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Minneapolis mayor who told ICE to ‘get the f— out’ now calls for peace after another shooting incident

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls for peace amid ICE protests after a Venezuelan immigrant allegedly attacked a federal agent with a shovel during operations.

DHS slams Dems for complaining about immigration law: ‘It is quite literally their job to change it’

Democrats call for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's impeachment following fatal ICE-involved shooting, while DHS defends enforcement actions.

Lawmaker who fled communism drafts special resolution honoring Trump after Maduro ouster

Rep. Carlos Giménez introduced a congressional resolution praising Trump for the Venezuela operation that led to Nicolás Maduro's being locked up in a Brooklyn prison.

White House slams Walz, Democrats in Minnesota following governor’s ‘direct appeal’ to Trump

President Donald Trump threatened Insurrection Act after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz calls for "turning temperature down" amid anti-ICE demonstrations.

Children are at risk of forming romantic bonds with AI chatbots, experts warn

Congress hears alarming testimony about AI chatbots harming children's mental health, with experts warning of serious emotional risks and dangers.

Pentagon moving carrier strike group toward Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The Pentagon on Thursday said it is moving a carrier strike group from the South China Sea toward the Middle East as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group was spotted moving west away from the Indo-Pacific region, according to images from Copernicus, a...

Farah Griffin: Trump invoking Insurrection Act could trigger ‘tremendous clashes’

Alyssa Farah Griffin warned on Thursday against President Trump’s suggestion that he could invoke the Insurrection Act to militarize federal troops in Minnesota, saying it could result in “tremendous clashes” in the state.  The president posted on Truth Social on Thursday that he was prepared to “institute the INSURRECTION ACT” to “quickly put an end...

Sally Yates backs Jason Esteves in Georgia governor’s race

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced Thursday she’s backing former state Georgia Sen. Jason Esteves (D) for governor. "I am endorsing Jason Esteves for governor because this moment calls for strong leadership and a strong governor who will fight against Donald Trump’s destructive agenda. Under Trump, Georgia is in crisis — costs are high,...

Trump attacks on Jerome Powell testing Fed’s independence 

What we’re watching right now is a tug-of-war between short-term political wins to help Republicans in the midterms and long-term economic stability. Undercutting the Fed may feel like relief in the moment, but history shows it can lead to higher inflation, market instability and deeper pain for us all down the road.

Thomas Massie destroys Laura Loomer’s reporter on Epstein, forever wars 

Loomer doesn’t want people who think for themselves, she wants a Republican Party that votes in lockstep with her vision of Donald Trump.

US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests

The Trump administration announced new sanctions Thursday against Iranian officials, as tension rises between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's continued suppression of anti-government protests. The Treasury Department said the levies will target “the architects of the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrators” and the “shadow banking networks” alleged to be helping wealthy Iranians...

Don’t let Treasury turn crypto reporting into a global surveillance dragnet 

The Treasury Department is preparing regulations to implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, which would require crypto exchanges and wallet providers to collect and share detailed personal and transaction data with foreign governments, raising privacy concerns.

Cook Political Report shifts 18 House races toward Democrats

The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted 18 House races toward Democrats in the latest sign of the party’s momentum ahead of the midterms. Citing President Trump’s unpopular polling numbers and Democrats’ winning streak in recent special elections, the nonpartisan election handicapper has projected that Democrats have “more than enough opportunities” to win a majority...

Maine officials expecting ICE operations soon

Maine officials on Wednesday warned residents they were expecting federal immigration authorities to arrive in the state in the coming days. The potential action follows days of unrest in Minnesota and Oregon, including a fatal shooting in Minneapolis that prompted sometimes violent protests. “To the Federal government I say this: if your plan is to...

Senate Democrats introduce legislation capping credit card late fees

Democratic Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Cory Booker (N.J.) and Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) introduced legislation Thursday to cap credit card late fees at $8.  Their proposal, the Credit Card Fairness Act, would codify a March 2024 ruling from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which reduced the typical late fee from $32 to $8. Under the...

Republicans divided on Trump immigration crackdown: Survey

Republicans are split on President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey released days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. The poll, released Thursday, found that 59 percent of Republican respondents prefer that federal immigration officers prioritize arrests even if people get hurt,...

More Democratic lawmakers say they’re under investigation after illegal orders video

Five Democratic lawmakers have now said they are being investigated for participating in a video calling on service members to reject unlawful orders. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) said that the Justice Department sought to interview them after they reiterated the principle of military law in the video with four other Democrats, released...

Public health cannot survive Trump’s me-first worldview 

The consequences of the erosion of public health policies will be real and are becoming increasingly palpable.

Education Department announces some personnel shifting to Labor Department with programs

The Education Department announced Thursday it will be moving some employees to the Department of Labor as it looks to integrate some postsecondary education and workforce development programs with the other agency.  Starting next week, employees with the Higher Education Programs division of the department's Office of Postsecondary Education will head to the Labor Department to begin the...

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