News for January 27, 2026

Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans, called for Kristi Noem to resign as Homeland Security secretary after criticism of her response to a fatal Minneapolis immigration shooting.

A Virginia court blocked Democrats’ plan to put a redistricting amendment before voters, saying lawmakers did not follow the right steps.

South Carolina’s measles outbreak has grown larger than Texas’ 2025 outbreak, with cases rising sharply and most infections in unvaccinated children.

France’s long experiment with a wealth tax offers California a warning: taxing the very rich can drive some of them to leave, but cutting the tax can also widen inequality.

A federal judge ordered ICE’s acting director to appear in court after saying the agency had not properly followed court orders in immigration cases.

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit that sought Oregon’s voter rolls, dealing another setback to the Trump administration’s effort to get state voting data.

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged this week as Chair Jerome Powell tries to refocus attention on the economy after new legal and political pressure.

ICE’s planned role in security support for the Winter Olympics in Italy has sparked anger and concern in Italy after reports linked the agency to recent violence in the United States.

House Democrats are pressing the Justice Department to turn over records on the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, saying the department may have blocked proper civil rights review.

The Trump administration is limiting COVID vaccine access even as new research shows the virus can cause long-term health harm, which scientists say supports broader vaccination and more study.