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Trump doubles down on calls for GOP to ‘nationalize’ voting as congressional leaders balk

GOP leaders in the House and Senate say they don’t want to federalize elections

By Anders Hagstrom
Fox News

Published February 4, 2026 1:36pm EST

President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for Republicans to “nationalize” voting, this time defending the idea directly to the press.

Trump made the comments during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Tuesday, flanked by prominent congressional Republicans. White House officials have said Trump is primarily interested in defending election integrity.

“I want to see elections be honest, and if a state can’t [run an election], I think the people behind me should do something about it,” Trump told reporters at the event, referencing the GOP lawmakers.

“Take a look at Detroit … take a look at Philadelphia, take a look at Atlanta,” Trump continued. “The federal government should not allow that. The federal government should get involved. These are agents of the federal government to count the vote. If they can’t count the vote legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over.”

TRUMP DOJ DEMANDS MINNESOTA VOTING RECORDS OVER SAME-DAY REGISTRATION ‘VOUCHING’ CONCERNS

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to blast The New York Times and Harvard University.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Prominent Republicans have hesitated to fall in behind Trump on the issue. Senate Majority Leader John Thune outright rejected the idea when asked about it later Tuesday.

“I’m not in favor of federalizing elections, no. I think that’s a constitutional issue,” he told reporters.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS PUSH ELECTION OVERHAUL WITH VOTER ID, MAIL-IN BALLOT CHANGES AHEAD OF MIDTERMS

House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to make excuses for Trump’s suggestion when he was asked about the issue. He argued Trump was simply “expressing his frustration” about election issues. Nevertheless, he ultimately said he would not support federalizing elections either.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says he does not support federalizing elections.(Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Trump first called for federalizing elections during a podcast interview with former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino that aired Monday.

“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over,’” Trump told Bongino. “We should take over the voting … in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that are so crooked and they’re counting votes.”

FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN PARTS OF TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pounced on Trump’s statement during remarks on the floor of the Senate.

“Just a few hours ago, Donald Trump said he wants to nationalize elections around the country. That’s what Trump said. You think he believes in democracy? He said, ‘We want to take over, the Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,’” Schumer said Monday. “Does Donald Trump need a copy of the Constitution? What he is saying is outlandishly illegal.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted the idea of a federal election takeover.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson later clarified Trump’s comments in a statement to ABC News. She argued Trump was expressing his desire for the U.S. to have free and fair elections.

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“President Trump cares deeply about the safety and security of our elections – that’s why he’s urged Congress to pass the SAVE Act and other legislative proposals that would establish a uniform standard of photo ID for voting, prohibit no-excuse mail-in voting, and end the practice of ballot harvesting,” Jackson said.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on X: @Hagstrom_Anders.

Police probing Peter Mandelson, ex-U.K. ambassador to U.S., as Epstein files suggest he shared state secrets

February 4, 2026 / 1:02 PM EST / CBS News

London — U.K. police have launched an investigation into former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson after the U.S. Department of Justice released emails last week that indicate he may have shared confidential U.K. government documents with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents relate to years during which Mandelson served as a senior official in the British government nearly two decades ago.

“Following the further release of millions of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein by the United States Department of Justice, the Met received a number of reports into alleged misconduct in public office including a referral from the U.K. Government,” Metropolitan Police Commander Ella Marriott said in a statement Tuesday. “I can confirm that the Metropolitan Police has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former Government Minister, for misconduct in public office offenses.”

Emails released last Friday appear to show that while Mandelson was in government as the U.K. Business Secretary in 2009 and 2010, he shared confidential, market-sensitive information with Epstein.

It was a period when the U.K., U.S. and European governments were still battling to contain the global financial crisis, and in one 2009 email released Friday, Mandelson confirmed rumors of a €500 billion eurozone bailout, telling Epstein the announcement would come that night.

Then-U.K. Ambassador to the U.S., Lord Peter Mandelson arrives at the Cabinet Office in central London, in a June 18, 2025, file photo. Jonathan Brady/PA Images/Getty

In another 2010 exchange, Mandelson sent an internal government communication to Epstein, with the message: “Interesting note that’s gone to the PM.”

The memo in question appeared to be a note from an advisor to then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, detailing the U.K.’s struggling economy with a policy recommendation to sell off government-held assets in order to raise revenue.

