Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced harsh criticism Thursday from Rep. Tom Emmer during a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing focused on sanctuary state policies. Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota, accused Walz of prioritizing illegal immigrants over law-abiding citizens, and failing to support ICE and national sovereignty.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker faced sharp criticism during a U.S. House hearing Thursday over his state's sanctuary policies and ongoing population decline. Republican lawmakers pressed the Democrat on whether the state's migrant policies are politically motivated, citing the state’s loss of a congressional seat and continued outmigration.
President Donald Trump is sending 200 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles on Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in his response to intensifying protests over immigration raids and federal enforcement operations. The Marines will bolster the 4,000-strong National Guard presence already on the ground, despite ongoing legal and political resistance from California state officials.
Left-wing pop icon Lizzo, now a vocal Kamala Harris 2024 campaign surrogate, went on a radical anti-ICE tirade Thursday on Bluesky, posting a string of controversial statements that mocked American sovereignty and embraced fringe leftist ideology. In one post, she claimed there is “no such thing as borders” or property ownership, only to contradict herself moments later by suggesting U.S. land actually belongs to Mexicans.
What began as a reaction to ICE raids in Los Angeles has escalated into ideologically driven chaos as militant protesters invoke Palestinian "intifada" rhetoric, burn American flags, and promote anti-Israel and anti-American propaganda. Violent demonstrations in major U.S. cities, including New York and Los Angeles, now bear the hallmarks of foreign-inspired insurgency movements.
Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel Friday night in direct retaliation for Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day that targeted key Iranian nuclear and military sites. The missile barrage triggered air raid sirens across the country, with several rockets breaching Israeli defenses and striking downtown Tel Aviv, wounding at least seven civilians.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY), Taskforce on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) have initiated an investigation into Neville Singham, a billionaire with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The State of California has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed resolutions repealing the state's climate-focused policies.
