Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of violating the rights of American citizens by detaining them, inviting four guests who she said were held in custody to a hearing Wednesday featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Jayapal said the department was “unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens in violation of the Fourth…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters on Wednesday that “everybody in America” should watch how their representatives vote on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill expected to come to the floor on Thursday. “You better watch that board. And everybody in America better watch that board. Anybody who votes to block funding for…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to deliver a swift endorsement of Texas Sen. John Cornyn to potentially forestall what is widely expected to be an expensive and nasty primary runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Thune told reporters he hasn’t yet spoken to Trump since the election returns
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told lawmakers Wednesday that his state has been terrorized by the Trump administration over mass welfare fraud allegations, pointing to the killing of U.S. citizens in the midst of an immigration enforcement surge around Minneapolis. “Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money,
Texas Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are headed to a runoff, extending a member-on-member matchup defined by the latest fight over generational change. Neither Green, 78, or Menefee, 37, earned a majority of votes in the newly drawn Houston 18th District resulting from Texas Republicans’ recent gerrymander of the state’s congressional map. Green,
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Tuesday said Americans have every “right to be skeptical” about the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Davidson responded to context given by CNN anchor Boris Sanchez about the “somewhat dubious, only at least on the surface” rationale that the administration provided after launching airstrikes on Saturday. Sanchez named off the…
House Ethics investigators are probing Rep. Tony Gonzales over sexual harassment and misconduct claims involving a late staffer, as some GOP colleagues call for his resignation.