On Thursday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) stated that he wants to abolish ICE as it currently is, “and they are basically a Revolutionary Guard on our streets.” He also argued that “They didn’t have the right to
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) said that there isn’t any point in having a working relationship with President Donald Trump and “He is not somebody that you can work with.” Host Erin Burnett
During an interview with CNBC aired on Wednesday’s “Closing Bell,” President Donald Trump remarked that the 10% credit card interest rate cap he supports “sounds like” something New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) came up with. Trump said, “[O]ne-year
On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her criticized protesters for barging into a church in the city, and stated that “if there’s going to be a call for respecting sacred spaces, then our federal government and the agents
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Bernalillo County District Attorney and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman discussed his threat to arrest ICE agents in the county and said that “if someone commits a violent felony in our county, we’re going
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stated that the city won’t work with ICE or any federal government agency with immigration enforcement work, partially because of “the moral imperative here,” but also
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responded to a question on if he’d help the federal government when they’re looking for violent criminals who are in the country illegally by saying that
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) responded to the prospect of a government shutdown over ICE by saying that “most likely,” the funding bill “passes with unanimous Republican support and perhaps some Democrats.” After
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) commented on the possibility of a government shutdown over ICE by saying that, among “things that we believe are appropriate in this instance, are demanding
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) stated that he can’t support the short-term funding bill even though doing so could lead to a government shutdown because he “can’t support the continuation of this absolute
During an interview with CNN aired on Tuesday’s “The Story Is,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) responded to a question on whether the sharp decline in illegal border crossings should be celebrated by stating that “How you do it also matters.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said that “technically, the president does have the authority to operationalize the Insurrection Act, in the case where something like that becomes essentially your last tool, right?
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” host Jen Psaki said that Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was “targeted by this administration” because she “attempted to keep” federal agents “from swarming the Newark Mayor.” Psaki said, “As Trump’s Department of
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) stated that “I want to abolish the funding and Trump’s ICE. I think that, in theory, there should be Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, but not the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) responded to a question on people barging into a church in St. Paul by saying that “almost all of the protests and demonstrations that we’ve seen in Minnesota, and
On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) responded to a question on abolishing ICE by saying that she fears “the people that have been hired into ICE and CBP now and the enormous amounts
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) defended Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) ending an order on state cooperation with ICE by saying that “there ought to be a collaborative effort.” But the
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) said that she worries about a confrontation between local police and federal agents “because our local law enforcement is there to protect the people of their communities.” And “I
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) responded to people barging into a church in St. Paul by stating that “this federal agent now knows what it’s like to have his daily life and privacy interrupted.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) said that when people find out “someone that’s supposed to be speaking for the community in church” is “a federal agent that is running ICE in their communities, they
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) defended people barging into a church in St. Paul as “First Amendment activity” and also said, “I wasn’t there. I don’t know what happened. I can only tell
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) responded to a question on whether he is frustrated by people barging into a church in St. Paul by saying that “Over 3,000 ICE agents escalating into our
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) said that he urges people to “obey the law” and “try to do everything they can to not be provoked.” But President Donald Trump is “trying to provoke
On Monday’s broadcast of WBUR’s “Here and Now,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that he wouldn’t protest in a church, and “it doesn’t take place in Minneapolis. What I can say is, in Minneapolis, we’ve had tens of thousands of
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that “protesters are turning up the tension on the ICE officers” in Minneapolis, but as long as it is nonviolent, “then Americans will see what is going on in
During an interview with PBS’s “Firing Line” released on Friday, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) responded to President Donald Trump increasing support among black male voters by saying that “people are easily brainwashed.” Host Margaret Hoover said, [relevant exchange begins around
During an interview with CBS’s “The Takeout” on Friday, Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chowdhury responded to a question on if ICE has any legitimate role ever in Minneapolis by stating that “they have completely eroded their legitimacy. I think
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) argued that there is an issue with ICE shooting people, since half of the shootings in Minneapolis have been by ICE agents, and “when ICE is doing half
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) discussed ICE and stated that Democrats in Congress “are looking [at] cutting off the funding to try and get Homeland Security’s attention.” He also stated that he thinks
During an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) responded to a question on shutting down the government over ICE by stating that “We have had one approach around these government budgets, and that is
On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said that he doesn’t support abolishing ICE, but the agency does have “too much money from our perspective” and House Democrats calling for the abolition of ICE
On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said Democrats aren’t willing to shut the government down over ICE and “the Republicans are the ones that want to shut the government down, and they continue
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig said that sanctuary policies are bad ideas, but it’s not illegal, and the DOJ investigation into “elected leaders engaging in core protected First Amendment speech” is an
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne defended the city’s separation ordinance preventing participation in immigration enforcement by saying that “If you believe that we should be enforcing our immigration laws, then you shouldn’t
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Katy Tur Reports,” host Katy Tur said that the Trump administration wants to provoke people in Minnesota, and she wonders if the events on Wednesday night are what the administration wants, “to make it
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Georgetown University faculty member and former Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the Government of the District of Columbia Dr. Donell Harvin said there is a “failure” of local government in
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” CNN Political Commentator Paul Begala said that “we should have one federal immigration law, and cities should be obligated to help enforce it.” Host Jake Tapper said, “Minneapolis is a sanctuary city. Minnesota’s
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Bucks County, PA Sheriff Danny Ceisler (D) talked about his decision to end the county’s 287(g) partnership to collaborate with ICE and stated that he doesn’t think ICE should be making collateral arrests
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) responded to a question on whether cooperation with the police in Minneapolis by ICE would improve things because arresting people in jails is safer by stating that this
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) claimed that ICE is “trying to ratchet things up on the streets. They want a riot. They want this to go sideways. And every single
