Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., voiced support for a nationwide "shutdown" anti-ICE protest set to take place on Friday but said her congressional office will remain open.
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 […]
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced Monday that Senate Democrats are prepared to speed up passage of five government funding bills — but not funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — to avoid a large swath of the government shutting down at the end of the week. “Senate Democrats have made clear...
The U.S. should adopt a temporary, rules-based program of price subsidies for small and medium-sized businesses to help modernize the industrial base, rather than relying on tariffs which reward inefficiency and lock it in place.
A new poll shows that more Americans view education and housing as unaffordable relative to other necessities. The survey from The New York Times and the Siena Research Institute, released Monday, found that 58 percent of respondents view education as unaffordable, with 26 percent saying it is somewhat affordable and just 8 percent saying it...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said multiple Customs and Border Protection officers were wearing body cameras during the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis. Camera footage from various angles is being reviewed by investigators, a DHS official told The Hill's partner network NewsNation. Outrage from lawmakers, former presidents and the...
A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) during a Friday night party in Park City, Utah. Christian Joel Young, 28, was charged with aggravated burglary and assaulting an elected official, according to the Associated Press (AP). The outlet, citing court records, noted that he was transported to Summit County Jail. Frost...
Another deadly shooting by federal immigration enforcement officials in Minneapolis has shaken the country, and it may push Washington to shut down part of the government later this week. The killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol agent on Saturday has renewed uproar nationally, and Senate Democrats have said they will...
A growing number of Republican lawmakers is calling for an impartial investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis on Saturday. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) wrote Sunday on the social platform X that the probe into the incident must be “thorough and impartial,” which is...
It’s time to confront some fundamental questions. What kind of country are we, and what do we want to be? Do we really believe that diversity “poisons our blood” rather than gives us strength?
In a recent interview with Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R), Tucker Carlson allowed a plainly false claim about constitutional law to pass without challenge. Fishback asserted that, under Florida law, public-university students could be disciplined or expelled for criticizing Israel. That claim is not merely controversial; it is factually and legally incorrect. The lapse...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Passengers aboard an already-delayed American Airlines flight were stuck for nearly three hours at a Pennsylvania airport, until after 3 a.m., because of an equipment malfunction and an apparent lack of airline staff to help the passengers off the flight another way. "The jetway is not working, and they said there...
In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities, with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal agents.
