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Federal immigration authorities attempted raids in at least two neighborhoods in New York City on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the matter, a day prior to when President Trump had said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would begin national roundups of people illegally in the U.S. In New York City, ICE agents went to residences in the Harlem section of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood, the person…

Video Nancy Pelosi’s rift with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exposes divisions among House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Nancy Pelosi is ‘singling out’ members of Congress; reaction and analysis on ‘The Five.’ Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., the co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, suggested Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hurt the progressive cause when she downplayed the influence of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other freshman lawmakers. Pelosi told The New York Times last week that…

Several Democrats traveled to Texas on Saturday and toured the same facility that Vice President Mike Pence visited the day prior.  Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern tweeted out a video of a group of migrants crowded behind a glass panel at the McAllen, Texas border patrol station.  We have been able to confirm what other Members of Congress have heard & seen: -no showers for over 40 days.-lights are kept on…

PHILADELPHIA — Protesters interrupted a panel featuring 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren, asking if she would legalize millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. if she is elected president. Warren was on stage at Netroots Nation when an activist stood on a chair and began yelling about immigration policies. Other activists held a sign that read, “Legalize 11 million, reunify all families.” “Let’s talk about immigration,” Warren responded as the protesters…

Some Louisianans choosing to stay behind President Trump’s emergency declaration frees up more federal resources and will help coordinate the response to the looming disaster. Ahead of the storm, Louisiana residents in low-lying areas tied up boats, stocked up on supplies, prepared sandbags and got out Thursday. “Anytime there is a disturbance it always disturbs me,” Ken Smith said. But some chose to stay behind. “Help people that need help,…

CLOSE Vice President Mike Pence toured a Border Patrol facility in Texas after reports that migrants detained are being held in dangerous conditions. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – In the sweltering Texas summer heat Vice President Mike Pence and reporters entered the McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol facility and gave Americans a sense of the stench, crowded rooms, and the sounds of shouting men at the center of a political firestorm. Access is severely limited at…

Loading… Don’t see the graphic above? Click here. On Friday President Trump confirmed reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to conduct nationwide sweeps to arrest thousands of undocumented immigrant families who the government says have missed a court appearance or have been issued court-ordered removals from the country. “It starts on Sunday, and they’re going to take people out, and they’re going to bring them back to their…

Presented by “When Vice President Pence visited a migrant detention center here Friday, he saw nearly 400 men crammed behind caged fences with not enough room for them all to lie down on the concrete ground. There were no mats or pillows for those who found the space to rest. A stench from body odor hung stale in the air.” | Mario Tama/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION…

Some Louisianans choosing to stay behind President Trump’s emergency declaration frees up more federal resources and will help coordinate the response to the looming disaster. Ahead of the storm, Louisiana residents in low-lying areas tied up boats, stocked up on supplies, prepared sandbags and got out Thursday. “Anytime there is a disturbance it always disturbs me,” Ken Smith said. But some chose to stay behind. “Help people that need help,…

“He listened,” Ms. Kitziger recalled. “I was a 14-year-old and he helped me through a time when there wasn’t anybody else to talk to. I felt like he really cared that I was having a rough go.” She stressed that Mr. Epstein was always professional with her. But other students, including Millicent Young, a graduate of the school’s 1976 class, saw things differently. She never had Mr. Epstein as a…

Rep. Greg Meeks reportedly called out fellow New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezSecond Republican announces plans to challenge Ocasio-Cortez in New York Overnight Energy: EPA expands use of pesticide it considers ‘highly toxic’ to bees | House passes defense bill with measure targeting ‘forever chemicals’ | Five things to watch as Barry barrels through the Gulf Overnight Defense: House approves 3 billion defense bill | Liberal sweeteners draw progressive…

Video Joe Biden takes credit for helping lay groundwork to defeat ISIS Former Vice President Joe Biden says as president he will put America back at the ‘head of the table’ on foreign policy; Peter Doocy reports. PORTSMOUTH, NH – Former Vice President Joe Biden says he has “pretty profound differences” with some of his top rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination race over the costs and consequences of Medicare…

Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21. Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21. Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Under pressure from President Trump’s tariffs threat, Mexico reached a deal with the United States…

Drone aerials of Morgan City, Louisiana. With Hurricane Katrina on their minds, many New Orleans residents fled the region ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, while others have chosen to buckle up and ride the storm. Tanya Gulliver-Garcia, who lives in the city’s Broadmoor neighborhood, flew out ahead of the hurricane. The neighbors she left behind all have vivid memories of the 2005 destruction, she said. “This storm is stressing them…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 10 people, including a Canadian journalist, were killed by militant Islamists in an attack Friday on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a Somali official said. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, told The Associated Press that the death toll may rise as fighting between the militants and security forces was continuing inside the Asasey Hotel. The attack began with a suicide car…

Vice President Mike Pence saw firsthand the extreme overcrowding migrants are often forced to endure at federal detention centers when he visited two Friday in Texas. Agents wore face masks, and video showed detainees packed into their holding areas surrounded by chain-link fence, the concrete floors littered with silver thermal blankets. Reporters accompanying Pence described the facility as smelling “horrendous.” A group of men detained behind chain link fencing shouted…

Video Protesters raise Mexican flag at Colorado ICE facility Anti-ICE demonstrators protest at an ICE facility in Aurora, Colorado. Authorities in Colorado restored an American flag to its place Friday evening after protesters demonstrating outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility pulled down the star-spangled banner and flew the flag of Mexico in its place. The protesters also removed a “Blue Lives Matter” flag, honoring law enforcement, spray-painted it with…