-devices/
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2026-02-01T15:45:31+00:00
Blanche says DOJ unable to investigate tips about Trump’s involvement with Epstein
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that federal investigators are unable to investigate various tips the FBI received about President Trump’s alleged involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. Blanche told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that some tips were anonymous and relied on second-hand information, which he said is “not something that…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717221-trump-epstein-tips-doj-investigation/
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2026-02-01T15:29:51+00:00
Venezuela’s Machado: ‘I will be president when the time comes’
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Sunday said she will become the president of the Latin American nation “when the time comes.” Her comments follow the January capture of regime leader Nicolás Maduro by the Trump administration and weeks of uncertainty regarding Caracas’s political future. “I will be president when the time comes. But…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5717234-maria-corina-machado-venezuela-presidency/
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2026-02-01T15:00:00+00:00
Iran’s space program is a problem and an opportunity
A post-theocratic Iran could have a future literally among the stars.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5715262-iran-space-program-analysis/
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2026-02-01T14:43:22+00:00
Italians protest ICE’s presence at 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan
Hundreds of Italians took to the street to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) presence in the country ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. ICE officers are expected to help with security at this month’s Milano Cortina Winter Games, which has sparked harsh backlash from residents and officials. On Saturday, protesters gathered at the historic…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5717207-italy-protests-ice-winter-olympics/
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2026-02-01T14:43:04+00:00
Government shutdown poised to last until at least Tuesday as Democrats resist fast-tracking
The partial government shutdown is poised to last through at least Tuesday as House Democrats decline to commit to providing the votes needed to fast-track approval of a funding package to reopen the government. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday at 4 p.m. to consider the funding package and other legislation…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5717220-government-shutdown-funding-package-delay/
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2026-02-01T14:30:08+00:00
Trump says Don Lemon’s arrest is ‘the best thing that could have happened to him’
President Trump responded to former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s arrest by federal authorities last week, telling reporters it was probably “the best thing that could have happened to him”  “No, I don’t know anything about the Don Lemon thing,” Trump said when asked by The Hill on Air Force One Saturday whether he had any…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717206-trump-responds-lemon-arrest/
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2026-02-01T14:25:06+00:00
Trump jokes about suing his Fed Chair pick over interest rates
President Trump joked about suing his Federal Reserve chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, at the Alfalfa Dinner in Washington, telling reporters afterwards that the event was “a roast.”  The Wall Street Journal first reported that Trump made the joke at the annual dinner in front of a number of bipartisan figures.  “Yes, it’s a roast,” Trump…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717205-trump-jokes-about-suing-warsh-interest-rates/
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2026-02-01T13:46:51+00:00
Iran’s leader warns of ‘regional war’ if US attacks
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned the U.S. against attacking Tehran, threatening “regional war” if President Trump decides to strike. “The Americans should know if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war,” Khamenei wrote in a post on the social media platform X. His comments follow weeks of…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5717181-iran-warns-us-regional-war/
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2026-02-01T13:00:00+00:00
Why ‘might makes right’ is wrong in today’s world order
If the United States abandons the rules it once championed, rules that have helped maintain world peace since 1945, it may learn the truth of George Santayana’s warning: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5715084-trump-venezuela-power-threat/
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2026-02-01T12:51:36+00:00
Trump says he wants DC’s new arch to be ‘biggest’ in the world
President Trump on Saturday said he wants the proposed arc in Washington, D.C., to be the “biggest” in the world. The president told reporters that he’s considering building “an arc that’s like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.” “We’re setting up a committee ,and the committee is going to be going over it, but it’ll…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717159-trump-arc-project-washington-dc/
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2026-02-01T12:00:00+00:00
Ernst calls to ‘bring the temperature down’ amid ICE surge in Minnesota
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining several other Republican lawmakers in calling to lower the national temperature amid escalating tensions over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota. Trump’s hardline immigration stance helped deliver him to victory in the 2024 presidential election, but as public support for his administration’s widespread crackdown wanes, more Republicans…
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5717046-ernst-republican-immigration-tensions/
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2026-02-01T11:00:00+00:00
Trump questions if GOP can overcome voters’ ‘psychological’ midterms hurdle
President Trump is warning of a possible Democratic victory in November’s midterm elections, seemingly lowering expectations for Republican wins well ahead of any voters heading to the ballot box. Trump regularly notes the party in control of the White House historically tends to lose the midterms, attributing it a “psychological factor” among voters. The president…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5715851-trump-warns-midterm-losses/
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2026-02-01T11:00:00+00:00
Caught between ICE enforcement and fraud allegations, child care industry gasps for air