Other documents released by the Justice Department on Friday appear to show that Epstein made $75,000 in payments to Mandelson in three separate $25,000 transactions in 2003 and 2004. Mandelson was a private citizen at that time.

Documents released Friday also suggest that, in 2009, Epstein sent almost $12,000 to Reinaldo Avila da Silva, Mandelson’s husband, to pay for an osteopathy course.

Investigators are examining whether Mandelson abused his position, with critics raising questions about potential national security breaches.

It has put more pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his decision to appoint Mandelson last year as Britain’s top diplomat in the U.S.

Starmer’s office said Tuesday that it had conducted its own review of the documents released on Friday in Washington. In a statement, it said it had concluded that “safeguards were compromised” in relation to sensitive information being shared improperly, and, “in light of this information the Cabinet Office has referred this material to the police.”

Starmer has said Mandelson’s links to Epstein were vetted as part of his appointment to the U.S. ambassadorship, but that Mandelson had lied about the extent of his relationship with the American financier.

“Mandelson betrayed our country, our parliament, and my party,” Starmer said in parliament on Wednesday.

CBS News has sought comment from Mandelson on the allegations. In an interview with the BBC last month, he denied any knowledge of or complicity in Epstein’s sexual crimes.

In a letter in which Mandelson formally resigned from the Labour Party earlier this week, he also denied receiving payments from Epstein, saying, “allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial payments to me 20 years ago, and of which I have no record or recollection, need investigating by me.”

In an interview published by the Times of London this week, Mandelson said any payments made to his partner did not influence his position as a government minister.

“The idea that giving Reinaldo an osteopath bursary is going to sway mine or anyone else’s views about banking policy is risible,” he said.

During his decades-long career as a Labour Party politician, he earned the nickname “the Prince of Darkness,” for the record he built up as a ruthless, media-savvy problem solver.

Many political pundits believe it was that reputation as a well-connected political maneuverer that landed him the coveted ambassadorship not long after Mr. Trump began his second term.

Starmer fired him from that position in September, after Epstein-related documents released by the U.S. House of Representatives showed Mandelson had maintained a close relationship with Epstein years after the disgraced financier’s 2008 conviction on charges of solicitation of prostitution and procuring a child for prostitution.

Authorities searching for Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, say no suspect or person of interest identified

Updated on: February 4, 2026 / 1:02 PM EST / CBS News

Investigators in the disappearance of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, haven’t identified a suspect or person of interest in the Arizona case, which is being investigated as a crime, authorities said Wednesday.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted the update to social media as the search continues for Nancy Guthrie, 84, who was reported missing Sunday.

“Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie,” the sheriff’s department said in Wednesday’s statement.

Authorities believe Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home over the weekend. A little bit of blood found inside the home was being tested, a law enforcement source familiar with the case told CBS News.

“Detectives are working closely with the Guthrie family,” the sheriff’s department said in its statement Wednesday. “While we appreciate the public’s concern, the sharing of unverified accusations or false information is irresponsible and does not assist the investigation.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Tuesday that evidence collected from the home hadn’t yet pointed toward a suspect. He also said it wasn’t clear how many people took Guthrie. “It could be one, it could’ve been more, I don’t know,” he said.

Guthrie’s family reported the disappearance to authorities Sunday after looking for her at her home when they were told that Guthrie missed church that morning.

Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on the “Today” show June 15, 2023. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

Nanos told CBS News on Tuesday that a ransom note was sent to a local Arizona news station following Guthrie’s disappearance.

The note, which the station received Monday and agreed not to report on, contained specific details about the home and what Guthrie was wearing that night, Nanos said, although he would not confirm the accuracy of that information or the legitimacy of the note.

Nanos did not specify which station the note was sent to, but CBS affiliate KOLD-TV reported Tuesday it had received an email that “appears to be one of the alleged ransom notes,” which it forwarded to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators have analyzed the note and are taking it seriously, Nanos said.

Nanos told the New York Times on Tuesday that Guthrie’s other daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, had dinner together Saturday night. The couple live near Nancy Guthrie, and Cioni took her home afterward, making sure that she got inside OK before he left, Nanos told the Times. Earlier this week, Nanos told Us Weekly that Annie Guthrie was the last known person to see her mother before the disappearance.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks to the media on February 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. He was answering questions about the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie. Jan Sonnenmair / Getty Images

Nanos has dismissed the possibility that Nancy Guthrie, who lives alone, may have wandered away from her home because he said she doesn’t have any cognitive issues and her mobility is limited.

