A former president of FIFA is suggesting President Trump's foreign policy moves are grounds for a boycott of this year's World Cup, which will hold several matches in major U.S. cities during competition. Sepp Blatter, in a social media post on Monday, referenced an interview Swiss attorney Mark Pieth gave to a European news outlet...
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he’s retiring after almost two decades in Congress, making him the third Florida Republican to opt against seeking reelection in the House. “I came to Congress to solve problems, to fight for working families, and to help ensure this country remains a place where opportunity is available to...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said President Trump acknowledged during a call Monday that “the present situation” in the city cannot continue, amid public backlash following two fatal shootings involving federal immigration officers this month. “I spoke with President Trump today and appreciated the conversation. I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem committed an “impeachable” offense by calling Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old nurse who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol officer, a “domestic terrorist.” “I think it’s ridiculous that someone called, you know, this poor victim a terrorist, a violent terrorist. You know, that...
Greg Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. Border Patrol, is expected to depart Minnesota on Tuesday along with some of his agents, according to multiple reports. His departure comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday. Bovino told CNN on Sunday that Pretti was...
Staunch Second Amendment advocates and gun rights absolutists are balking at the Trump administration’s initial messaging about Border Patrol agents killing Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, as the administration placed blame on Pretti for carrying a gun while demonstrating against federal deportation operations. Gun rights activists were triggered by the insinuation that Pretti had provoked...
The Trump administration's organized crackdown on illegal immigration has resulted in the deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis, prompting outrage and calls for accountability.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Congress should move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she does not resign from office. In a video posted Monday to the social platform X, the Democratic senator joined growing calls for Noem’s impeachment amid growing concern over her handling of the administration’s crackdown on immigration in Minnesota...