The child care industry is struggling to convince parents that its facilities are safe.  Providers are in a tough spot after months of immigration operations that have included parents taken in by authorities while dropping off or picking up their kids — as well as fraud allegations that have led to harassment at facilities around the country.  …
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5715394-child-care-ice-minnesota-dhs-minneapolis/
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2026-02-01T11:00:00+00:00
Maryland Democrats barrel toward redistricting standoff
Maryland Democrats are barreling toward a standoff over a redistricting proposal that could hand the party all of the state’s eight congressional seats. Democrats in the state House could pass a map recommended by Gov. Wes Moore’s (D) redistricting advisory commission as soon as this week. It’s the latest push from a Democratic governor to…
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5715788-moore-ferguson-redistricting-dispute/
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2026-02-01T05:04:18+00:00
Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset
Democrats scored a stunning upset Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas state Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms. Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and Air Force veteran, defeated Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss to fill the vacant state Senate District 9. The…
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/
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2026-02-01T04:19:39+00:00
Trump says Warsh should have ‘no trouble’ getting through confirmation process
President Trump said Saturday that he expects his pick for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, to easily make it through the Senate confirmation process. “He’s very high-quality person. He should have no trouble getting through,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, suggesting Warsh could pick up some Democratic support. “I think he might get Democrat…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717063-trump-warsh-federal-reserve/
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2026-02-01T04:01:24+00:00
Democrat Menefee wins Sylvester Turner’s House seat, narrowing GOP majority
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee (D) has won the special election runoff for late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) seat, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards (D) in the Saturday runoff, after they were the top two vote-getters in the November primary. The Lone Star State’s 18th Congressional…
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716821-menefee-defeats-edwards-runoff/
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2026-02-01T02:31:52+00:00
Trump says Democratic-led cities must ask and say ‘please’ before DHS will intervene in protests
President Trump said Saturday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local leaders “ask us for help,” while still pledging to guard federal buildings but “only as a back up.” “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5717029-trump-dhs-protests-intervention/
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2026-02-01T02:19:22+00:00
German soccer federation rules out World Cup boycott despite calls to oppose Trump
(The Associated Press) — The German soccer federation has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls from within to send a message to President Trump. “We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a FIFA World Cup can have, the federation said in a statement issued late Friday. “Our…
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/5716691-german-soccer-federation-rules-out-world-cup-boycott/
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2026-02-01T01:20:22+00:00
State of Texas: Agreements between law enforcement agencies and ICE rise as new law takes effect
One year into the second term of President Donald Trump, his administration’s focus on undocumented immigrants has intensified, drawing outrage in recent weeks following shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Protests have broken out across the country, including in Texas, where local law enforcement agencies have hurried to sign up as force multipliers to help ICE achieve its stated mission “to make your community safer.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5716966-state-of-texas-agreements-between-law-enforcement-agencies-and-ice-rise-as-new-law-takes-effect/
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2026-02-01T00:19:55+00:00
James accuses Trump of instilling ‘terror’ after Fulton County raid
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has accused the Trump administration of using an FBI raid at a Georgia election office to instill “terror” and undermine trust in the country’s democratic institutions. The search for records related to the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., this week has raised eyebrows, with local officials questioning…
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5716971-letitia-james-trump-fulton-county/
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2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Live results: Texas state Senate runoff
Democrats are hoping for an upset in a special runoff election for a state Senate seat in Texas on Saturday. Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, is facing off against Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist in the Fort Worth-area district. Though the district is reliably red, Rehmet did better than expected in the…
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716844-texas-state-senate-runoff/
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2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Live results: Democrats vie for Sylvester Turner’s House seat in Texas
Two Democrats are vying to fill the House seat left vacant by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee (D) and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards (D) are running in the special election runoff in the 18th Congressional District after neither secured a majority in November to win outright.…
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2026-01-31T23:34:58+00:00
House Democrats tell GOP leadership they won’t help pass funding package through fast-track process
House Democrats have informed GOP leaders they will not help pass a funding package through a fast-track process, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill — complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to swiftly pass the measure and reopen the government. The decision, first reported by Punchbowl News, comes a day after…
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2026-01-31T23:08:39+00:00
