There is agreement among Democrats that the party had a problem on immigration and border security in the 2024 election, but there’s no consensus on how to fix it. Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the party got here. Source link
US President Donald Trump Democrats were responsible for the intelligence leak suggesting ineffective strikes against Iran, US President Donald Trump claimed, and called for their “prosecution.”The administration has directed the FBI to identify the source who leaked the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) report that indicated American attacks had not destroyed Tehran’s nuclear capabilities. The Trump […]
US President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani (AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Indian-American politician Zohran Mamdani “a 100% communist lunatic” while reacting to a major political upset in New York City, his former hometown.The remark marks Trump’s first public statement since Mamdani’s apparent win over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in […]
President Donald Trump (left), Rep. Al Green, D-Texas (right) The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted decisively to quash a bid to impeach President Donald Trump, with 128 Democrats joining hands to reject the resolution.The bill was introduced by Democrat Rep. Al Green of Texas, critical of Trump’s recent military actions in Iran.In a […]
File: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has clarified that the Donald Trump administration made “bipartisan courtesy calls” to brief the Congressional leadership well before the US forces conducted air strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran – codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer.Also Read | ‘Grossly unconstitutional’: Democrats […]
US President Donald Trump is facing a wave of outrage from angry Democrats, with several calling for his impeachment following his decision to bomb Iran’s top nuclear facilities. Lawmakers from the left denounced the strikes as unconstitutional and a dangerous overreach of presidential power, reports the New York Post. “The President’s disastrous decision to bomb […]
US vice president JD Vance sparked outrage on Friday during a tense visit to Los Angeles, where he accused California governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests and mistakenly referred to Senator Alex Padilla as “Jose Padilla,” a name associated with a convicted al-Qaida plotter.Vance’s visit came after days […]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued new rules limiting how and when members of Congress can visit immigration detention centres. This comes after several tense visits by Democratic lawmakers.Under federal law, lawmakers can make unannounced visits to ICE facilities. But the new DHS policy requires them to give prior notice. It also […]
From left to right: Alex Padilla, Brad Lander and LaMonica McIver A rising number of Democratic officials are being arrested or charged in connection with immigration-related protests and defiance, as US President Donald Trump’s enforcement agenda triggers sharp criticism and growing concern among party leaders.Democrats argue the arrests show Trump is dragging the country’s democracy […]
In a dramatic confrontation that has gripped Washington, Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California was pushed to the ground, handcuffed, and forcibly removed from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on Thursday. The incident has sparked a fierce political row, with Republican leaders criticising the senator’s actions while […]