Nancy Guthrie has three children in total: Annie Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie and son Charles Guthrie.

Jordan Freiman, Pat Milton and Jonathan Vigliotti contributed to this report.

美官员称将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名执法人员 | 联合早报

发布/2026年2月4日 23:45

美国政府边境事务主管霍曼星期三（2月4日）宣布，将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名联邦执法人员。 （法新社）

美国政府边境事务主管霍曼星期三（2月4日）宣布，将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名联邦执法人员。

法新社报道，霍曼指这项决定将“立即”生效，称此举是基于与地方当局加强合作的结果，但未说明这些警员将撤离明尼阿波利斯市，还是从其他地区撤离。

霍曼解释称，如今“更多警员直接从监狱接收被羁押的外国犯人”，而非在街头拘捕，而这大幅减少所需的人力。

但他说，缩编后明尼苏达州仍将保留约2000名警员，远高于大规模移民执法行动前约150人的规模。

霍曼强调，自己不会离开明尼阿波利斯，“直到我们完成所有任务”。

在特朗普政府升级移民执法、联邦人员大规模进驻明尼苏达州期间，明尼阿波利斯居民普雷蒂于1月24日被执法人员枪杀，成为该行动中第二名丧生的当地居民，事件迅速引发当地紧张局势升级以及全美多州抗议。

Thune blasts Jeffries, Schumer as ‘afraid of their shadows’ as DHS funding fight heats up

Senate Majority Leader John Thune doesn’t have confidence that top congressional Democrats want to fix DHS funding bill

By Alex Miller
Fox News

Published February 4, 2026 11:55am EST

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the end of a partial government shutdown as the battle over DHS funding continues ahead of a new deadline on ‘Fox News @ Night.’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., doesn’t have confidence that top congressional Democrats want to fix Homeland Security funding as Congress gears up for tense negotiations in the coming days.

With the partial four-day government shutdown now over, Democrats and Republicans are readying to relitigate the controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill, which threatened to completely derail a previous bipartisan funding deal.

And with nine days on the clock to figure out a way forward, Thune doesn’t believe that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., or Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are prepared to actually reach a bipartisan deal on the bill.

SHUTDOWN AVERTED FOR NOW, BUT SENATE WARNS DHS FIGHT COULD TRIGGER ANOTHER IN DAYS

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., doesn’t believe that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., or House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., would be honest brokers in the upcoming DHS negotiations.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

When asked if he viewed Jeffries, who rebelled against Schumer’s funding deal with President Donald Trump, as a good-faith partner in the coming back-and-forth, Thune said, “He’s just not.”

“He and, for that matter, Leader Schumer, both are afraid of their shadows, and they’re getting a lot of rollback and pressure from their left,” Thune said. “So, I don’t think they want to — particularly in [Jeffries’] case, I don’t think he wants to make a deal at all.”

TRUMP UNDERCUTS GOP PUSH TO ATTACH SAVE ACT TO SHUTDOWN BILL AS CONSERVATIVES THREATEN MUTINY

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington.(Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo)

Schumer on Tuesday said that Democrats would have a proposal ready for Republicans to review that same day, but Thune noted that no such list had been handed over to his side of the aisle.

There may still be lingering discourse between the top Democratic leaders, too, after Jeffries turned his back on the Trump-Schumer funding deal. However, both met on Tuesday night, and Schumer affirmed that they were on the same page.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS MUTINY SCHUMER’S DEAL WITH WHITE HOUSE, THREATENING LONGER SHUTDOWN

President Donald Trump during a bill signing to end the partial government shutdown in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2026.(Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, DHS is currently operating under a two-week continuing resolution (CR) that maintains previous funding levels until Congress can pass legislation to fully fund it. But Thune and other Republicans believe that the truncated time period just isn’t long enough to actually hash out a deal.

And it’s an open question whether Congress will again need to temporarily extend the funding patch, or allow the agency to shut down.

Compounding frustrations among Republicans is that the original DHS bill was the product of bipartisan negotiations and included several guardrails and reporting requirements targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would limit or block funding if they weren’t met.

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“I think they want to litigate, have the issue as a political issue,” Thune said. “Whether or not there’s a solution remains to be seen, but at least what they’re saying publicly suggests that that’s not their objective.”

