House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a warning to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday: You can't rely on Democratic votes to end the partial government shutdown . Why it matters: Johnson may instead be forced to try and get virtually all of his members to vote for the government funding legislation — a difficult task as some GOP lawmakers are already raising stringent objections. Driving the news: Jeffries informed Johnson on a Saturday call that the Democratic votes wouldn't be there to pass the bill in a bipartisan manner, Republican and Democratic leadership sources told Axios. - Democrats are hesitant to vote for the package because it contains a two-week stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a warning to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday: You can't rely on Democratic votes to end the partial government shutdown . Why it matters: Johnson may instead be forced to try and get virtually all of his members to vote for the government funding legislation — a difficult task as some GOP lawmakers are already raising stringent objections. Driving the news: Jeffries informed Johnson on a Saturday call that the Democratic votes wouldn't be there to pass the bill in a bipartisan manner, Republican and Democratic leadership sources told Axios. - Democrats are hesitant to vote for the package because it contains a two-week stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland…Open
Below his signature on the order, the judge included a photo of Liam Ramos as he was taken into custody wearing a Spider-Man backpack and bright blue hat.
On :"Saturday Report," 104-year-old World War II veteran Dominick Critelli described performing the national anthem on the saxophone and being awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal.
Trump also made clear his expectations for law enforcement personnel’s treatment, warning, “There will be no spitting in the faces of our Officers, there will be no punching or kicking the headlights of our cars, and there will be no rock or brick throwing at our vehicles, or at our Patriot Warriors. If there is, those people will suffer an equal, or more, consequence.”
Oklahoma Democrat Rep. Ajay Pittman has resigned after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges involving forged campaign documents. And Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus McCormick is facing serious allegations involving the misuse of approximately $5 million in FEMA-related COVID relief funds. Should more states be aggressive about ethics investigations and should politicians be held to tougher standards than they are now? Let me know in the comments.
Groups using the names and imagery of 1970s-era militant movements are reappearing in public protests tied to immigration enforcement , underscoring how intensely ICE raids are reshaping activism in cities. The big picture: Today's groups are not the original Black Panthers or Brown Berets , yet their visibility signals a broader shift toward confrontational symbolism as ICE and Border Patrol face little accountability over excessive force accusations. State of play: The appearance of sometimes militant armed groups could heighten tension following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal agents. - These groups present themselves as immigrant-rights defenders, not paramilitary forces — but the revived…
Groups using the names and imagery of 1970s-era militant movements are reappearing in public protests tied to immigration enforcement , underscoring how intensely ICE raids are reshaping activism in cities. The big picture: Today's groups are not the original Black Panthers or Brown Berets , yet their visibility signals a broader shift toward confrontational symbolism as ICE and Border Patrol face little accountability over excessive force accusations. State of play: The appearance of sometimes militant armed groups could heighten tension following the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal agents. - These groups present themselves as immigrant-rights defenders, not paramilitary forces — but the revived…Open
