Pittsburgh Mayor Vows Not to Work With ICE on Immigration Crackdown

‘We will do whatever is necessary to make our city more welcoming.’ Mayor Ed Gainey said. The mayor of Pittsburgh said his administration won’t comply with a federal crackdown on illegal immigration initiated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after President Donald Trump took office. “I am not going to be working with ICE.

Senate confirms Sean Duffy as transportation secretary

Washington — Rep. Sean Duffy sailed through his Senate confirmation vote to be transportation secretary, just before some of President Trump’s more controversial nominees will be facing their confirmation hearings this week.  In a 77 to 22 vote, the Senate confirmed Duffy. The 53-year-old, represented Wisconsin in the Senate from 2011 to 2019 and previously served as the

‘Reading the Room’? Longtime Dem Sen. Gary Peters Drops Reelection Bid as Pete Buttigieg Mulls Run To Replace Him

Michigan senator Gary Peters (D.) announced he will not seek a third term, creating a prime opportunity for Republicans to pick up the battleground state even as former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg weighs a bid. Peters, who led Senate Democrats’ campaign efforts in the past two election cycles, plans to leave public office when his