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison in Trump 2024 assassination attempt in Florida

February 4, 2026 / 1:10 PM EST / CBS News

[Ryan Routh], the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump at his Florida golf course in 2024, has been sentenced to life in prison.

The sentence came down Wednesday during a federal court hearing. It was presided over by Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case against Mr. Trump last year.

A Florida jury in September found Routh, 59, guilty of all five felony charges that had been brought against him after the assassination attempt. They included one for attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, another for assaulting a federal officer and multiple counts of unlawful firearm possession. Most of his convictions carried maximum sentences of 15 years, or more, in prison.

Routh represented himself during the criminal trial, delivering a confusing and at times dramatic defense that culminated in him apparently trying to harm himself using a pen when the jury announced its verdict. He was appointed an attorney for the sentencing.

The attorney had sought a reduced sentence for Routh while prosecutors pushed for life in prison.

In a court filing ahead of Wednesday’s hearing, Routh’s attorney asked the judge for a sentence of 27 years based on Routh’s age, mental health status and the fact that he ineffectively defended his case. The filing said Routh “asserts that the jury was misled by his inability to effectively confront witnesses, use exhibits or affirmatively introduce impeachment evidence designed to prove his lack of intent to cause injury to anyone,” and noted that he objected to the classification of his actions as a “federal crime of terrorism.”

Prosecutors, meanwhile, had argued that Routh’s crimes “undeniably warrant a life sentence,” saying in a separate filing that “he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major Presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed neither regret nor remorse to his victims.”

Routh was arrested in September 2024 at Mr. Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club. A U.S. Secret Service agent who testified at Routh’s trial said that he saw Routh on the property before Mr. Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate. Routh aimed his rifle at the agent but dropped the weapon and fled without firing any shots once the agent opened fire in his direction, according to the testimony.

Katrina Kaufman contributed to this report.

Schumer, Jeffries mend rift, present united front on DHS reforms as deadline nears

Top congressional Democrats promise ‘tough, strong legislation’ within 24 hours after House leader previously bucked Senate deal with Trump

By Alex Miller
Fox News

Published February 4, 2026 1:02pm EST

The top congressional Democrats appear to have mended their rift over the controversial Homeland Security spending bill and presented a revamped list of demands to earn the party’s support to fund the agency.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., presented a unified front on Wednesday to unveil a retooled wish list of reforms for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the top House Democrat bucked his colleague’s deal with President Donald Trump.

“We’re united as House and [Senate Democrats,” Schumer said. “We’re going to have tough, strong legislation. We hope to have it within the next 24 hours that we will submit together. And then we want our Republican colleagues to finally get serious about this.”

[GOP SENATOR JABS JEFFRIES AS ‘BUTT HURT’ OVER TRUMP-SCHUMER DEAL]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a joint news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 8, 2026.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

Schumer laid out congressional Democrats’ requirements for their support of a full-year DHS funding bill, which varied little from the same list of demands he unveiled last week. The only difference now is that he had a buy-in from House Democrats.

Among the demands are an end to roving patrols, oversight by state and local governments where ICE and DHS are operating, along with the right to sue. Lastly, Schumer demanded that there be “no secret police.”

“I find it amazing that the Speaker of the House, [is] saying … they should be allowed to have masks,” Schumer said. “This group, which needs to be identified more than any other group, should have a standard much more lenient and hidden than other police forces?”

[THUNE BLASTS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER AS ‘AFRAID OF THEIR SHADOWS’ AS DHS FUNDING FIGHT HEATS UP]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks from the chamber to speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

“I would bet when Speaker Johnson goes [down to Louisiana, the sheriffs and the police deputies are well identified as they are in almost every city,” he continued.

Jeffries spurned Schumer and Senate Democrats just a day earlier when he and the vast majority of House Democrats rejected the funding deal that the top Senate Democrat struck with Trump that allowed Congress more time to negotiate over the DHS funding bill.

That divide, for now, appears to have been bridged.

