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January 30, 2026 5:56 PM ET A group of conservative Republicans failed to strip an earmark to a left-wing nonprofit supporting illegal migrants in a government funding package on Friday. Lawmakers voted 58-42 to table an amendment that would strip a $500,000 earmark to New York City-based New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) secured by Senate

January 30, 2026 5:11 PM ET The Senate rejected an amendment Friday that would strip $5.1 billion in refugee welfare spending out of a government funding package in a vote of 32-67. The vote split Republicans with 32 GOP senators supporting the measure and 20 voting “no”. All Democrats opposed the amendment, which was offered

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 30, 2026 3:08 PM ET Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner slammed Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard over her presence during the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) execution of a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub in Georgia on Wednesday. Warner claimed Gabbard “has got

January 30, 2026 2:49 PM ET Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is stepping back into the public sphere to lecture us about empathy.  “ W hen I first saw the video of the killing of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, I immediately thought of the parable of the Good Samaritan.

January 26, 2026 11:33 AM ET Minnesota has taken center stage in the immigration debate in recent months. First, for the billions in taxpayer funds allegedly swindled away by (mostly) Somali scammers. Then, for contentious interactions between federal agents and left-wing protesters, some of which have turned deadly.  Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly

January 26, 2026 10:03 AM ET Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) federal operations to the Nazi occupation during Anne Frank’s time during a Sunday news conference. Walz responded to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, an anti-ICE protester shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, prompting Democrats in

January 25, 2026 9:05 PM ET Democratic New York Rep. Laura Gillen, who was one of just seven Democrats to vote Thursday for a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced Sunday she now supports the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. In an X post announcing her new position, Gillen appeared to

January 24, 2026 2:32 PM ET Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his free childcare policy for all, including illegal immigrants, during a Friday press conference. “We have policies in place, policies that have existed for years in this city that deny ICE agents access into schools, hospitals, city properties, or even the

January 23, 2026 5:30 PM ET Vice President JD Vance responded to a video Friday that appeared to show protesters banging pots and pans outside a Minneapolis, Minnesota, hotel they apparently believed Vance would be staying. 🤣 https://t.co/JY9PTnoVU2 — JD Vance (@JDVance) January 23, 2026 The vice president responded with a “cry laughing” emoji to

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 23, 2026 4:21 PM ET Democrats and their left-wing comrades are making sure the narrative surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation policies is confusing and completely negative. With the help of the media, there have been several stories about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents since the beginning of