Sunday shows preview: Pressure shifts to House to end partial shutdown; Minnesota tensions flare
The federal government is under a partial shutdown after the Senate passed a five-bill funding package and a two-week stopgap measure, but the House will not vote on it until returns on Monday. Senate Democrats vowed to block what previously was a six-bill funding package that would channel money to several federal department, including the…
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2026-01-31T22:00:00+00:00
Minnesota standoff with Trump administration stokes fears of civil war
Minnesota’s standoff with the Trump administration amid its immigration crackdown in the state has made a political tinderbox of the Twin Cities, as devolving clashes between protesters and federal agents stoke fears of a bigger brewing conflict. Local officials have deemed the surge of immigration enforcement officers a “federal invasion,” doubling down in the courts…
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5715869-minnesota-trump-immigration-conflict/
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2026-01-31T21:41:55+00:00
Trump on partial shutdown: ‘Hopefully enough people will use their heads’
President Trump said Saturday that he hopes “enough people will use their heads” to bring a swift end to the partial government shutdown that began this weekend. “I think it’s going fine,” Trump told Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich regarding government funding. “We had a big GDP…I lost a point and a half because of the…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5716876-trump-hopes-swift-shutdown-end/
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2026-01-31T21:30:11+00:00
Judge orders release of 5-year-old Minnesota boy, father detained by ICE
A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered the release of the 5-year-old boy and father who were transported to a detention center in the state amid the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minnesota. In a Saturday opinion, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery admonished the administration’s removal of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian…
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5716881-texas-judge-orders-release-father-son/
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2026-01-31T20:31:48+00:00
Texas A&M ends women’s and gender studies degree program
Texas A&M University said on Friday it will end the school’s women’s and gender studies degree program.  The university wrote in the announcement that the interdisciplinary program was ended due to new school restrictions on curriculum topics and a lack of student interest. The school noted that the program’s students will be allowed to complete…
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5716825-texas-am-ends-women-gender-studies/
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2026-01-31T20:15:13+00:00
Lemon blasts corporate media that ‘bend the knee’ to Trump after arrest
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon ripped media corporations that “bend the knee” to President Trump and his administration on Friday, a day after federal authorities arrested him following his coverage of a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month. “The way to stand up to a bully, to a tyrant, is not to bend…
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5716819-don-lemon-rips-media-trump/
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2026-01-31T19:53:55+00:00
Springsteen surprises at anti-ICE benefit for Pretti, Good families
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen on Friday made a surprise appearance at an anti-Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) benefit concert for the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two U.S. citizens killed in shootings during federal immigration operations in Minneapolis. Video taken of the concert showed Springsteen, guitar in hand, recalling when he wrote his new…
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2026-01-31T19:23:05+00:00
There’s a new leading cause of cancer death among people under 50, study finds
“We must double down on research to pinpoint what is driving this tsunami of cancer in generations born since 1950," the study's lead author said.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5716501-leading-cause-of-cancer-deaths-under-50-study/
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2026-01-31T19:20:52+00:00
Massie hits critics after latest Epstein files release: ‘It was not a hoax’
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) hit back on Saturday amid a mounting effort from a super PAC to replace him in the upcoming midterm elections, saying he is being unfairly targeted for pushing for the release of the Epstein files.  “It was not a hoax, I cannot be bullied, I am not done, and this is…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5716752-massie-latest-epstein-files-release/
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2026-01-31T19:06:18+00:00
‘Disappointed’ Frey vows to appeal latest setback in bid to force ICE out of Minnesota
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday said he and city officials were “disappointed” after a judge rejected Minnesota’s effort to prevent the Trump administration’s surge of federal immigration officers to the state. “Of course, we’re disappointed,” Frey said in a statement obtained by NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. “This decision doesn’t change what people here have lived through…
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5716656-jacob-frey-minnesota-ice-surge-ruling/
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2026-01-31T19:00:00+00:00
US law keeps fishermen on decades-old ships
US law requires fishing vessels to be built in US shipyards, resulting in an aging fleet that is less safe, efficient, and competitive, and more expensive to maintain than modern vessels built abroad.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5715493-cost-of-aging-fishing-boats/
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2026-01-31T18:29:44+00:00
Homan: Trump still ‘serious’ about deportation agenda as Minnesota tensions simmer
White House border czar Tom Homan on Friday said President Trump remains “serious” about his crackdown on illegal immigration in the U.S. as tensions spike in Minnesota following two fatal shootings involving federal agents. Homan dismissed reports that Trump was “backing off on his promise on mass deportation” in an appearance on Fox New’s “Hannity.”…
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2026-01-31T18:00:00+00:00
Swalwell’s double standard: Privacy for politicians, peril for ICE officers
If security concerns justify concealing his residence, why doesn’t the same logic apply to ICE agents?