[SHUTDOWN AVERTED FOR NOW, BUT SENATE WARNS DHS FIGHT COULD TRIGGER ANOTHER IN DAYS]

President Donald Trump arrives at a dedication ceremony for a portion of Southern Boulevard that the Town of Palm Beach Council recently voted to rename President Donald J. Trump Boulevard at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 16, 2026.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

The negotiations over the funding bill are expected to largely take place in the Senate, and Republicans are leery that Democrats will actually negotiate in good faith, given that they abandoned an already bipartisan bill and Jeffries’ defection from Schumer over the Trump-backed spending deal.

But Democrats argue that their demands aren’t too burdensome, and should be accomplished with legislation, not through executive action at the White House.

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“These are just some of the commonsense proposals that the American people clearly would like to see in terms of the dramatic changes that are needed at the Department of Homeland Security before there is a full-year appropriations bill,” Jeffries said.

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

House conservatives warn Trump-Schumer deal undercuts GOP leverage on DHS funding

One House Republican tells Fox News Digital, ‘We just shot ourselves in the foot’

By Elizabeth Elkind
Fox News

Published February 4, 2026 12:39pm EST

House conservatives are quietly grumbling about the deal President Donald Trump entered into with Senate Democrats to keep the government open — particularly regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Some Republican lawmakers are concerned that the plan will force them to swallow concessions on immigration enforcement policies that they would not normally entertain while the GOP holds all the levers of power in Washington, albeit with slim majorities.

“I don’t think we have any more leverage,” one House Republican granted anonymity to speak candidly told Fox News Digital. “We just shot ourselves in the foot, and nine days later we’ll do it again.”

The compromise between Democrats and the White House funds 97% of the federal government through Sept. 30, but only keeps DHS running until Feb. 13.

PLAN TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SURVIVES KEY HOUSE HURDLE AFTER TRUMP QUELLS GOP REBELLION THREATS

The White House and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reached an agreement to fund the government, sidelining the controversial DHS funding bill in the process.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

That’s because House and Senate Democrats walked away from an initial compromise that would similarly fund DHS through the end of fiscal year (FY) 2026, in exchange for added guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) like a new body-worn camera mandate and required training on de-escalation and public engagement.

The earlier plan passed the House, mostly with only GOP support, but was rejected by Senate Democrats in the wake of unrest in Minneapolis over Trump’s immigration crackdown. Federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens there during anti-ICE demonstrations, with tensions escalating thanks to those fatal encounters and angry rhetoric by progressive local officials.

Trump’s new deal for DHS with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is aimed at giving time for more bipartisan negotiations on a longer-term funding plan.

GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN AGAIN AFTER DEMOCRATS REVOLT OVER DHS FUNDING

But the move frustrated some House Republicans all the way up to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who told his conference on a lawmaker-only call Friday that he was “frustrated” by the compromise but that congressional Republicans needed to stick by Trump’s decisions as the leader of their party.

He also told reporters during a Tuesday morning press conference, “This is not my preferred route. I wanted to keep all six bills together.”

“But listen, the president agreed with Schumer that they would separate Homeland, and we’ll do that, and we’ll handle it,” Johnson continued. “The Republicans are going to do the responsible thing.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington.(Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Frustrations about Trump negotiating away their leverage were brought up again by House conservatives during a GOP lawmaker-only meeting on Tuesday morning, two sources told Fox News Digital.

HOUSE CONSERVATIVES SKEPTICAL AS SENATE DEAL SACRIFICING DHS SPENDING REACHED: ‘NON-STARTER’

One senior House Republican said they’d heard such complaints but commended Trump for acting responsibly in a difficult situation.

“I think there were no good options. We obviously don’t want a shutdown, Democrats are very capable of that, they’ve demonstrated they’re willing to do that,” the senior House Republican said.

“They backed out on their end of the deal, and politically, they made a calculus, so the president had to be the bigger person. So, yeah, of course there was leverage that was given away. But leaders are the ones who can de-escalate. He seems to be de-escalating.”

Others who spoke on the record said they trusted Trump but were pessimistic about getting to Feb. 13 with a plan that Republicans could all support.

“Homeland Security is doing a tremendous job. It’s unfortunate that two people got shot, but it’s unfortunate that 20 million illegals came to America, too,” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said Monday.

“Trump, I trust his judgment. I’m just saying my gut instinct is… they’ll use the two weeks to demagogue DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, they’ll use the two weeks to say how bad everything is with ICE. I think they’ll take the two weeks to make unreasonable demands on dismantling ICE. That’s not going to happen.”

