The government shuts down — for now

Plus, DOJ releases millions of Epstein files documents |

VIEW IN BROWSER MS NOW DAILY Understand today's news Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026   THE LATEST Greg Bovino was the hero of his own movie By Hayes Brown Greg Bovino was the hero of his own movie By Hayes Brown With his heavily gelled buzz cut and his willingness to use violence against peaceful protestors, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, the public face of President Donald Trump's deportation spree and a so-called "commander at large," seemed straight out of central casting. His aggressive tactics and flair for the dramatic made Bovino the perfect avatar for an immigration policy designed to prioritize spreading fear and pain over accuracy and efficiency. When a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good in her SUV in Minneapolis this month, Bovino continued to encourage his agents' confrontations with demonstrators and observers. Only when a Border Patrol agent under his command fired his gun into Alex Pretti was Bovino hustled out of Minnesota and back to his base in southern California. Bovino being sent away was a begrudging acknowledgment from the Trump administration that it's losing the public relations war. But it's inaccurate to say he was "demoted" from his role as "commander at large" because that position doesn't officially exist. And more importantly, it's likely that the forces he marshaled in the field will march on without him.   This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest column. Read the full column here. TOP STORIES AUSTIN SARAT Here's how the courts need to respond to Don Lemon's arrest To keep the press free in the face of authoritarian threats, the courts must do more to protect journalists. Read more. SYDNEY CARRUTH The federal government has shut down — for now The Senate managed to pass a funding package hours before the midnight deadline, but with the House not slated to return until Monday, the partial shutdown will stretch over the weekend. Read more. LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ AND MARC SANTIA ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that Trump and Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community of eating cats and dogs. Read more. JEN CHANEY 'Melania' is both wildly shameless and incredibly ill-timed It's not a documentary so much as the most boring piece of political propaganda ever made. Read more. TOP VIDEOS ANA CABRERA REPORTS DOJ releases 3 million pages and 2,000 videos from Epstein files WATCH NOW KATY TUR Ari Melber reacts to Don Lemon indictment: 'Never seen anything like this' WATCH NOW CHRIS JANSING REPORTS DOJ conducting civil rights probe into Alex Pretti shooting WATCH NOW CHRIS JANSING REPORTS Actress and comedian Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 WATCH NOW MORE FROM MS NOW Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Reverend Al Sharpton for an exclusive interview. They discuss the ongoing clashes between protesters and federal immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis, and the looming government shutdown. Watch PoliticsNation today at 5 p.m. ET on MS NOW. In the latest episode of "Why Is This Happening?," Chris Hayes is joined by C. Thi Nguyen, philosopher and author of "The Score: How To Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game," to discuss the gamification of society and its impact. Watch now on YouTube. This weekend on MS NOW SATURDAY MS NOW's "The Weekend" at 7am ET: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.)... New York Attorney General Letitia James… Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar… Former ICE Agent Oscar Hagelsieb MS NOW's "Velshi" at 10am ET: Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.)... Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory… Minneapolis Bookstore Owner Greg Ketter… Ben Cohen SUNDAY MS NOW's "PoliticsNation" at 5pm ET: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)... Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.)... Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon... Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker… Eugene Robinson MS NOW's "The Weekend: Primetime" at 6pm ET: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)... Former Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)… Florida Democratic Senate Candidate Alexander Vindman 229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE