They condemned. They sidestepped. They offered support. What Democrats didn’t do in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally greenlight military strikes on Iran was push a consistent, coherent message. In Congress, Democrats were all over the map on where they stood on Trump’s action. At the gubernatorial level, where many potential 2028 … Read more
Much has been made this week of a rift among Donald Trump’s loyalists regarding the degree to which the U.S. should support Israel’s offensive strikes against Iran — although there has been little pushback among Republicans in Congress. Some longtime defenders of his America First mantra are calling him out for weighing a greater U.S. role in the … Read more
All week, officials in the Trump administration hailed the images of protests against their deportation campaign in Los Angeles, saying their opponents were playing right into their hands. But on Thursday, the administration was put on the defensive. A video of Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., forced to the ground and handcuffed after he interrupted Homeland … Read more
California Democrats pushed back after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to anti-immigration raid protests in the Los Angeles area, with Gov. Gavin Newsom arguing that Trump is trying to “manufacture a crisis.” “Trump is sending 2,000 National Guard troops into LA County — not to meet an unmet need, but to … Read more