Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas explained Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union that she voted against a House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk after his assassination because she believed his rhetoric repeatedly targeted people of color. Crockett expressed disappointment that among the 58 Democrats who opposed the resolution, only two were white, while the rest were lawmakers of color.
On Sunday’s edition of State of the Union, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused President Donald Trump of fostering a danger to democratic norms by urging the Department of Justice to bring legal actions against political opponents such as New York Attorney General Letitia James. Schumer said these demands threaten the DOJ’s role as a neutral civil service and argued that turning it into an arm of political retribution is the “path to a dictatorship.”
Controversy erupted after Wikipedia editors attempted to delete and heavily sanitize the page covering the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina. The crux of the debate centered on whether to include the suspect’s name, Decarlos Brown Jr., race, and other details in the article—content critics say was removed or hidden under the site’s policies.
A boycott movement targeting Disney is spreading rapidly after ABC affiliates owned by Nexstar and Sinclair removed “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from their stations. The show was pulled following host Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial remarks about the assassin of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10. Viewers angry over the suspension are canceling subscriptions to Disney‑owned streaming services like Disney+ and Hulu, and are demanding the reinstatement of Kimmel.
On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Donald Trump is refusing to negotiate, making a government shutdown all but certain and laying responsibility firmly at his feet. Schumer argued that the Republican bill being advanced lacks any input from Democrats and is entirely partisan, claiming that Trump's leadership has blocked the kind of negotiation that used to avert shutdowns in past administrations.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation introducing a major overhaul of the H‑1B visa program on Friday. Under the new policy, new applicants for H‑1B visas will be required to pay an annual fee of $100,000. At the same time, he unveiled a “gold card” visa option with a pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals willing to pay $1 million, and a “platinum card” visa costing $5 million that allows extensive stays in the U.S. without taxation on foreign income.
