Democrats are erupting in anger after Sen. Alex Padilla was shoved out of a press conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday afternoon.
Video shows federal agents
grabbing the senator
and pushing him out a door. Another video shows they later push Padilla to the floor to handcuff him.
Democratic senators took the Senate floor on Thursday afternoon to blast the incident.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions at his third Capitol Hill hearing in three days.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) pressed the secretary over U.S. military posture with Israel reportedly threatening an imminent attack on Iran. Khanna repeatedly asked Hegseth whether he could commit to not directly attacking Iran unless the Islamic Republic first fired on the United States. Hegseth would make no such assurance.
“It wouldn’t be prudent for me to commit or not to commit. My job is to be postured and prepared,” Hegseth said.
Hegseth isn’t the only big political figure testifying on Capitol Hill.
Three Democratic governors, New York’s Kathy Hochul, Minnesota’s Tim Walz and Illinois’s JB Pritzker, are appearing before the House Oversight
committee
on sanctuary states. The hearing was scheduled weeks before Los Angeles protests prompted the White House to call up California’s National Guard and deploy 700 Marines to quell the crowds.
President Trump gave extensive remarks at the White House today as he
signed a measure
to overturn California’s EV mandate. He indicated he may
raise auto tariffs
in the future, and
addressed the “No kings” protests
that are set for Saturday, his birthday and the day of the Army’s 250th birthday celebrations.
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