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U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was tackled and handcuffed by federal agents after he interrupted a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

As the Los Angeles conference began on Thursday afternoon, agents could be seen forcing Padilla from the room after he interrupted Noem.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) was pushed out of a news conference and handcuffed after barging in to ask questions of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Fox News reporter Alex Rego witnessed Padilla being removed and confirmed that he was forced to the ground and that FBI agents handcuffed him. He was then "escorted down the hall and temporarily detained," Fox's Chad Pergram posted on X.

President Donald Trump's administration is following conspiracy theories that the protesters in Los Angeles are being paid.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed in a news conference Thursday that agents of the IRS have been deployed on the ground in Los Angeles to investigate who is "paying them" to protest.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday afternoon press conference was quickly interrupted as Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) tried to crash it.

The incident happened just mere seconds after Noem started talking.

Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) railed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him “an embarrassment to the United States” during a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

The moment was replayed on MSNBC. Anchor Ali Vitali noted the hearing was supposed to be about the budget, but “lawmakers are taking the opportunity to grill [Hegseth] on a range of other hot topics, including a dramatic exchange over the war in Ukraine.”

President Donald Trump claimed Thursday he “has to go through hell” to get stuff approved in Washington.

The remark came during a press conference after he signed a bill which kills California’s ban on gas-powered cars.

“There are several no-king protests planned across the country on Saturday,” Newsmax White House Correspondent Mike Carter asked. “What are your thoughts on those?”

A Pennsylvania Democrat confronted president Donald Trump's treasury secretary over the tax cuts he'll benefit from in the Republican budget bill.

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent testified Thursday before the House Budget Committee, where Rep. Brendan Boyle questioned him about the GOP funding bill's priorities.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) did a live fact-check of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Finance Committee hearing where he attempted to pitch President Donald Trump's 2026 budget.

“I want to ask about the Republican big beautiful bill,” Warren said, "which will knock off about 16 million people from their healthcare coverage and cut programs that keep groceries cheaper for millions of families in order to try to pay for about $4 trillion in tax giveaways. That are mostly going to be sucked up by millionaires, billionaires and wealthy corporations.”

“I'd like to start with a very simple question: Will this bill increase or decrease the deficit?” Warren asked.

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA), a Marine veteran, hammered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he dodged questions about the deployment of troops into Los Angeles.

"Are the Marines in Los Angeles ordered to protect property by any means necessary?" the congressman asked Hegseth.

Officials said a JetBlue flight rolled off the runway Thursday morning at Boston Logan airport.

WCVB reported that Massachusetts State Police confirmed the flight skidded off the runway and into the grass.

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) unloaded on the Republican-majority House Oversight Committee on Thursday for their treatment of Democratic governors being grilled for their states containing sanctuary cities, calling it "thuggery."

After listing off examples of ICE brutally snatching up immigrants, the Massachusetts lawmaker blew up on Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer's committee shouting at them and equating what is going on under Donald Trump with Nazism.

"This is disgraceful, it should not happen in this country," he shouted. "It's wrong. Deploying the military against the civilian population is wrong! And if we don't step up this will continue. If we don't step up and declare what is right under our Constitution, then other cities, other citizens will meet this same fate."

"I'm proud of my Democratic colleagues who are willing to stand up to this thuggery," He exclaimed. "Trump is a wannabe gangster. He's showing the world what he is about."

"You know my Dad served in the Second World War, he fought the Nazi's in Northern Africa, he fought the Nazis on the Italian peninsula," he continued. "And I think he is looking down right now, and he's happy that I am fighting today's Nazis.'

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted he wasn't aware that a considerable amount of the 2025 budget approved by Congress was not being allocated to a particular program under his watch.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said that he shared concerns with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) about the Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFI). Warner said that there is an eight-to-one ratio for every dollar allocated by the federal government.