π₯ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Gerrymandering,redistricting,virginia β
**What Youβll Learn**: RICHMOND, Va. (AP) β A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Democrats to redraw the state's congressional maps is illegal, potentially thwarting their efforts to gain seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in November. Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. wrote in a court order that the constitutional amendment proposed by lawmakers was invalid due to a technicality under state law that stipulates that such proposals must be passed and published by the clerk's office at…
π Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Alex Pretti,Credibility,Trump Administration π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) β Sen. Bill Cassidy didn't simply criticize the anti-immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. In the wake of the killing of Alex Jeffrey Peretti at the hands of a US Border Patrol agent, the Louisiana Republican warned of broader ramifications for the federal government. βThe credibility of ICE and DHS is at stake,β Cassidy wrote in a social media post, referring to ICE and DHS. "There must be a full, joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the…
β¨ Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: marco rubio,senate,senate foreign relations committee,venezuela π **What Youβll Learn**: Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify Wednesday at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. policy toward Venezuela. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST. Watch the live stream in the video player above. The hearing comes a week after the House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the…
π₯ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: AI,artificial intelligence,Donald Trump news π **What Youβll Learn**: LOS ANGELES (AP) β The Trump administration has not been shy about sharing artificial intelligence-generated images online, embracing cartoon-like images and memes and promoting them on official White House channels. But the doctored β and realistic β photo of civil rights attorney Nikema Levy Armstrong crying after her arrest raises new alarms about how the administration is blurring the lines between what's real and what's fake. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's account posted the original photo from Levi Armstrong's…
π₯ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Alex Pretti,Donald Trump news,minnesota,NRA,second amendment,stephen miller π **What Youβll Learn**: Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped spark a White House coup this week after angering that the administration described Alex Peretti, the second person killed this month by a federal officer in Minneapolis, as responsible for his death because he legally owned a gun. The death did not result in clear shifts in US gun policies or policy, even as President Donald Trump has replaced the lieutenants in charge of his military crackdown on immigration. But…
π₯ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Donald Trump news,immigration,population growth,U.S. Census Bureau π **What Youβll Learn**: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) β President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration has contributed to a year-over-year decline in the country's growth rate as the U.S. population reaches nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp decline from the 2024 growth rate of nearly 1%, which was the highest since 2001 and was driven by migration. Estimates in 2024 indicate that…
π Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: affordability,Donald Trump news,Iowa,minneapolis,minnesota,Vote 2026 π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) β President Donald Trump heads to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House's midyear pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in fallout in Minneapolis over the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month. While in Iowa, the Republican president will stop by a local business and then give a speech about affordability, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said. These remarks will be held at the Horizon…
π Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: 2026 winter olympics,italy,Milan Cortina Olympics,Sports,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement β
**What Youβll Learn**: MILAN (AP) β U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, according to information sources at the U.S. Embassy in Rome shared with local media. The Associated Press independently confirmed this information with two embassy officials. Officials who confirmed ICE's involvement said Tuesday that federal ICE agents will support diplomatic security details and will not run any immigration enforcement operations. Guide to the…
π Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Donald Trump news,minneapolis,minnesota,Todd Lyons,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement π **What Youβll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) β Minnesota's top federal judge said the Trump administration failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt. In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear in person in court. Schlitz criticized the…
π₯ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Alex Pretti,Donald Trump news,greg bovino,Keith Ellison,minneapolis,minnesota,Renee Good,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) β President Donald Trump softened his tone Monday on the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, touting productive conversations with the governor and Minneapolis mayor as he sent his border czar to take over much of the enforcement effort. Some federal agents are expected to leave Tuesday. He watches: Grief, anger and exhaustion grip the Twin Cities after recent killings by federal agents Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he spoke by…
