"Deputy speaker" and "so-called leader": How Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries troll each other The two leaders used to laud their positive working relationship. Those days are over. Axios · Jan 9
Democrats warm to impeaching Kristi Noem after Minneapolis, Portland shootings "There's a rising clamor for oversight and potentially impeachment of Secretary Noem," said Rep. Jamie Raskin. Axios · Jan 9
White House told Secret Service MTG might have tipped off protesters at Trump’s restaurant visit: report The former congresswoman angrily denied having anything to do with any leak – and a spokesperson for the Code Pink protest group backed her up The Independent UK · Jan 9
Minneapolis mayor accuses federal authorities of ‘hiding facts’ in ICE killing Jacob Frey criticizes Trump administration’s response to shooting death of Renee Nicole Good The Guardian - US · Jan 9
Exclusive: DNC flags legal risks in Trump DOJ voter roll request "Democrats stand ready to fight back and defend voters," DNC Chair Ken Martin said. Axios · Jan 9
Marjorie Taylor Greene Takes Aim At Secret Service Over Suspected Link To Standoff At D.C. Restaurant: 'Making Up Horrific Lies' Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took aim at the Secret Service following a report that linked her to a standoff between protesters and President Donald Trump in September, saying that the White House is "mad" at her for "telling the truth about the President and forcing the release of the… Latin Times · Jan 9
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rejects Tipping Off Code Pink Protesters About Trump Visit To Restaurant: 'A Dangerous Lie' Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rejected tipping off protesters about an impromptu visit President Donald Trump would pay to a restaurant in Washington D.C. Latin Times · Jan 9
Scoop: White House contacted Secret Service about MTG White House officials view the restaurant debacle as a point of no return in Trump's relationship with Greene. Axios · Jan 9
5 blue states sue Trump admin over $10 billion child care funding freeze The states say the administration cut off the money without evidence, without due process and without legal authority. Axios · Jan 9
Over a dozen Republicans break with Trump, back Democratic bill to extend ACA subsidies For Republican lawmakers, breaking with Trump is becoming less taboo. Axios · Jan 9
Inside Democrats' new push to handcuff ICE Sen. Chris Murphy will propose sweeping reforms to DHS, including requiring a warrant for arrests and banning masks during enforcement operations. Axios · Jan 8
Maduro raid had telltale signs of a cyber-enabled blackout Trump says "a certain expertise that we have" was used to turn off the lights in Caracas. Axios · Jan 8
John Fetterman Announces Vote In Favor Of War Powers Resolution To Limit Trump's Ability To Conduct Further Strikes In Venezuela Democratic Sen. John Fetterman supported the war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further strikes in Venezuela after previously signaling he could oppose it. Latin Times · Jan 8
Minneapolis ICE shooting sparks a shouting match and a new impeachment push in Congress "Certainly everyone in that room, at least on my side, is livid," said one House Democrat. Axios · Jan 8
Axios · Jan 8 Furious Democrats threaten government shutdown after Minneapolis shooting "We can't just keep authorizing money for these illegal killers," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
International Business Times UK · Jan 8 Bartender from Hazie's Fired After Tripping Intoxicated Customer Who Violently Assaulted Him San Francisco bartender Miguel Marchese has been fired from Hazie's after tripping an intoxicated woman who violently assaulted him and pulled his hair during a shift.
Axios · Jan 7 Congressional Republicans defend ICE as Democrats rage over Minneapolis shooting Several members of House Republican leadership quickly put out statements backing DHS's account of the incident.
Axios · Jan 7 The 11 countries Trump is threatening — and why Here are the countries Trump has threatened and why.
Axios · Jan 7 Inside Democrats' plans to stop Trump from raiding more countries Lawmakers are eyeing war powers resolutions, funding bills, public pressure and more.
Latin Times · Jan 7 John Fetterman Criticizes Democrats For Not 'Acknowledging' The Capture Of Maduro Is 'Positive For Venezuela' Senator John Fetterman criticized fellow Democrats for failing to "acknowledge" that the capture of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was a positive development for the South American country.
Axios · Jan 7 Trump's Venezuela oil strategy comes into focus Such a raw exercise of U.S. imperial force hasn't been seen in modern times.
Axios · Jan 7 Anthropic's Claude Code in the spotlight The latest model release has hobbyists and professionals fawning.
Axios · Jan 7 Trump presses Venezuela to dismiss agents from China, Russia, Iran and Cuba It's the Trump administration's latest effort to force Venezuela to meet U.S. demands.
Axios · Jan 7 5 Democratic-run states are told that their child care funds have been frozen The suspension of the funds could hurt low-income families in those states, depending on how long it lasts, advocates say.
Axios · Jan 7 Trump: Venezuela to turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil to U.S. "It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States," Trump said.