All eyes are on the DHS budget

Plus, Machado presents Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize |

VIEW IN BROWSER MS NOW DAILY Understand today's news Friday, Jan. 16, 2026   THE LATEST Congressional Democrats need to bring a knife to an ICE fight By Hayes Brown Congressional Democrats need to bring a knife to an ICE fight By Hayes Brown Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is running low on cash.   So are most of her fellow Cabinet members and agency heads. The short-term funding bill keeping the government open is due to expire at the end of the month. But it's the Department of Homeland Security that's sitting under the harshest spotlight as lawmakers decide whether to add more strings to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's funding.   House Republicans had hoped that Homeland Security's funding would be among the bills passed this week. But that was before an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, sparking a renewed round of backlash against President Donald Trump's ongoing deportation spree. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., opted to punt the DHS bill into next week rather than potentially stall the rest of the package.   Technically, Johnson doesn't need one to get a bill passed — but Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota does. Funding bills must get past the filibuster, meaning at least a handful of Senate Democrats need to be on board with each measure. It would be nice to say that congressional Democrats are united on how to use the power of the purse to constrain ICE's excesses — but this column is a work of nonfiction.   This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest column. Read the full column here. TOP STORIES SYDNEY CARRUTH Machado presents Trump with her Nobel during White House meeting The Venezuelan opposition leader later told senators that Trump is "really concerned about the security of the Venezuelan people." Read more. JARVIS DEBERRY Trump's latest smear of Renee Good Any snooping into politically inclined groups Renee Good may have communicated with should be seen as the government's attempt to chill Americans' right to organize politically. Read more. PHILIP BUMP Trump's Minnesota threats suggest he may be close to unleashing what he's always wanted The president suggested on Thursday that unrest in Minneapolis might prompt him to invoke the Insurrection Act. He's wanted to do that for years. Read more. KEVIN FREY The Senate's Obamacare deal hits a 'pothole' Lawmakers had expressed optimism that a deal on Obamacare subsidies was close. But the week ended with senators blaming one another more than they were touting breakthroughs. Read more. TOP VIDEOS DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins mocked over affordable meal idea WATCH NOW THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O'DONNELL 'No draft-dodging president will intimidate me': Democrat targeted by Pentagon speaks out WATCH NOW ANA CABRERA REPORTS Dozens of House Democrats move to impeach Noem over ICE actions in Minnesota WATCH NOW ANA CABRERA REPORTS Bolton: Trump is 'missing a real opportunity' to make a change in Iran WATCH NOW MORE FROM MS NOW A special bonus episode of "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order" is now available exclusively for MS NOW Premium subscribers. Rachel Maddow speaks to former Acting Solicitor General of the United States Neal Katyal about his "confession of error" in 2011, which formally acknowledged wrongdoing on the part of the Justice Department in withholding key government documents from the Supreme Court in the 1940s. Subscribe to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts and listen to this special bonus episode now. This week on "The Best People," Nicolle Wallace speaks with American historian Heather Cox Richardson to discuss a political era that adheres more to autocratic leaders like Vladimir Putin than it ever has before, and the need for "We The People" to harness our inherent power. Listen now, and subscribe to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access, ad-free listening and bonus content. 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE