Trump says Sen. Chris Van Hollen 'looked like a fool' in El Salvador
Trump lashed out at Van Hollen in a post on Truth Social this morning after the Democratic senator revealed last night that he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
"Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the Fake News Media, or anyone. GRANDSTANDER!!!" Trump wrote.
Clyburn expresses that he hopes U.S. will not 'go the way of Germany in the 1930s when people stood by'
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said at a town hall last night that he hopes the U.S. doesn't transform into Germany during the rise of the Nazi party.
The congressman was discussing the current climate under the Trump administration and explaining what Democrats can and can't do to fight back.
"All we can do is share with you what we’re doing and ask for your prayers for this country will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s when people stood by," said Clyburn at the town hall in Summerton, South Carolina.
He then read to the audience Pastor Martin Niemöller's famous poem, "First they came" which reflects on the inaction of Germans as the Nazis targeted vulnerable groups including Jews.
"And we remember what happened to the Jews," Clyburn said after reading the poem.
The longtime congressman who previously served in Democratic leadership said that people will have to speak out because Democrats lack the votes in the House and Senate to pass their agenda.
Vance says he is 'optimistic' about Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Vice President JD Vance spoke briefly about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine during a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi in Rome this morning. Meloni met with Trump at the White House yesterday.
“I want to update the prime minister on some of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and also some of the things that have happened, even in the past 24 hours. I think we have some interesting things to report on, of course, in private,” Vance said. “Some of those negotiations — I won’t prejudge them — but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close.”
Abrego Garcia’s deportation case exposes a rift among Democrats over how to take on Trump
A controversial deportation case has opened up a rift within the Democratic Party over how aggressively to go after Trump on an issue that has been one of his biggest political strengths.
Some members of the party are leaning heavily into Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador without due process, accusing Trump of defying a court order. But others, while still objecting to Trump’s actions, have sought to shift the focus to economic concerns amid the whiplash of the president’s tariff policies and persistently high prices.
Trump officials initially conceded that Abrego Garcia, who was subject to a withholding order preventing his expulsion to El Salvador and wasn’t convicted of a crime, was removed to his home country due to an “administrative error.” The administration has alleged he was a gang member and deserved deportation.
Mehmet Oz swearing-in ceremony to be held this afternoon
Mehmet Oz is set to be sworn in today as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees health care coverage programs for roughly half of the U.S. population.
Trump is set to participate in the ceremony, scheduled for noon ET in the Oval Office.
The Senate confirmed Oz earlier this month in a 53-45 vote along party lines.
Rubio says U.S. 'will move on' from Ukraine peace efforts if no progress within days
The U.S. may be ready to “move on” from its efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine if there is no clear progress in the coming days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
“We’re not going to continue with this endeavor for weeks and months on end,” Rubio told reporters in Paris after a grueling day of talks among U.S., Ukrainian and European officials in Paris.