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/politics/5715112-swalwell-residency-double-standard/
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2026-01-31T17:42:01+00:00
These countries have declined Trump’s invitation to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
President Trump has invited several nations — including key U.S. allies — to join his “Board of Peace” to oversee postwar restoration efforts in the Gaza Strip, but several world leaders have rejected the request, and one country had its invitation revoked. The board was established after the first phase of Trump’s 20-point peace plan…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5716389-trump-board-of-peace-rejections/
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2026-01-31T17:23:02+00:00
US warns Iran against conducting ‘unsafe’ military drills
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) cautioned the Iranian regime against any “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” as the nation prepares to launch live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz. “U.S. forces acknowledge Iran’s right to operate professionally in international airspace and waters,” CENTCOM wrote Friday in a post on social platform X. “Any unsafe and unprofessional…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5716539-us-warning-iran-military-drills/
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2026-01-31T17:05:39+00:00
Judge refuses Minnesota’s bid to rescind Trump’s ICE surge
A federal judge on Saturday rejected an effort by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) to block the surge of immigration resources the Trump administration has sent to the state.  In a 30-page decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled that Ellison is unlikely to succeed in claims that the surge violates the 10th Amendment, which protects states’ rights against federal infringement. “Plaintiffs ask the Court to extend…
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5716559-judge-rejects-minnesota-lawsuit-trump-immigration-surge/
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2026-01-31T17:00:00+00:00
House, Senate Democrats push DHS reforms but differ over scope
Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate say they’re firmly united when it comes to the party’s push for new rules of restraint on federal immigration officers. But the politics governing each chamber are not the same, creating different pressures — and unique challenges — for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5715977-house-senate-democrats-dhs-reforms/
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2026-01-31T17:00:00+00:00
The federal debt is a stealth tax on every American
If federal policymakers want to make life more affordable, both now and in the future, they should cap their own spending.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5713766-household-interest-costs-rising/
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2026-01-31T16:48:39+00:00
Greene cheers Lemon arrest over church protest: ‘That’s not journalism, that’s activism’
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she “completely supports” the recent arrest of journalist Don Lemon, who attended a protest earlier this month that disrupted a church service in Minnesota. The former CNN anchor is facing federal civil rights charges tied to the demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18.…
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5716490-marjorie-taylor-greene-don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest/
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2026-01-31T16:00:00+00:00
Return the Homeland Security Department to its bipartisan roots
The Department of Homeland Security is facing a crisis due to its focus on politics rather than its core mission of protecting America, and the solution is to restore bipartisan consensus and apolitical leadership.
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5715866-restore-trust-homeland-security/
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2026-01-31T15:52:50+00:00
Federal judge knocks down Trump efforts to tighten voter citizenship rules
A federal judge on Friday barred several government agencies from complying with an executive order from President Trump that sought to make major changes to the federal elections process. In her 118-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked two parts of the order, including the requirement for federal agencies and the Defense Department to…
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5716442-judge-blocks-trump-order-proof-of-citizenship/
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2026-01-31T15:35:39+00:00
Trump rips ‘scammer’ Omar, ‘corrupt’ Walz over Minnesota fraud
President Trump on Saturday reinforced his criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) over the state’s welfare fraud scandal, while also calling out the Biden administration for doing “absolutely nothing about it.” “The Theft and Fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the 19 Billion Dollars originally projected,” Trump wrote…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5716349-trump-omar-walz-minnesota-fraud-scandal/
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2026-01-31T15:30:00+00:00
The remaking of Alex Pretti: Imperfect times demand the perfect hero
Pretti needs to be be inviolate to make the government seem vile in the eyes of the public.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5716125-the-remaking-of-alex-pretti-imperfect-times-demand-the-perfect-hero/
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2026-01-31T15:15:57+00:00
What to know about charges against Don Lemon tied to Minnesota church protest
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges related to his coverage of a protest inside a church in Minnesota earlier this month, amid President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Protesters interrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18, to demonstrate against one of the…
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5716360-don-lemon-indicted-civil-rights-charges-minnesota-explainer/
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2026-01-31T15:00:00+00:00
Protecting marine mammals protects our coastal economy
Many populations improved because the Marine Mammal Protection Act worked.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5714951-weakening-marine-mammal-protection/
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2026-01-31T14:09:01+00:00
Where incomes have risen the most (and least) over the past 50 years
One state has seen the typical household income jump nearly 80% — while another has watched it decline.
