Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. Trump says Fed nominee Warsh could garner Democratic support U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks Kevin Warsh, his pick to head the Federal Reserve, could pick up votes from some Democrats in the Senate, calling him a "high-quality person" who should not have any trouble winning confirmation.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Trump says Fed nominee Warsh could garner Democratic support

U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks Kevin Warsh, his pick to head the Federal Reserve, could pick up votes from some Democrats in the Senate, calling him a "high-quality person" who should not have any trouble winning confirmation. "I think he may get Democrat votes. He's so good that he'll probably get Democrat votes. He should," Trump, a Republican, told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday. "He's a very high-quality person. He should have no trouble getting through."

US government starts likely brief shutdown as ‌House fails to approve deal

The U.S. government entered what is expected to be a brief shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a deal to keep a wide swath of operations funded ahead of a midnight deadline. After hours of delay, the Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29. But the House of Representatives is out of town and not expected to take up the measure until Monday, according to a Republican leadership aide who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Five-year-old boy detained by ICE has returned to Minnesota, lawmaker says

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to their ⁠home in a Minneapolis suburb after being detained by U.S. immigration officers and held at a detention facility in Texas, a lawmaker said on Sunday. A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid. U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, a Texas Democrat, wrote in a social media post that he picked them up on Saturday night at the detention facility and escorted them back to Minnesota on Sunday.

US FDA launches program to boost domestic drug manufacturing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sunday began accepting requests to participate in its PreCheck pilot program, designed to boost domestic drug supply by speeding up construction and review of drug manufacturing plants in the country. The FDA said it would select an initial group of new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities this year based on "alignment with national priorities" in several areas including the ​product itself, how quickly it can be developed for the U.S. market, and innovations in facility development.

Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens. Students and teachers abandoned classes from California to ‍New York on a national day of protest, which came amid mixed messages from the Trump administration about whether it would de-escalate Operation Metro Surge.

Chicago mayor tells police to probe allegations of illegal activity by immigration agents

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing the city's police department to investigate any alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents and refer the agents for prosecution if necessary, his office said Saturday. "With today’s order, we are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while (President Donald) Trump floods federal agents into our communities and terrorizes our residents," Johnson wrote in a statement.

US judge declines to halt Trump's Minnesota immigration agent surge

A Minnesota federal judge on Saturday declined to order a halt to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis, in a lawsuit by state officials accusing federal agents of widespread civil rights abuses. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez in Minneapolis handed down the ruling. The lawsuit by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office sought to block or rein in a U.S. Department of ⁠Homeland Security operation that sent thousands ‌of immigration agents to Minneapolis-St. Paul, sparking weeks of protests and leading to the killings of two U.S. citizens ⁠by federal agents.

Patriots, Seahawks arrive in San Jose ahead of Super Bowl showdown

The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks arrived in San Jose, California, on Sunday to begin weeklong preparations for Super Bowl LX in nearby Santa Clara. The Patriots touched down first, with players and coaches exiting their plane to partly sunny skies. The Seahawks arrived approximately 90 minutes later after a send-off parade of fans in cloudy Seattle.

US Justice Department's misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg gets tossed

A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a judicial misconduct ‍complaint by U.S. Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump's administration over its move to deport several Venezuelans to El Salvador. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi took the rare step in July of announcing the complaint against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., alleging he made improper comments about Trump during a meeting of the judiciary's policymaking body, the Judicial Conference.

Democrat Menefee wins Texas special election for US House seat

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas ​special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, the Associated Press reported, a result that will narrow Republicans' already slender majority in the chamber. Democrats Menefee, 37, a former Harris County attorney, and Amanda Edwards, 44, a former Houston city council member, were vying in a runoff to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District, a solidly Democratic area encompassing much of the inner city of ⁠Houston and the surrounding region.

Trump orders DHS to stay away from protests in Democratic-led cities unless federal help sought

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "under no circumstances" get involved with protests in Democratic-led cities unless they ask for federal help or federal property is threatened. The announcement follows weeks of unrest and protests sparked by a large deployment of Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Minnesota, and the killings of two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal ⁠agents who said they were reacting to threats.

Bad Bunny says 'ICE out' during Grammy awards acceptance speech

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny used his first televised acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammy awards on Sunday to sharply criticize U.S. immigration authorities, declaring “ICE out” to denounce federal agents’ actions. "We're not aliens," he said on stage, after being honored for his album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos" with the best music urbana award. "We are humans and we are Americans," he added.

Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for two years for reconstruction work

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he planned to close the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts for two years for reconstruction starting in July. The national arts and entertainment center in Washington has been marked by turmoil in recent months following Trump's appointment of himself as chairman, his push to change the organization's focus, plans ⁠for reconstruction, and the board's addition of his name to the institution.

FAA chief accepts failures in deadly mid-air collision

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford said his agency accepted findings by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board that a series of systemic failures by the FAA led to a devastating mid-air collision that killed 67 people last year. The January 2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet ⁠and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in more ‌than two decades.

Judge orders release of 5-year-old, father detained in Minnesota ICE raid

A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son, Liam Conejo Ramos, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid. The boy — seen in a now-viral photo wearing a blue bunny hat outside his house as federal agents stood nearby — was one of four students detained by immigration officials earlier this month in a Minneapolis suburb, according to the Columbia Heights Public School District.

US House Speaker Johnson says he has votes to end partial shutdown by Tuesday

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believes he ⁠has the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown within days and that the chamber will debate Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms for two weeks after that. "I'm confident that we'll do it at least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of getting everyone in town," he said on ‍NBC's "Meet the Press". Transport problems are persisting following a snowstorm that affected travel in the southeastern U.S.