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Democrats condemn Sen. Alex Padillas treatment at Noem news conference

Thursday, June 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats expressed outrage after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference on Thursday in Los Angeles, taken to the ground and handcuffed by law enforcement officers.Noem was speaking to the media about... Read More.

Democratic governors Pritzker, Walz, Hochul face contentious House hearing over sanctuary states policies

Thursday, June 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The high-profile Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York are defending their states' immigration policies in a Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday -- weighing in on the ongoing Los Angeles protests over immigration enforcement.JB Pritzker of Illinois, Tim Walz of... Read More.

Supreme Court says family can sue over wrong-house raid by FBI

Thursday, June 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a unanimous decision in favor of a Georgia family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI and was unable to sue for damages because of law enforcement immunity.The court said their case can proceed under... Read More.

Senate Democrats demand probe of Ed Martins pledge to shame Trumps opponents, other actions at DOJ

Thursday, June 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing for an investigation into top Justice Department official Ed Martin over his stated plans to "shame" political opponents of President Donald Trump who he's unable to charge criminally, as well as a host of other... Read More.

Elon Musk called Trump before conveying his regret for some of his posts about him, sources say

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Elon Musk called President Donald Trump on Monday night, two sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News, after their bitter public feud last week.Musk posted on X early Wednesday morning, "I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week.... Read More.

Photos show National Guard with rifles on ICE enforcement missions

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- There are currently 4,100 California National Guardsmen and 700 Marines in the greater Los Angeles area after President Donald Trump ordered them to protect federal buildings and federal law enforcement as protests opposed to ICE raids increased over the weekend.Most of... Read More.

Trumps attorney asks judges to move appeal of NY hush money conviction to federal court

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump's challenge to his "one of a kind" felony hush money conviction in New York should be removed from state appellate courts and heard in federal court, an attorney for the president argued Wednesday.Just over a year after Trump... Read More.

Bondi argues Trump Jan. 6 pardons dont create double standard with crackdown on LA protests

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi rejected that President Donald Trump's pardons for hundreds of rioters who assaulted police during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol creates a double standard with the administration's aggressive response to violence at immigration protests in Read More.

Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear war in social media video, breaking with Trumps past remarks

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a stark warning about the threat of nuclear war in a video posted to her personal account on X, marking a sharp contrast with past comments made by former President Donald Trump on the... Read More.

White House, Texas Republicans weigh redistricting to protect GOP House majority

Wednesday, June 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's political operation has approached Texas Republicans about redrawing the Texas congressional map ahead of next year's midterms, in a bid to protect Republicans' fragile House majority, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told ABC News.Texas Republican lawmakers, who met... Read More.