All posts tagged "Todd Lyons"

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has only collected a drop in the bucket for the PAC he promised would bring in more congressional Republicans supporting a "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.

A Politico report on Thursday found that the PAC and its only other aligned Super PAC have $412,000 left in cash after lackluster fundraising. Todd Lyons, RFK Jr.'s appointee to run the PAC, promised last month to bring in $100 million for Republicans. He didn't respond to Politico's request for comment.

President Trump had been counting on MAHA Republicans to boost the GOP majority after the midterms. ...

Department of Homeland Security head Markwayne Mullin has been accused of covering up the failings of Kristi Noem's tenure as the agency's head.

Joyce Vance, who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017, suggested the recent resignation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement head Todd Lyons is a sign of the DHS sweeping controversial issues under the rug.

Mullin said of Lyons' resignation, "Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer. We wish him luck on his next opportunity in the private sector." Lyons was named ICE's acting head by Trump in March 2025, and the search for a replacement is now underway. ...

Lawmakers — both Democrats and Republicans — have told an analyst that Attorney General Pam Bondi's contentious performance this week could ultimately backfire on President Donald Trump and the GOP.

Salon's White House columnist Brian Karem revealed how Bondi's conduct could lead to an unexpected consequence ahead of the midterms in November.

"Still, nothing was as odd as Bondi’s performance, which was unprofessional and combative," Karem wrote. "She lashed out at legislators, telling them they had no right to accuse her of breaking the law, and called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a 'washed up loser lawyer.' Many Democrats and even some Republicans told me privately that her testimony will probably help the Democrats during the fall midterm elections." ...

A lawmaker Tuesday warned Department of Homeland Security leaders that they would face justice following the deaths of American citizens and unlawful behavior by federal agents.

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) had a serious message for the heads of the agencies responsible for carrying out the Trump administration's harsh immigration tactics and mass deportation policy during a hearing where leaders were testifying ahead of a looming DHS funding deadline.

"My mother, a Guatemalan immigrant and an American, taught me that I have a responsibility to look evil in the eye and to fight it," Ramirez said. ...

The man at the center of a case involving a contempt threat from a judge against the Trump administration's Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief was released from custody Tuesday.

Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz found the administration had failed to comply with court orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to appear before him on Friday to answer questions about Juan Tobay Robles, according to The Associated Press.

Later Tuesday, Juan Tobay Robles was released from ICE custody. ...