91 m. ago Kristi Noem is brutally grilled over delayed warning system as monster river burst killed at least 32

Kristi Noem joined Governor Greg Abbott and other state personnel for a press conference on Saturday, where a journalist grilled the cabinet member on the delayed warning.

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1 week ago US senator Alex Padilla criticizes ‘petty’ JD Vance for calling him ‘Jose’

‘He knows my name,’ says California Democrat, as Newsom condemns US vice-president and challenges him to debateJD Vance’s decision to refer to California US senator Alex Padilla by the name of a terrorist conspirator showed how “unserious” the Trump administration is, the lawmaker has said of the vice-president.“He knows my name – he knows my name,” Padilla told MSNBC’s The Weekend on Saturday, 12 days after the FBI forcibly removed him from a 12 June news conference hosted by US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem amid anti-immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) protests in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Senator Alex Padilla calls out JD Vance for wrongly calling him ‘José’: ‘The Vice President knows my name’

California Democrat – who was pulled to the ground and handcuffed after interrupting a press conference by the Homeland Security secretary – said his former Senate colleague should ‘take the situation in Los Angeles more seriously’

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2 w. ago ‘He’s moving at a truly alarming speed’: Trump propels US into authoritarianism

A senator handcuffed, people snatched in public, military deployed – Trump’s slide towards autocracy has come quicker than critics fearedIt reads like a checklist of milestones on the road to autocracy.A succession of opposition politicians, including Alex Padilla, a US senator, are handcuffed and arrested by heavy-handed law enforcement for little more than questioning authority or voicing dissent. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s time to wake up’: Padilla recounts being handcuffed at Noem briefing in emotional speech

California senator details being restrained and warns of how democratic norms can slip away when power is uncheckedAlex Padilla took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to deliver a deeply personal speech, formally entering into the congressional record his account of being restrained and forcibly removed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, in Los Angeles last week.In emotional remarks, Padilla described the encounter that he hoped would serve as a “wake up call” for Americans – a warning, he said, of how quickly democratic norms can slip away when dissent is silenced and power is unchecked. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘What will my family think?’ Padilla holds back tears as he speaks from Senate floor about shock of arrest at Noem press conference

‘I was forced to the ground first, on my knees and then flat on my chest,’ California senator says as he recalls arrest

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2 w. ago NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander says ‘nobody’s safe right now’ after arrest by masked agents at immigration court

The city’s comptroller was grabbed by masked officers and accused of ‘assault’ days after US Sen. Alex Padilla was handcuffed at a Kristi Noem event on ICE enforcement in California

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2 w. ago Padilla has ‘serious questions’ for Noem after he was dragged from press conference: ‘How does she not know the senator from California?’

California senator says Noem’s resignation is not his top concern after he was put in handcuffs at her press conference

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3 w. ago Alex Padilla says FBI escorted him to Noem press conference before he was wrestled to the ground for interrupting

Senator rubbishes claims he did not identify himself and ‘barged’ into Homeland Security briefing

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3 w. ago How would recent events in America appear if they happened elsewhere? | Moira Donegan

Imagining how the media would cover the troops in Los Angeles or the detention of a sitting senator is a useful exerciseAt times the gesture can seem like a cliche, but I like to imagine, for the sake of perspective, how political developments in the United States would be covered by the media if they were happening in any other country. I imagine that Thursday’s events in Los Angeles might be spoken of like this:A prominent opposition leader was attacked by regime security forces on Thursday in the presence of the national security tsar, as he voiced opposition to the federal military occupation of the US’s second-largest city following street demonstrations against the regime’s mass deportation efforts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed from her press conference on Thursday

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3 w. ago As legal fight over Guard deployment plays out, Noem vows to continue Trump's immigration crackdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest

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3 w. ago Washington erupts after agents handcuff Democratic Senator at DHS Secretary press conference

Shock after Senator Alex Padilla manhandled and cuffed by federal security at Noem event in Los Angeles

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3 w. ago Senator Alex Padilla handcuffed and forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s LA press conference

Video shows Padilla being restrained and ejected as he tries to question homeland security secretary at press eventLA protests – live updatesAlex Padilla, a Democratic California senator and vocal critic of the Trump administration’s immigration polices, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles on Thursday.In video taken of the incident that has since gone viral on social media, Padilla is seen being restrained and removed from the room by Secret Service and FBI agents. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex

President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program

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3 w. ago US Senator Alex Padilla wrestled to ground at LA news conference

California Democrat forcibly restrained by FBI agents after interrupting homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s media event

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3 w. ago ICE Barbie Kristi Noem's LA riots press conference descends into chaos as Democrat Senator Alex Padilla is thrown out

California Senator Alex Padilla began shouting over Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before he was forcibly removed from the room by multiple guards and placed in handcuffs.

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3 w. ago Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed and forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s immigration press conference

The Democratic senator had interrupted the DHC chief during her protest press conference, only to be accosted and restrained by law enforcement officials

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3 w. ago Senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s LA press conference

Video shows Padilla being restrained and ejected as he tries to question homeland security secretary at press eventLA protests – live updatesAlex Padilla, a Democratic California senator and a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s immigration polices, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles on Thursday. The incident has shocked his colleagues from Capitol Hill to California.In video taken of the incident that has since gone viral on social media, Padilla is seen being restrained and removed from the room by multiple men. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US Senator Alex Padilla wrestled to ground at Los Angeles news conference

California Democrat forcibly restrained by FBI agents after interrupting homeland security secretary’s media event

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