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Trump claims he’s ‘not threatening death’ for Democrats but says ‘they’re in serious trouble’ as he prepares to meet Mamdani – US politics live
Chuck Schumer says Trump’s remarks amount to calls for ‘execution of elected officials’ as president also says he and Zohran Mamdani will ‘get along fine’ in meetingRobert Garcia, the ranking member on the House oversight committee, has sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, urging the justice department to release the complete trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite the newly launched investigation into several Democrats’ ties to the late sex offender.“There is already a concern President Trump will attempt, on dubious legal grounds, to exploit a provision which allows DoJ to withhold information relevant to ongoing investigations,” Garcia wrote. Continue reading…
Jimmy Kimmel accuses Trump of trying to get him fired and tells him: ‘Quiet, piggy’
‘You’ve done this before,’ comedian told president, who ranted about Kimmel online and demanded his firingEarly on Thursday morning, Donald Trump made another plea for ABC to fire the late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, writing on his Truth Social platform that he has “NO TALENT” and “VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS”.On his show later that night, Kimmel was defiant, poking at the president for his previous attempt this fall to get him fired and suggesting that Trump has clearly been watching his show. Continue reading…
US Representative Eric Swalwell announces run for California governor
The seven-term Democrat is known for his pugnacious and persistent opposition to Donald TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesEric Swalwell, a seven-term Democratic US representative known for his pugnacious and persistent opposition to Donald Trump, announced on Thursday night he will run for governor of California.His announcement comes shortly after the billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer entered the already crowded field vying to succeed Gavin Newsom, who is coming to the end of his term limit. Continue reading…
US veteran considers civil lawsuit after he was arrested and injured at anti-ICE protest
Dana Briggs, 70, had charges dropped after being accused of assaulting an agent during a protest at an Illinois ICE facilityA 70-year-old air force veteran who had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer as he protested an ICE raid has told the Guardian he is now considering a civil lawsuit after all charges against him were dropped.The US Department of Justice moved to dismiss all charges against Dana Briggs, who had been charged despite a video of the incident, which showed masked Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents advancing on the elderly veteran and knocking him over. Continue reading…