California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday proposed to pause enrolling immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally into a state-funded health care program, in order to cut down costs. The Medi-Cal program currently provides health care coverage to low-income adults who are residents of the state regardless of federal legal status. Newsom said he hopes...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday lent some support to calls to suspend habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown after aide Stephen Miller said the White House was considering the idea. A writ of habeas corpus compels authorities to produce an individual they are holding and to justify their confinement, and...
Trump voters are willing to suffer as long as other groups suffer more, and Democrats need to convince them that Trump's policies are hurting them just as much, or more, to weaken Trump's hold on his base.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) accused President Trump on Wednesday of conducting his trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the first major foreign trip of his second term, as a “personal business venture.” “Donald Trump’s trip to Middle East seems less like a presidential visit and more like a personal...
Former White House chief of staff and Democratic politician Rahm Emanuel says he turned down bribes from the Saudi government while traveling to the country on a state visit with then-President Obama. “The White House has a for sale sign on the front lawn," Emanuel said while appearing on ABC's "The View," in reference to...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his citizens were not “impressed” by Great Britain's decision to invite President Trump for a state visit, even as the U.S. leader talks of making Canada a U.S. state. “I think, to be frank, they [Canadians] weren’t impressed by that gesture ... given the circumstance,” Carney said during a...
A half dozen Senate Democrats are pressing President Trump over his firing of the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, arguing that the move is illegal. “It threatens the longstanding independence and integrity of the Copyright Office, which plays a vital role in our economy,” the members said in the letter. “You are acting beyond...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was ripped by border czar Tom Homan after questioning whether the DOJ will indeed go after her over a webinar meant to help migrants deal with ICE.
While Democrats have largely ridiculed President Donald Trump's decision to accept a $400 million jet from the Qatari royal family, Republicans have raised national security concerns.