Politics

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., has identified himself as one of the designated survivors ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Designated survivors do not attend the president's address in person and instead watch it from a secure, undisclosed location."I’ve been selected as a designated survivor for tomorrow’s State of the Union, so I won’t be there in person, but I’ll be watching. Americans deserve accountability […]

A growing number of Democrats are trying to divert attention away from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday through their absences amid a limited set of options for peaceably voicing their displeasure with the administration.A number of Democrats will instead attend the "People's State of the Union" event held near the Lincoln Memorial.The event, described as a rally, is organized by MeidasTouch and MoveOn Civic Action, […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the allocation of $35 million in state funding to support illegal immigrants as the Trump administration carries out its massive deportation agenda.Newsom's office is releasing the money that the legislature set aside in the state budget to help philanthropic partners support immigrant families with food assistance and other resources, according to a press release.These funds are on top of funds the state already allocated to […]

Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Ore., compared U.S. enforcement of immigration law to "terrorism" during a Saturday town hall and promised to dismantle the chief U.S. immigration enforcement agency if Democrats regained power."The frank terrorism that is being invoked – when we call that out and stand together, I think people will continue to not want to do that work," Dexter told an audience at Wy'east Middle School in Oregon."I’m not supposed […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is surging state troopers to the border and across the state to enhance public safety operations following a spike in cartel violence after the killing of kingpin "El Mencho" over the weekend.On Monday, Abbott, a Republican, directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to "enhance public safety and homeland security operations" across Texas. He said the surge is in response to escalating cartel […]

Horror author Stephen King is facing backlash online Monday for a post tearing into President Donald Trump’s personal life, including a line claiming that Trump has no children."Trump: has never had a child. Has been married 3 times. Ran several businesses into the ground. Never ran a home, couldn’t make a bed to save his a--. Calls people he works with dumb, losers, ect. Has never done sweat labor. Has […]

A deadly confrontation at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Sunday is the latest in a string of high-profile security incidents threatening President Donald Trump, as former Secret Service officials warn that low-tech, lone actors now pose one of the toughest challenges to presidential protection."It should be quite clear to all of us by now that Trump is the most threatened president in the history of the U.S.," former Secret Service agent William "Bill" […]

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to relate to an audience at an Atlanta book tour stop by pointing to his own unimpressive standardized test scores and claiming that he "cannot read a speech.""I'm not trying to impress you," Newsom told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens at the event on Sunday. "I'm just trying to impress upon you: I'm like you. I'm no better than you. You know, I'm a 960 […]

Democratic lawmakers in one major blue state are facing backlash over their latest attempt to blunt federal immigration enforcement through a new bill crafted around a vulgar acronym.The F---ICE Act, with the acronym spelled out in practice, is officially the "Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act" and would permit civil action for violations of the U.S. Constitution related to immigration enforcement. The measure was introduced after […]