GOP rep: ‘Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places?’

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) on Thursday questioned why Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be banned from polling places ahead of midterm elections. “Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Because illegals aren’t supposed to vote in this America,” Smith said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I mean, like, it…

Nancy Mace on unredacted names in Epstein files: ‘You would be shocked’

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said people would be “shocked” by the names that have been redacted from files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that were publicly released on Jan. 30. Her comments come after lawmakers were given the opportunity to review the unredacted files in a reading room at the Department…

Epstein survivor: Bondi ‘really dehumanized us’

Marina Lacerda, one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s conduct during a House hearing on Wednesday. “We expected a little bit more on Pam Bondi’s part,” she told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil after the hearing. “I think she really de-humanized us today.” Lacerda was one of at least 11 Epstein…

Justice Democrats endorse Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois primary

Justice Democrats and the Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC, or PAL PAC, have jointly endorsed progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh in the hotly contested Democratic primary to replace Rep. Jan Schakowsky in Illinois. In a statement, Justice Democrats executive director Alexandra Rojas described Abughazaleh as “the type of progressive leadership we need in Congress — leadership

Senate Democrat aims to put members on record opposing Maxwell pardon

Sen. Jacky Rosen will introduce a resolution Thursday designed to put the Senate on record opposing the prospect of President Donald Trump granting a pardon or clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is currently in prison. The Nevada Democrat, in a statement first shared with POLITICO, said

Progressive groups back Abughazaleh in crowded Dem field for Illinois House seat

Two prominent progressive groups announced on Thursday that they’re backing influencer and congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh in the crowded Democratic primary for a House seat in the northern Chicago suburbs. Justice Democrats and Peace, Accountability, Leadership (PAL) PAC, a new pro-Palestine political group, said they’re endorsing Abughazaleh, who is Palestinian American, about a month out