Last week, Leonardo Williams, the mayor of Durham, North Carolina, received a call from the office of Governor Josh Stein. Stein's office had heard that the Trump administration was going to launch an immigration-enforcement operation in Charlotte and possibly in Raleigh, but it didn't have much more information. Over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection agents swarmed Charlotte, ultimately arresting about 370 people.
Thune blindsided Johnson by slipping a provision into the government funding bill that would allow senators to sue if their phone records were secretly seized - without Johnson's knowledge. Even a unanimous House vote hasn't been enough to compel Thune to change it. Johnson was "deeply disappointed" after Thune rejected his plea for changes on the Epstein files bill, which was forced onto the House floor via discharge petition. The Senate passed the bill as is.
Massie told Axios he's worried the tool may not survive its newfound popularity. He called it a "last vestige of democracy." "The Speaker, because he's not giving an outlet for legislative pursuits, the things we got elected to do, he's probably going to see more of these discharge petitions," Massie told Axios. Massie said he's "brainstorming" ideas for more discharge petitions with his Democratic colleagues.
The statute - ultimately yanked from the final House draft of the Intelligence Authorization Act - would have prohibited the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis from both collecting and analyzing intelligence, according to two of the people and the draft summary. The measure also would have renamed it as the Office of Intelligence and Information Sharing and reduced its workforce from around 1,000 employees to no more than 250.
There may be an exception to that saying: helping U.S. companies compete in rare earths, a realm where China now dominates mining, refining, and manufacturing. That commitment certainly matters to Barbara Humpton, who last month left the top job at Siemens USA to become CEO of USA Rare Earth. Founded in Oklahoma in 2019, the company's mission is to develop a domestic supply chain for magnets made with rare-earth elements, which are critical in everything from electric vehicles and computers to renewable energy and advanced manufacturing.
He reposted a number of messages, including one suggesting the lawmakers should be hanged. As you can imagine, we've gotten hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to a thousand, tough threats and messages and had to get Capitol Police security, Slotkin told Parnas. The lawmaker has revealed that she's received 24/7 security since Trump's posts. Even if you don't agree with someone, you really shouldn't be threatening them with execution, she said.
Six Democratic lawmakers, all of whom served in the military or intelligence community, uploaded a short online video this week, reminding still-serving U.S. service members that they can and must refuse illegal orders that violate the Constitution. President Trump responded to the video in a series of Truth Social posts on Thursday morning, accusing the Congress members of sedition. "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" Trump wrote.
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly," Duffy said. "I see people get on airplanes and they're having a hard time taking their luggage and getting it in the...overhead bin. Help people out, be nice, be courteous. We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: help people out, be in a good mood, dress up. Bring civility back to travel."
