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Pennsylvania ICE pushback in a key Pa. congressional district after unpaid rent allegation By Whitney Downard Pennsylvania Capital-Star – 1/20/26
A sitting county controller and U.S. House candidate maintains that a federal agency hasn’t paid its rent to Lehigh County since 2022, despite occupying office space owned by the government body. ...
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Democracy Slotkin says she’s target of investigation by federal prosecutors By Jon King Michigan Advance – 1/14/26
Updated at 3:17 p.m. U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she is the subject of a Justice Department investigation connected to a video in which she and several other Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. ...
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Ohio In the wake of ICE shooting, protests in Ohio, preparation for more raids By Marty Schladen Ohio Capital Journal – 1/14/26
Thousands of protesters turned out across Ohio on Saturday, days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis shot a protester there in the face, killing her. As the protests ...
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Democracy Tom Tiffany says Democratic leaders need to calm down about ICE [UPDATED] By Richard Eberwein – 1/14/26
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) responded to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis by calling for a more calming presence from Democrats in the state.
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Immigration Tennessee lawmakers to take immigration cues from White House By Sam Stockard Tennessee Lookout – 1/13/26
Tennessee Republicans will be taking orders from the White House when they unveil a slate of bills to crack down on undocumented immigration as the 2026 legislative session opens. House Speaker ...
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Democracy The country unites to protest ICE, honor Renee Good By Richard Eberwein – 1/12/26
Thousands of protesters in major U.S. cities took to the streets over the weekend to oppose the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the death of 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis last week.
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Economy Mariannette Miller-Meeks admits ‘no tax on Social Security’ rhetoric is false By Richard Eberwein – 1/12/26
During a telephone town hall held last month, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) admitted to a constituent that the One Big Beautiful Bill does not fully remove taxes on Social Security.
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Minnesota Feds oust Minnesota investigators from ICE shooting probe By Michelle Griffith Minnesota Reformer – 1/08/26
The Trump administration ousted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, the head ...
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Democracy Federal officials flood the zone with lies about Minneapolis ICE shooting By Richard Eberwein – 1/07/26
After a federal ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minnesota on Wednesday, federal officials — including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — have begun spreading demonstrably false statements about the incident.
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Foreign Miller-Meeks lies about Trump’s Venezuela operation, falsely claims no one was killed (dozens were) By Richard Eberwein – 1/06/26
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) has flagrantly misrepresented the death toll of President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, saying no one was killed when sources say dozens were.
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