SURPRISE — THOSE DIRE PREDICTIONS OF TRUMP ‘CRASHING’ THE ECONOMY WERE WRONG. Six weeks ago, the Democratic talking point was that President Donald Trump was “crashing” the economy with his tariff policy. You heard it over and over, both from party leaders and their allies in the media. Fast forward to today, and the Washington Post headline […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is speaking on the Senate floor Thursday afternoon after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was shoved out of a press conference being held by Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles. Video of the incident shared by a Fox News reporter shows multiple men restraining Padilla and working to remove...
President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday workplace immigration enforcement will “massively expand” in an interview with Semafor. His comments come days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents removed dozens of immigrants allegedly without legal status working at a meat packaging facility in Nebraska as Los Angeles protesters continue to demonstrate against the...
The Trump-Musk feud is an example of the volatile nature of friendships in Washington, but it is not representative of the entire political landscape, as most politicians have strong circles of friends and allies.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed from a press conference Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is holding in Los Angeles. Video of the incident shared by a Fox News reporter shows multiple men restraining Padilla and working to remove him from the room. “I’m Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary," Padilla...
The nation's largest Latino civil rights organization is warning against "reckless behavior" at protests as demonstrations against President Trump's immigration policies spread across the country and National Guard troops are mobilized in multiple states. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) on Thursday issued a "National Safety Advisory" following Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R)...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sees a potential path to a Democratic majority in an unlikely place: deep-red Texas. The White House is reportedly pressing Texas Republicans to redraw the lines for U.S. House districts to help Republicans keep hold of their razor-thin majority in next year’s midterm elections. Jeffries, who is already forecasting that...
President Trump's former surgeon general blasted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to fire the entirety of a federal advisory committee on vaccine guidance, saying the move jeopardizes public health and threatens public trust in health institutions. In an op-ed published by Time, former Surgeon General Jerome Adams wrote that Kennedy's...
Mayor Brandon Johnson demands House Speaker Mike Johnson speak up against what he calls immigration enforcement "terrorism" while defending his own controversial immigration policies in Chicago
Sen. Alex Padilla was escorted out of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's briefing on anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, prompting criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.