The images of Padilla — the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee's panel on immigration, citizenship and border safety and one of two senators representing the most populous state in the country — being treated as if he were a violent threat to the tough-talking secretary are jarring.
And, yet, what's even more significant than authorities detaining a U.S. senator for asking a Cabinet secretary a question at a news conference is Noem's ominous remark immediately prior to Padilla's interruption.
In contrast to his first term, Trump is keeping Netanyahu at a distance and has already, on a number of occasions, disregarded the Israeli leader's recommendations. Read more.
Late on Thursday night, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit temporarily halted Judge Breyer's order returning control of the California National Guard back to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read more.
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