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...
Several House Democrats joined with nearly all Republicans to approve a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, as anger grows over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. The $64.4 billion bill, which includes roughly $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed the House by a vote of 220-207. All...
Snapchat is launching new tools that give parents more information about how their teens use the platform, the social media company announced Thursday. The company said it is rolling out new features for Family Center, an in-app tool for parents, that will allow them to see their teens’ daily average screen time on Snapchat and how they split their...
Michael Fanone, a former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Ivan Raiklin, a conservative activist and conspiracy theorist who frequently appears on Capitol Hill to protest the outcome of the 2020 election, got into an altercation Thursday at a hearing featuring former special counsel Jack Smith. Video of...
A Gallup poll shows a record-high 45 percent of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025 — nearly half the country. That’s not apathy, that’s disillusionment.
Several key U.S. allies were notably not present at President Trump’s “Board of Peace” charter-signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. The international organization, which will be headed by Trump, aims to promote cooperation around the globe and carry out the Trump administration’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. Trump sent invitations to leaders of a wide...
The House Ways and Means Committee will hear testimony Thursday afternoon from a group of health insurance CEOs as premiums skyrocket following the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Among the list of witnesses are UnitedHealth Group’s Stephen Hemsley, CVS Health's David Joyner, Elevance Health's Gail Boudreaux, Cigna Group’s David Cordani, Ascendiun's Paul Markovich, and...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) filed to form a gubernatorial committee Thursday, putting her one step closer toward a run for Minnesota governor. Klobuchar filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board for a gubernatorial committee. A spokesperson for Klobuchar’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Klobuchar is widely expected to...
This is where the discourse is at surrounding Epstein: Anyone who has met him even once can be smeared as “very involved” in a sex trafficking ring on CNN.
Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this month, was shot three times and grazed by a fourth bullet, according to results from a private autopsy. The law firm representing Good’s family members released the autopsy results on Wednesday. A representative from Romanucci & Blandin...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Tuesday detained a 5-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota after the boy came home from preschool, according to several media reports. Columbia Heights Public School District Superintendent Zena Stenvik told Minnesota Public Radio that Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were approached by masked federal agents in...
