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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.

A Republican state representative in South Carolina accused of hoarding indecent pictures of children has been deemed too dangerous to receive bail, South Carolina Public Radio reporter Maayan Schechter reported on Thursday.

"The judge ruled that RJ May, now a suspended state representative, will remain in jail through his trial, citing flight risk and danger to his family and himself," wrote Schechter on X. "The judge said that the weight of evidence against May is significant."

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.

President Donald Trump gave an ominous threat to undocumented migrants in a lengthy Truth Social rant on Thursday afternoon.

“Biden let 21 Million Unvetted, Illegal Aliens flood into the Country from some of the most dangerous and dysfunctional Nations on Earth — Many of them Rapists, Murderers, and Terrorists,” Trump said.

President Donald Trump is trying to distract Americans from his “flailing agenda” with “twin military spectacles,” according to an analysis by USA Today columnist Chris Brennan.

“Trump is wasting an estimated $134 million to send 4,000 National Guard members and 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles,” Brennan said before adding, Trump is also “blowing at least an additional $45 million, for a June 14 military parade, which by no coincidence at all is also his 79th birthday.”

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.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave drivers the green light to strike protesters who take to the streets against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

The Republican governor and erstwhile GOP presidential candidate told conservative podcaster Dave Rubin that motorists would not be held liable under state law for hitting protesters blocking roadways when they're afraid for their own lives, reported The Daily Beast.

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.

Donald Trump's war with Gov. Gavin Newsom is blowing up in his face as California's governor is taking all the president can throw at him and throwing it right back in his face.

According to an analysis by the New Republic's Greg Sargent, the president's social media war on Newsom, which has been unrelenting, shows that the Trump has a major weakness when someone actually pushes back.