The state of California won’t cooperate with President-elect Trump’s mass deportation plans, according to Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.
“There’s an important distinction here. No state’s government, not Texas, not California, not any state in the nation has a constitutional authority to impose federal immigration law. That is the responsibility of the federal government,” Padilla said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
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The Alabama Legislature proposed a law that would allow adults who received sex change operations as minors to sue up to 15 years later.
The bill proposed by Republican state Sen. Arthur Orr is meant to protect individuals who were allowed to make life-altering decisions as minors, according to Alabama Daily News. The law would also require warnings outlining the dangers of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and sex-change surgeries.
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Some U.S. steelmakers are supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to place tariffs on China, Mexico and other countries, according to The Wall Street Journal.
American steel companies are calling for Trump to reintroduce tariffs on steel from the U.K., Japan and the EU amid concerns of foreign competitors being involved in unfair market practices, according to The WSJ. Some U.S. steel executives were supportive of steel tariffs under the previous Trump administration, with some steelmakers saying the tariffs helped to boost profits, The WSJ reported.
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In the second and third quarters of fiscal 2024, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents removed nearly 68,000 illegal border crossers, ICE says. ICE claims the number “reflects a 69% increase over removals during the third quarter in fiscal year 2023, and is more than 140% of ICE removals for all fiscal year 2023.”
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For the first time, a Wisconsin court has approved a subpoena to the massive Democrat fund-raising platform ActBlue, saying it owes an explanation to a Republican whose email identity was used to make liberal donations he did not authorize.
“Something is not right,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad D. Schimel declared as he approved a limited demand for documents and opened a new front into a widening fund-raising probe begun earlier this year by Congress and 19 attorneys general.
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The Hill The Biden administration issued new restrictions Monday on exports of certain semiconductor chips and equipment to China, marking the Biden administration’s latest crackdown to curb the country’s competitive advancements in chipmaking. The new export controls place more than 100 Chinese chipmaking tool manufacturers on a restricted trade list, prohibiting…
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Politico A House staffer was arrested Monday morning for entering the Cannon House Office Building with ammunition, according to a statement from the US Capitol Police. Capitol Police said the staffer is Michael Hopkins, who is the communications director for Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.). “USCP officers noticed what appeared…
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Axios President Biden is facing a steady trickle of condemnation from members of his own party for issuing a pardon of his son Hunter over the weekend. The pardon is already having downstream political ramifications for Democrats as Republicans try to tie them to it. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), an incoming…
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