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Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) laid a smackdown on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on MSNBC, over the ongoing effort to prosecute Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka.

Baraka, a progressive candidate for governor, joined a protest along with several members of Congress at Delaney Hall, a large, privately-operated detention facility being used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contravention of local laws prohibiting such facilities from operating in the area. He was arrested on trespassing charges, which he disputes and claims he had every right to investigate the facility for the well-being of his community. Noem defended all of this at a congressional hearing this week, which Ramirez is a member of.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) laid out clearly on CNN Thursday evening that Northeast Republicans trying to play hardball for full repeal of the state and local tax deduction cap are not going to get their way, and they had better get with the program and accept a compromise in President Donald Trump's budget bill.

Repealing the SALT cap, which was itself passed in Trump's first tax bill in 2017, has become a massive sticking point for Republicans in New York in particular, triggering faction-fighting within the caucus. GOP leadership is currently offering to raise the SALT cap rather than repeal it outright, but multiple GOP lawmakers are refusing to accept that as the deal.

Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell sounded the alarm Thursday as she warned that President Donald Trump is losing steam among his own voters amid growing economic worries – particularly over grocery prices.

Appearing on MSNBC, Longwell, who also hosts The Focus Group Podcast, told host Nicolle Wallace that voters in weekly focus groups – many of them Trump voters – are increasingly frustrated with the cost of living and are blaming Trump’s economic agenda, especially his sweeping set of tariffs.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), speaking to CNN, tore into President Donald Trump's move to strip deportation protections away from thousands of Afghans who risked their lives to help U.S. troops carry out their mission against the Taliban in that country.

The decision has sparked intense backlash, including from faith leaders, which prompted the Trump administration to consider walking back the move at least for the handful of Afghan refugees who are Christians.

Law professor and former Justice Department official Andrew Weissmann took issue with two Supreme Court justices while listening to oral arguments on Thursday.

Before the court was a nationwide injunction from a lower court that paused President Donald Trump's executive order, which redefined who qualifies for birthright citizenship in the United States.

During a rally-style appearance before uniformed U.S. troops in Qatar on Thursday, President Donald Trump—serving as their commander-in-chief—floated the idea of a “fourth” term and falsely claimed victory in the 2020 election he lost. The appearance drew swift criticism for blurring the line between military service and political theater.

“As you know, we won three elections, okay?” Trump told the largely silent troops (video below). “And some people want us to do a fourth. I don’t know—I’ll have to think about that.”

President Donald Trump's former acting deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security was asked about the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Thursday concerning birthright citizenship.

Upon entering office, Trump issued an executive order that eliminates some birthright citizenship for babies born to migrants.

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, was booed as she appeared for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's first court appearance after being arrested for allegedly trespassing at a federal immigration detention facility.

Onlookers could be heard booing and chanting "Shame! Shame!" as Habba walked into the federal courthouse in Newark on Thursday.

President Donald Trump is on an international trip through the Middle East this week, and during his stop in the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, he rambled about the "term groceries."

Over the past few months, the high cost of groceries has been front of mind for many Americans, polls show. However, for Trump, it's the word itself that has prompted fascination.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) slammed Republicans for pushing a bill that he said would allow retired law enforcement officers to buy used firearms and hand grenades without a background check.

During a House floor speech on the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, Raskin noted that Democrats supported the bill until Republicans stripped out safety measures that would have prevented retired officers with criminal offenses from purchasing weapons.

President Donald Trump's administration appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday for oral arguments about the birthright citizenship executive order.

On his first day in office, Trump signed an order that would bar citizenship to anyone born to a mother who was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident.