WHERE TRUMP STANDS ON THE BORDER AND IMMIGRATION. As the Battle of Minneapolis (possibly) enters a new stage, there is a just-released poll from Fox News that sheds light on the public’s view of the fight over the enforcement of federal immigration law. First, the question of approval of President Donald Trump’s policies. You’ve probably seen […]
The Senate’s race to avert a shutdown hit the skids late Thursday night as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) placed a hold on the government funding package, forcing leaders to punt the vote. Senators had been hoping to vote on the so-called minibus after leaders struck a deal earlier in the day and President Trump endorsed...
The Senate’s race to avert a shutdown hit the skids late Thursday night as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) placed a hold on the government funding package, forcing leaders to punt the vote. Senators had been hoping to vote on the so-called minibus after leaders struck a deal earlier in the day and President Trump endorsed...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Thursday there is a “very strong case” to charge the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official who shot Alex Pretti multiple times on Saturday with voluntary manslaughter. “I see a case that requires a state investigation and requires a state determination as to whether prosecution is warranted,” Shapiro said...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) former Democratic rival, Pete Buttigieg, has backed her bid to be Minnesota’s next governor. The former Transportation secretary and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said he is “thrilled to support” Klobuchar following the senator’s campaign launch on Thursday. “I’ve worked alongside her and seen firsthand how she shows up, listens,...
The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog. In its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned that demand from new data centers and other large loads is expected to outpace energy supply...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is investigating an incident in which a Waymo car struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school. The child was struck by the self-driving car Friday during school drop-off hours while running across the street from behind a double-parked SUV, according to the agency....
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Thursday that his administration is preparing should the commonwealth become the next target of President Trump’s immigration crackdown amid growing concerns about clashes between residents and federal law enforcement officers across the country. “I’m not going to get into specifics of what we’re doing. … But I can tell...
President Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order that aims to coordinate a federal plan to combat drug addiction and substance abuse. The "White House Great American Recovery Initiative" will advise federal agencies to issue grants in support of addiction recovery and education, according to the fact sheet obtained by CBS News. The panel...
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced part of a key cryptocurrency bill Thursday without Democratic support. The panel voted 12-11 along party lines to advance its portion of the market structure legislation, which aims to clearly divide oversight of crypto markets between two financial regulators. The vote marks a major step forward for the bill in...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges against the man who attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at a recent press conference, The Associated Press reported. Anthony Kazmierczak, a 55-year-old man, has been charged with forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar after he sprayed the Minnesota congresswoman with a mixture of water and apple...
Seven Republican senators on Thursday voted against advancing a six-bill funding package to keep the government open past Friday, citing concerns about the ballooning federal deficit and what they saw as the failure of the so-called appropriations minibus to significantly cut spending Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.),...
Democrats have been getting hammered with the same question for months: Where’s your plan? Well, now they’re putting it on paper. And it’s really not some abstract, academic wish list; it’s three very specific demands tied to Homeland Security funding, coming as the clock ticks toward a shutdown deadline and after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says his caucus is...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) announcement Thursday that she’s running for Minnesota governor makes her the fourth lawmaker in the U.S. Senate to launch a gubernatorial campaign. Klobuchar joins a growing number of politicians looking to get out of Washington, D.C., and back to their home states. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Michael...
The Trump administration has reportedly taken meetings with a fringe, far-right separatist group from the oil-rich province of Alberta, Canada, amid rock-bottom relations between Washington and Ottawa. British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday sharply criticized the meetings between the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) and the Trump administration as amounting to “treason,” responding to reporting by...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not speak during President Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Thursday amid the administration’s shift in messaging on federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Noem was not the only Cabinet secretary to sit silently and not be called on during Thursday's televised meeting, however the president has had each secretary speak in...
