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Congressman tells Black Trump ICE official blocking immigration oversight that he hopes spirit ‘haunts your soul’

A Black ICE official got a mouthful after members of Congress were denied entry to a facility where undocumented Maryland residents are being detained under the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Glenn Ivey, Johnny Olzewski Jr., and Sarah Elfreth—all Democrats representing the state of Maryland—entered the George H. Fallon federal building in Baltimore on Monday to conduct an oversight visit. The lawmakers said they were touring the […]

todayJuly 30, 2025 1

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‘It’s an insult’: Gov. Wes Moore vows to take Trump to court for blocking FEMA aid to Maryland

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has vowed to take President Donald Trump to court after the president denied the governor’s request for FEMA disaster assistance relief following devastating floods in May. “It’s an insult to Marylanders and the community still suffering in the aftermath of this storm,” Moore said in a video response to the Trump administration’s decision. Moore explained that despite meeting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “longstanding set of criteria,” the Trump administration said Maryland’s request was “not warranted.” […]

todayJuly 25, 2025

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Watch: Congresswoman Plaskett slams Republicans for blocking censure of Higgins over racist post

U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett lambasted Republicans for blocking a measure by the Congressional Black Caucus to censure U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., for his racist and now-deleted tweet disparaging Haitians. “Like nothing to see here. Move on,” said Plaskett of her Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives. Following backlash for his post, Higgins attempted to walk back his remarks, where he called Haitians “gangsters” and Haiti the country the “nastiest country in the Western Hemisphere.” “You never want […]

todaySeptember 27, 2024