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18 House Democrats Voted To Condemn The “Abolish ICE” Movement And Support The Agency

“I may not like what this administration’s directing the Environmental Protection Agency to do, but that doesn’t mean I think we ought to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency.”
Lissandra Villa • One day ago

Government Contractors Asked About The Religion Of Immigrant Women Trying To Reunite With Their Kids, Lawyers Say

“I don’t understand why that matters," a lawyer for one of the women said.
Lissandra Villa • 8 days ago

Democrats Don’t Actually Know What Abolishing ICE Looks Like

“I think that we can all become clearer. But I think that’s OK,” one Democrat running for Congress said.
Lissandra Villa • 11 days ago

Kamala Harris Wants You To Know She's Definitely Not Calling For Abolishing ICE

The California Democrat wants "a complete overhaul of the agency, mission, culture, operations.” But her office says that’s different from wanting to abolish it.
Molly Hensley-Clancy • 16 days ago

Calls To Abolish ICE Are Splintering The Democratic Party

The idea of eliminating the immigration enforcement agency is “dangerously misguided,” one House Democrat told BuzzFeed News.
Lissandra Villa • 17 days ago

Some House Democrats Are Pushing For New Leadership After Joe Crowley’s Surprise Loss

New York Rep. Joe Crowley lost his primary Tuesday night and left his colleagues grappling with what’s to come for the rest of House Democratic leadership.
Lissandra Villa • 22 days ago

A Young Progressive Woman Beat One Of The Most Powerful Democrats In Congress

In a shocking upset, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won over Joe Crowley, who was considered a likely successor to Nancy Pelosi.
Matt Berman • 23 days ago

Lawmakers Are Worried There's No Plan To Reunite Separated Families

“The worst case scenario is they’re never reunited. You have children that grow up without their parents.”
Lissandra Villa • 27 days ago

A Member Of Congress Is Asking 23andMe To Help Reunite Kids And Parents At The Border

“I was just trying to think, how are we going to connect these two? How can we guarantee that the parents are going to get their own child back?”
Lissandra Villa • 28 days ago

“It's Haunting”: Officials Describe “Tender Age” Facilities For The Youngest Immigrants Separated From Their Families

Lawmakers and medical professionals visited facilities that house babies as young as 8 months old.
Tasneem Nashrulla • 29 days ago

Here Are All The Republicans Who Want Trump To Stop Separating Children From Their Parents

"This isn’t who we are."
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

Republicans Say They Don’t Like Trump’s Family Separation Policy But It's Not Clear What They'll Do About It

"It appears to me much of this could be done with a phone call," said Sen. Bob Corker.
Paul McLeod • One month ago

Democrats Ask Paul Ryan Why The House's Harassment Training Doesn't Mention Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity

In a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan, Democrats say they were told the omission was intentional.
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

Congress Is Offering Training For Staff On How To Respond To A Shooting

“There’s no doubt that every single staff member in Capitol Hill has thought about the possibility of a shooting or some targeted violence to their member or their office.”
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

More Republicans Are Pushing Back On Trump’s Claims That The FBI Placed A Spy In His Campaign

The president’s comments about what he has labeled “spygate” began late last month, following a flood of reports about the early stages of the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election.
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

Taxpayers Could Still Be On The Hook For Sexual Harassment Settlements In Congress

“What an unnecessary political problem to create when there is already so much distrust in Congress."
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

One Of The Top Democrats In Congress Is Not Ruling Out A Change In Party Leadership

Joe Crowley told BuzzFeed News that there's a lot of "palace intrigue," but it's currently "irrelevant."
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

Democrats Say There's "No Evidence" For Trump's Spy Claims After Classified Briefings

Two White House officials attended the meetings — but left before the classified briefings began. Democrats say their presence was "inappropriate."
Chris Geidner • One month ago

The Senate Just Voted Unanimously To Change How Congress Deals With Sexual Harassment

Months after the House passed its own legislation, the Senate passed a bill to get taxpayers off the hook for sexual harassment settlements.
Lissandra Villa • One month ago

Moderate Republicans Will Get A Vote To Protect DREAMers Over The Objections Of Conservatives

GOP moderates succeeded in extracting an immigration vote from Paul Ryan, which angered conservative hardliners so much that a farm bill went down as collateral damage.
Paul McLeod • 2 months ago