Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama released statements on Sunday critical of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent. Both presidents expressed sympathy over Pretti’s death while criticizing the string of events that led to it. They also lamented the recent events in Minnesota and condemned the conduct and actions […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted he has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, as President Donald Trump fumes over a recent partnership between the two countries. Canada and China struck a “preliminary agreement” on Jan. 16 that saw both lower tariffs on certain goods. It included Canada importing 49,000 Chinese […]
President Donald Trump dodged on whether he supported federal agents’ decision to shoot and kill 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday during an immigration operation. Trump was pressed by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey on whether Border Patrol agents responded appropriately when they killed Pretti, who briefly intervened when an agent pushed a […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reiterated his promise to oppose funding the Department of Homeland Security and suggested to “rewrite” the appropriations bill instead, as another possible government shutdown looms large this week. Schumer voiced his opposition to the DHS funding bill after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a Border Patrol […]
Israel has agreed to reopen the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, in what is a key part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet for discussions on the crossing point earlier on Sunday. His office announced hours after that […]
The Trump administration is facing rare GOP pushback over the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal agents, with a small but growing number of congressional Republicans calling for an investigation and at least one suggesting immigration officials should leave the state. So far, Democrats have led the groundswell of criticism after immigration agents […]
Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, in what is a key part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet for discussions on the crossing point earlier on Sunday. His office announced hours after that it would […]
The Trump administration is facing rare GOP pushback over the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal agents, with a small but growing number of congressional Republicans calling for an investigation and at least one suggesting immigration officials should leave the state. So far, Democrats have led the groundswell of criticism after immigration agents […]
The death toll of Iranian protesters may be far higher than originally thought, with a new estimate putting the figure at over 30,000. Beginning on Dec. 28, large protests broke out across Iran in response to deteriorating economic conditions, soon transforming into a protest against the Islamic government itself. The protests grew significantly over the […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) predicted that “Democrats are not going to fund” the Department of Homeland Security as an appropriations bill looms. Schiff appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday to answer questions about how he will vote on the DHS funding bill. It is one of six appropriations bills to fund the […]
