Posts by Swedan margen
Trump directs ICE to prioritize deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
President Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Source link
Read MoreMassive manhunt underway for suspect accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker, her husband
The nationwide manhunt continued Sunday for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the man whom law enforcement officials have identified as the primary suspect in the killing of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. Source link
Read MoreU.S. Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill
A program to compensate people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing could be restarted and expanded under a provision added by U.S. senators to the major tax and budget policy bill. Source link
Read MoreCountry gets first up-close look at the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The “Maryland man” finally got his first day in court, with Kilmar Abrego Garcia appearing in an orange jailhouse jumpsuit before a federal magistrate judge in Tennessee to plead not guilty to a charge of human smuggling. Source link
Read MoreEx-Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer rips Tucker Carlson as a 'carnival barker' over Israel war criticism
Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, on Sunday called conservative commentator Tucker Carlson a “phony” for accusing the Trump administration of being “complicit in the act of war” in supporting Israel in its conflict with Iran. Source link
Read MoreMinnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers
Lawmakers on Sunday continued to reel from the shooting of two Democratic Minnesota state legislators in their homes that led to the death of one and her husband, contemplating a previously unthinkable world where democratically-elected representatives need full-time security details to protect them from the public. Source link
Read MoreSen. Tom Cotton: New security considerations needed for Americans targeted by Iran
Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday it’s time to take a new look at providing additional protection to Americans targeted by Iran. Source link
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader predicts SALT 'compromise' will be part of final version of Trump's bill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is confident Republicans can carve out a compromise on the cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT, that has left fiscal conservatives on the fence about President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful bill.” Source link
Read MoreSen. Alex Padilla questions Trump administration's treatment of law-abiding illegal immigrants
Sen. Alex Padilla says the way he was removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles raises concerns about how the Trump administration is treating people who do not serve in elected office. Source link
Read MoreSen. Amy Klobuchar calls on lawmakers to 'tone down' rhetoric after Minnesota slayings
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of a second lawmaker “was clearly politically motivated.” Source link
Read MoreThe GOP's big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts. Source link
Read MorePolitical violence is threaded through recent U.S. history. The motives and justifications vary
The assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes, is just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the United States. Source link
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