https://thehill.com/business/5716209-us-income-changes-50-years/
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2026-01-31T14:00:38+00:00
Salmonella outbreak linked to superfood supplements sickens 65 people across 28 states
At least 14 people have been hospitalized.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5715915-salmonella-outbreak-superfood-supplements/
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2026-01-31T14:00:00+00:00
Lessons from 1964’s Mississippi Freedom Summer
The recent arson that destroyed Beth Israel, Jackson, Miss.'s only synagogue, recalls that state's dark history of violence toward those supporting racial equality — one stretching back more than 60 years.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5714928-civil-rights-movement-mississippi/
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2026-01-31T13:41:00+00:00
Thune to local officials on ICE response: ‘You can’t just try and encourage all these protests’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) criticized the response from state and local elected officials in Minnesota as the Trump administration faces mounting criticism over its immigration crackdown in the state. “These local governments gotta work with folks and with federal law enforcement officials,” Thune told reporters Friday. “You can’t just, you know, try and…
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5716315-thune-trump-immigration-enforcement-local-authorities/
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2026-01-31T13:04:34+00:00
Tillis unloads on Noem and Miller, comparing them to ‘sycophants’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) compared Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to fictional villains on Friday, calling them both a “sycophant” as tensions rise over the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. “A sycophant is more than just a ‘yes-man,’” Tillis wrote in a lengthy post on social platform…
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2026-01-31T11:00:00+00:00
5 questions facing Trump’s Fed pick Kevin Warsh
President Trump announced Friday his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve Board, ending months of speculation about his plans for the bank. Warsh’s experience on the Fed board and Wall Street, close political ties to Republicans and reputation as an independent thinker make it likely he will be confirmed by the…
https://thehill.com/business/5715173-trump-nominee-warsh-fed-chair/
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2026-01-31T11:00:00+00:00
Trump’s ‘massive armada’ near Iran mirrors military buildup in Caribbean
President Trump’s “massive armada” of warships and fighter planes near Iran mirrors the military buildup of assets in the Caribbean as the president weighs greenlighting strikes against the Islamic Republic. The military buildup, bolstered with the recent arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area, has…
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5715910-us-military-iran-options/
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2026-01-31T11:00:00+00:00
Senate Republicans try to regain footing on immigration after Minneapolis blowback
Republicans are trying to regain their footing on immigration and border enforcement as the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis put their most vulnerable members in an increasingly thorny position ahead of November. The issue, which got President Trump elected and the GOP dominated on for years, is now posing an acute threat to…
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5715986-senate-republicans-minneapolis-immigration/
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2026-01-31T04:05:20+00:00
Trump backs Noem amid criticism, resignation calls
President Trump on Friday defended his embattled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem as she faces calls to resign, suggesting she’s been targeted by critics “because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!” “The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5716159-trump-backs-noem-homeland-security/
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2026-01-31T04:03:08+00:00
Trump in WSJ op-ed: ‘My tariffs have brought America back’
President Trump praised his sweeping tariffs on foreign countries in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal Friday, arguing that they “brought America back.” “When I imposed historic tariffs on nearly all foreign countries last April, the critics said my policies would cause a global economic meltdown,” Trump wrote. “Instead, they have created an…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5716144-trump-defends-tariffs-us-economy/
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2026-01-31T03:09:58+00:00
Trump nominates Brett Matsumoto for BLS commissioner
President Trump on Friday nominated economist Brett Matsumoto to be commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) months after the president fired the previous agency head over substantial revisions to past jobs reports. “For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families…
https://thehill.com/business/5716086-bls-commissioner-nomination-trump-matsumoto/
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2026-01-31T02:13:58+00:00
Project 2025 creators propose ‘marriage boot camp,’ mentors for couples
The group is also advocating for policies including those designed to encourage people to marry young and forgo education in favor of starting a family.
