Months before death by suicide, aide texted she had an affair with congressman

Regina Santos-Aviles, an aide to Rep. Tony Gonzales, wrote a text message to a colleague that  she had an affair with the Republican congressman. Months later, Santos-Aviles, 35, died after allegedly setting herself on fire.  “I had affair with our boss and I’m fine,” Santos-Aviles said in the text exchange, which was viewed by CBS

Jeffries: Democrats ‘steadfast’ in demands for ICE reforms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Wednesday that Democrats are “steadfast” in their demands for specific reforms to President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. Those reforms are at the heart of the partisan impasse that’s halted funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the last five days, setting the stage for what could…