HOUSE SENDS BILL ENDING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TO TRUMP’S DESK AFTER 21 DEMS BREAK WITH JEFFRIES

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conduct enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Jan. 28, 2026.(Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told Fox News Digital, “I am concerned, but I’m hopeful that the president in the negotiations will hold firm, and hold strong.”

But two more House Republicans who spoke with Fox News Digital privately signaled they did not see a path to GOP success on DHS after Trump’s talks with Senate Democrats.

“Whatever will come of that will be something that I probably won’t be able to support,” one of them said.

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“How are we in a better negotiating position in two weeks? The only difference will be time,” the second GOP lawmaker said. “At the end of the day, I’m worried that we’re going to make a lot of concessions that we wouldn’t normally make.”

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital that Trump would hold firm on implementing his immigration law.

“President Trump and his entire administration have been clear: we will not waver when implementing the president’s electoral mandate to enforce federal immigration law. Democrats should not hold funding hostage for disaster relief as many Americans continue to recover from winter storms,” Jackson said.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.

Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com

美官员称将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名执法人员 | 联合早报

发布/2026年2月4日 23:45

美官员称将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名执法人员

美国政府边境事务主管霍曼星期三（2月4日）宣布，将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名联邦执法人员。 （法新社）

美国政府边境事务主管霍曼星期三（2月4日）宣布，将立即从明尼苏达州撤离700名联邦执法人员。

法新社报道，霍曼指这项决定将“立即”生效，称此举是基于与地方当局加强合作的结果，但未说明这些警员将撤离明尼阿波利斯市，还是从其他地区撤离。

霍曼解释称，如今“更多警员直接从监狱接收被羁押的外国犯人”，而非在街头拘捕，而这大幅减少所需的人力。

但他说，缩编后明尼苏达州仍将保留约2000名警员，远高于大规模移民执法行动前约150人的规模。

霍曼强调，自己不会离开明尼阿波利斯，“直到我们完成所有任务”。

在特朗普政府升级移民执法、联邦人员大规模进驻明尼苏达州期间，明尼阿波利斯居民普雷蒂于1月24日被执法人员枪杀，成为该行动中第二名丧生的当地居民，事件迅速引发当地紧张局势升级以及全美多州抗议。

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纽时：华邮计划裁掉数百名记者

发布时间：2026年2月4日 23:41 来源：联合早报

据报道，《华盛顿邮报》是在星期三（2月4日）的一次视频会议上告知员工关于裁员的消息。图为华邮位于华盛顿的总部。 （路透社）

（华盛顿讯）美国媒体报道，另一家美国大报《华盛顿邮报》计划展开大规模裁员，预计新闻编辑部将裁减数百名记者，严重影响报社在本地、国际和体育新闻方面的报道。

《纽约时报》报道，华邮是在星期三（2月4日）的一次视频会议上告知员工关于裁员的消息。华邮执行总编辑默里（Matt Murray）在会议上说：“我们正在采取的措施包括进行广泛的战略调整，并大幅裁员。”

纽时引述一名了解华邮战略的人士说，华邮领导层正在采取措施挽救这家机构；通过裁员，华邮试图使其内容更好地契合读者的喜好。

纽时说，华邮的裁员决定表明，华邮老板、也是美国互联网巨头亚马逊公司创始人贝索斯，虽然凭借在网上卖东西成为世界最富有的人之一，但他尚未找到在互联网上建立和维持盈利出版物的方法。在贝索斯入主后的最初几年，华邮发展迅速，但近年来却步履维艰。

2023年底，贝索斯聘请曾任道琼斯公司首席执行官和《华尔街日报》出版人的英国媒体人刘易斯（William John Lewis）担任华邮出版人，希望为华邮找到取得盈利之道。刘易斯尝试了多项改革措施来重塑华邮，尤其是大力运用人工智能（AI）技术来驱动评论、播客和新闻聚合等功能。

但是，在2024年的一次员工会议上，刘易斯警告，华邮正处于困境。“我们正在亏损巨额资金。近年来，你们的读者数量减少了一半。人们不再阅读你们的内容了。”

华邮并非唯一在盈利困境中挣扎的报社。许多媒体的纸版发行量持续暴跌，而数码流量则受到生成式AI技术的阻碍，受众也分散到各个社交媒体平台。为了弥补损失，各家报社只能尝试不同的收入来源，例如举办活动和推出高级会员服务。