Texas Republican on Minnesota immigration operations: 'Excessive use of forces cases need to stop'

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that there should not be “excessive use of force” in federal immigration operations in Minnesota amid controversy over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. “The mission, I think, is to get violent criminals out of the country. Most people support that. It’s the president — the president won the number…

Read More

Senate Republican says his 'preference' is for IRS to investigate who leaked Trump's tax returns instead of lawsuit

Republican Senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) said Sunday that he would like the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct a “robust” investigation into the leak of President Trump’s tax returns, days after the president sued the agency for $10 billion over the revelations. “I have no doubt that the federal government should be sued. The problem…

Read More

Portland mayor tells ICE to leave city after federal agents use tear gas on protesters

Portland, Ore., Mayor Keith Wilson (D) prompted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave his city after federal agents used tear gas on protesters. “Today, federal forces deployed massive quantities of chemical weapons, disrupting a peaceful day’s protest where the vast majority of attendees violated no laws, made no threats, and showed no reaction… Source…

Read More

GOP rep: 'Senate is very, very corrupt'

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called the Senate “very corrupt” amid the partial government shutdown and in light of some of the recent tensions between the chambers of Congress. “I also have respect for our president, and this is not directed at him. The Senate is very, very corrupt. Many of the senators we will…

Read More