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5715567-heritage-foundation-strengthen-family/
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2026-01-31T01:19:45+00:00
Sheriff: ICE must be ‘transparent’ with any Super Bowl operations
A California sheriff on Thursday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “transparent” with local authorities about any possible federal immigration operations around Levi’s Stadium during Super Bowl LX. “So I urge our federal partners: if there is something that you’re planning to do in our community, please be transparent and reach out…
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5715930-super-bowl-lx-ice-presence/
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2026-01-31T00:30:18+00:00
Don Lemon after release: ‘I will not stop now, I will not stop ever’
Former CNN host Don Lemon, released a day after federal officers arrested him in Los Angeles, defended his career in journalism on Friday, saying he will never stop reporting. U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue ordered Lemon to be released on no money bond, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lemon was accused of disturbing worshippers in…
https://thehill.com/media/5715963-don-lemon-released-arrest/
World & Politics
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2026-01-30T23:57:00+00:00
Live updates: Senate passes massive government funding package
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday night to pass a major funding package, but the legislation won’t become law before parts of the government shut down at midnight. In a 71-29 vote, the Senate approved the package consisting of five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5713737-live-updates-trump-government-shutdown/
World & Politics
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2026-01-30T23:44:10+00:00
Senate passes massive government funding package, sending it to House
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday to pass a major funding package consisting of five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but the legislation won’t become law before parts of the government shut down at midnight. The 71-29 vote caps a week of Senate drama after a…
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5715914-senate-government-funding-package/
World & Politics
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2026-02-01T10:50:01
Imaging the Wigner crystal state in a new type of quantum material
In some solid materials under specific conditions, mutual Coulomb interactions shape electrons into many-body correlated states, such as Wigner crystals, which are essentially solids made of electrons. So far, the Wigner crystal state remains sensitive to various experimental perturbations. Uncovering their internal structure and arrangement at the atomic scale has proven more challenging.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-imaging-wigner-crystal-state-quantum.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-31T11:50:09
Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds
Time is almost up on the way we track each second of the day, with optical atomic clocks set to redefine the way the world measures one second in the near future. Researchers from Adelaide University worked with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom to review the future of the next generation of timekeeping.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-optical-atomic-clocks-poised-redefine.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-31T05:50:01
Using complex networks to tame combustion instability
Engineers have long battled a problem that can cause loud, damaging oscillations inside gas turbines and aircraft engines: combustion instability. These unwanted pressure fluctuations create vibrations so intense that they can cause fatal structural damage to combustor walls, posing a serious threat in many applications. Combustion instability occurs when acoustic waves, heat release, and flow patterns interact in a strong feedback loop, amplifying each other until the entire system becomes unstable.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-complex-networks-combustion-instability.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-30T13:59:49
Record-breaking photons at telecom wavelengths—on demand
A team of researchers from the University of Stuttgart and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg led by Prof. Stefanie Barz (University of Stuttgart) has demonstrated a source of single photons that combines on-demand operation with record-high photon quality in the telecommunications C-band—a key step toward scalable photonic quantum computation and quantum communication. "The lack of a high-quality on-demand C-band photon source has been a major problem in quantum optics laboratories for over a decade—our new technology now removes this obstacle," says Prof. Stefanie Barz.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-photons-telecom-wavelengths-demand.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-30T13:50:04
Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress
When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the processes underlying these wave-induced ice fractures and predicting when they will occur could help to better forecast how climate change will impact the environment and marine ecosystems on Earth.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-lab-longer-fracture-ice-sheets.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-30T13:21:45
Quantum mechanical effects help overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy
Researchers from Regensburg and Birmingham have overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy. With the help of quantum mechanical effects, they succeeded for the first time in performing optical measurements with atomic resolution. Their work is published in the journal Nano Letters.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-quantum-mechanical-effects-fundamental-limitation.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-30T12:57:30
Beamline measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei confirm advanced nuclear models
A novel apparatus at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has made extremely precise measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei. The measurements are a significant milestone in nuclear physics because they closely match predictions made by sophisticated nuclear models.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-beamline-unstable-ruthenium-nuclei-advanced.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-30T09:46:55
