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The House passed a short-term measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for eight weeks, but the 43-day government shutdown will not end yet, as lawmakers are now on a two-week recess. NewsNation's Tom Dempsey reports for "Morning in America." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
A lax sentence given to Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a transgender illegal migrant from Colombia, is sparking outrage among New Yorkers. Contreras-Suarez was arrested last year for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in a bodega bathroom in New York City; however, he was just given a six-month term in prison after reaching a plea agreement with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. The post Transgender Illegal Immigrant Receives Just Six Months in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Schoolboy. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A transgender illegal migrant who admitted to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in New York received just a six-month prison sentence, sparking outrage over its leniency. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a 31-year-old transgender Colombian illegal immigrant , the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the victim’s family. WHEN & WHERE: The assault occurred in February 2025 in East Harlem, New York, with the plea deal approved in March 2026. KEY QUOTE: “I didn’t know you could get six months on this… It’s generally a minimum of two [years] and a maximum of seven, so I think something must be wrong here.” – Seth Zuckerman, former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney…Open
Multiple federal agencies saw their funding lapse at 12 a.m. Saturday.
AI:A partial federal government shutdown has officially taken effect following the lapse of funding for multiple agencies at midnight on Saturday. Despite President Trump’s recent efforts to broker last-minute deals and his hopes that lawmakers would act rationally, the Senate's inability to reach a consensus on Department of Homeland Security funding has triggered this interruption in government services as the spending bill now awaits a House vote.Open
