Maryland's Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he "won't rest" until deported El Salvadoran man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is allegedly an MS-13 gang member, is brought back to the U.S.
Former President Joe Biden admitted over 1.4 million illegal immigrants into the United States through both his CBP One app and Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, or CHNV, parole programs. An estimated 4 million more illegal immigrants were arrested while illegally crossing the southern border and then released on parole into the U.S. None of […]
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) has requested a congressional delegation to visit a prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has sent numerous deportees. In a Wednesday letter addressed to House Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Ramirez asked “that the House Committee on Homeland Security authorize a Congressional Member Delegation (CODEL) to...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced that he is running for reelection as an independent in the mayoral race, as he has faced long odds of being able to win as a Democrat. Observers had been watching for what Adams would do ahead of Thursday’s filing deadline for the race as he had...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraged countries around the world to refrain from retaliating against the U.S. in light of President Trump’s reset of tariff policy, arguing the administration is preparing the U.S. for “long-term” economic growth. “My advice to every country right now is, do not retaliate, sit back, take it in, let's see how...
In today’s issue: President Trump’s rollout of steep tariffs aimed at allied trading partners on Wednesday sparked international head-shaking and renewed warnings at home about lasting U.S. economic damage. The president, who says the U.S. is the victim of “economic warfare,” imposed what he called reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries, to be anchored with...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Wednesday he hoped to unify the Democratic party with his marathon floor speech this week after the caucus grew bitterly divided in debates over the continuing resolution last month. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Booker described those tense moments behind closed doors last month,...
Vice President JD Vance and former Vice President Kamala Harris are seen as top contenders for the White House in 2028 by their respective parties, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The poll, released Wednesday, asks Democrats and Republicans whom they would consider supporting in the 2028 presidential election and asks which person would be...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the United States needs to “reinforce our allies” when asked why he voted to undo President Trump’s tariffs against Canada. Four GOP senators, including McConnell, voted with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo Trump’s 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports. McConnell, the former Senate Minority Leader, said he’s...
Americans hold more favorable views of Republicans than Democrats, even as favorability remains grim across the board, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. In the survey, released Wednesday, Republicans in Congress have a net negative 13 favorability — with 39 percent viewing them favorably and 52 percent unfavorably. Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, perform twice as poorly,...
Former President Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, blames the senior aides for the poor debate performance last summer against then-candidate Donald Trump. Klain, who was interviewed for a new book, was highlighted in an article by The Guardian recalling his time helping Biden prep for last June’s debate, where his poor performance sparked calls...
Senate Republicans are feeling increasingly uneasy after President Trump rolled out his “Liberation Day” batch of tariffs, which are threatening to further dent the U.S.'s economic standing after weeks of questions over what new levies would be included. Trump on Wednesday unveiled steep reciprocal tariffs against numerous nations, including allies and adversaries alike, that were...
A Texas man was arrested for “making terroristic threats” against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, the Dallas Homeland Security Investigations arm said Wednesday. Robert King, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody in McKinney, Texas after he made the threats, the agency said in a...