Random driving on a 78-qubit processor reveals controllable prethermal plateau
Time-dependent driving has become a powerful tool for creating novel nonequilibrium phases such as discrete time crystals and Floquet topological phases, which do not exist in static systems. Breaking continuous time-translation symmetry typically leads to the outcome that driven quantum systems absorb energy and eventually heat up toward a featureless infinite-temperature state, where coherent structure is lost.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-random-qubit-processor-reveals-prethermal.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T17:07:32
Direct imaging captures the crystalline vibrations of a supersolid made of atoms and light
The 20th century was marked by the discovery of exotic states of matter. First, liquid helium was observed to flow without friction at extremely low temperatures, a phase now known as superfluid. Soon after, it was also discovered that under appropriate external conditions, some materials can conduct electricity without resistance; these materials were therefore named superconductors.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-imaging-captures-crystalline-vibrations-supersolid.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T15:50:01
Prototype cassettes mark key step toward new CMS high-granularity calorimeter
In beehives on the CERN site, a buzzing team of bees collaborates to build hexagon after hexagon of honeycomb—a shape that allows the most honey for a given amount of beeswax to be stored. Working nearby, a team of similarly committed scientists has recently pieced together some more high-tech hexagons to form the first prototype "cassette" for the new CMS endcap calorimeters.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-prototype-cassettes-key-cms-high.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T15:37:39
Mapping 'figure 8' Fermi surfaces to pinpoint future chiral conductors
One of the biggest problems facing modern microelectronics is that computer chips can no longer be made arbitrarily smaller and more efficient. Materials used to date, such as copper, are reaching their limits because their resistivity increases dramatically when they become too small. Chiral materials could provide a solution here. These materials behave like left and right hands: they look almost identical and are mirror images of each other, but cannot be made to match.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-figure-fermi-surfaces-future-chiral.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T14:42:22
Scientists develop high-performance Hg-based crystal for mid-far infrared birefringence
Mid- and far-infrared birefringent crystals are key functional materials for polarization control, laser technologies, and infrared photonics. However, existing materials generally suffer from limited infrared transparency, an intrinsic trade-off between large birefringence and wide transmission windows, and challenges in optical characterization due to restricted crystal dimensions.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-scientists-high-hg-based-crystal.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T12:50:03
Novel quantum refrigerator benefits from problematic noise
For quantum computers to function, they must be kept at extremely low temperatures. However, today's cooling systems also generate noise that interferes with the fragile quantum information they are meant to protect. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an entirely new type of quantum refrigerator, which is partly driven by the noise itself. This refrigerator enables very precise control over heat and energy flows and could play an important role in scaling up quantum technology.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-quantum-refrigerator-benefits-problematic-noise.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T12:26:45
Gravitational wave signal tests Einstein's theory of general relativity
For those who watch gravitational waves roll in from the universe, GW250114 is a big one. It's the clearest gravitational wave signal from a binary black hole merger to date, and it gives researchers an opportunity to test Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, known as general relativity.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-gravitational-einstein-theory-general.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T12:00:01
2D discrete time crystals realized on a quantum computer for the first time
Physical systems become inherently more complicated and difficult to produce in a lab as the number of dimensions they exist in increases—even more so in quantum systems. While discrete time crystals (DTCs) had been previously demonstrated in one dimension, two-dimensional DTCs were known to exist only theoretically. But now, a new study, published in Nature Communications, has demonstrated the existence of a DTC in a two-dimensional system using a 144-qubit quantum processor.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-2d-discrete-crystals-quantum.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T11:20:54
Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not
Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and we die, in exactly that order. We plan our lives around time, measure it obsessively and experience it as an unbroken flow from past to future. It feels so obvious that time moves forward that questioning it can seem almost pointless.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-fundamental-reality-quiet-revolution-physics.html
Space & Physics
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2026-01-29T10:00:01
Programmable terahertz vortices enable dual electric and magnetic skyrmion modes
Researchers have created an optical device that can generate both electric and magnetic vortex-ring-like light patterns. These structured light vortices, known as skyrmions, are highly stable and resistant to disturbances, making them promising for reliably encoding information in wireless applications.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-programmable-terahertz-vortices-enable-dual.html
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