Jamie Raskin Claims The Electoral College ‘Can Get You Killed’

'Everybody knew who had won the election'

Pelosi Praised Walz For Serving ‘On The Battlefield’ In Resurfaced Video

'I want him to know how much we all appreciate his service'

House Bursts Into Pro-Ukraine Chant During Foreign Aid Vote

'The only flag that should be flying on the floor of the U.S. House is the AMERICAN FLAG!'

Thomas Massie Predicts Mike Johnson Would ‘Lose More Votes Than McCarthy’ On Motion To Vacate

'There will be a lot of people that vote for it'

‘Politics Played No Part’: Robert Hur Fires Back At Adam Schiff Over Accusation Of Creating ‘Political Firestorm’

'What I understood is the regulations that govern my conduct as special counsel'

House Votes To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

The U.S. House voted 214-213 to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday after multiple failed attempts. U.S. House Impeaches DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, 214-213.@SpeakerJohnson: “The resolution is adopted.” pic.twitter.com/tIOIDZjK8z — CSPAN (@cspan) February 14, 2024 The resolution was originally introduced by Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. In November, the […]

‘I Haven’t Seen Any’: Jamie Raskin Claims He Was Unaware Of Dem Colleagues’ Anti-Israel Comments

'We’re absolutely unified behind Israel’s right to exist'

Border Patrol chiefs confirm walls work: 'If the door is open, it's typically utilized'

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection sector chiefs revealed that border walls do in fact stem the flow of illegal migration and allow for a greater chance to arrest border-crossers.

After the Biden administration said it would use remaining funds from the Trump presidency to construct 20 miles of border wall in Texas, the president said that he does not believe border walls work.

"The border wall — the money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get to them to reappropriate it, to redirect that money. They didn't. They wouldn't," Biden claimed.

As part of a House investigation into the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, oversight committees interviewed Border Patrol sector chiefs and asked them if walls are useful in reducing illegal immigration.

"Any kind of infrastructure, and we'll talk about the barrier right now as an example, used in the right way in the right location is a force multiplier. There are other areas where I would prefer other types of force multipliers. But a physical barrier generally for us is most helpful in areas where we have what we call short vanishing points," said former Del Rio Sector Chief Jason Owens, according to Townhall.

"And that is where an individual can approach, cross the border, and disappear quickly. That physical barrier extends the amount of time that I and my team have to respond to and interdict, and it increases the certainty of arrest," Owens, who is now chief of Border Patrol, added.

President Biden explains why border wall construction has begun in Texas citing this was already appropriated money for it. He also responded "no" to a question on whether border walls work.
— CSPAN (@CSPAN) 1696525676

A border wall system "slows down the people as they come across, and so we have more time to respond and actually make an apprehension," explained then-Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke of the San Diego Sector. "It's more difficult to cross through the barriers, and so they move to other areas where the barrier isn't where we can focus resources. Part of the barriers as well is all-weather roads, so we have better and faster access to those areas."

Yuma Sector Deputy Chief Dustin Caudle described 14 gaps that are "exploited almost daily."

"If all of the gaps were completely filled, we would be able to, again, be able to move manpower and resources and assets much more easily than just having a known vulnerability. If the door is open, it's typically utilized," he stated.

Additionally, Chief Gregory Bovino from the El Centro Sector in California oversees 60 miles of border wall and would seemingly like to see more.

"When I started in the El Centro Sector in 1996, there was no border wall. In many of those areas now, where there is border wall, we see very little vehicular incursions across the desert between the ports of entry, and a decrease in pedestrian crossings at the border, especially where the 33 foot wall exists," Bovino noted.

After experiencing the border with and without a wall, Bovino concluded that a wall "gives the agents a tool and an advantage when working with the border."

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AOC Demands McCarthy Surrender On Debt Ceiling Talks

'He does not have what is necessary to negotiate'

Republicans vow to block Schumer's attempt to 'temporarily' replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday he hopes to act this week to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate's Judiciary Committee, a move Republicans vowed to block.

"I spoke to Sen. Feinstein just a few days ago. She believes she will return soon. She’s very hopeful of that and so am I," Sen. Schumer said at a press conference Monday.

Sen. Feinstein was diagnosed with shingles during the Senate's February recess. She was released from the hospital March 7 and has since been recovering at home.

"We think the Republicans should allow a temporary replacement [on the Judiciary Committee] until she returns," Sen. Schumer continued.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), however, quickly vowed to do no such thing, calling the move a means for President Biden to secure a "rubber stamp" for "unqualified and controversial judges to radically transform America."

"I will not go along with Chuck Schumer’s plan to replace Senator Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and pack the court with activist judges," Sen. Blackburn tweeted Monday, adding an admonition to fellow Republicans to "stand up and protect the Senate's constitutional role to provide advice and consent on judicial nominees."

\u201cI will not go along with Chuck Schumer\u2019s plan to replace Senator Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and pack the court with activist judges. Joe Biden wants the Senate to rubber stamp his unqualified and controversial judges to radically transform America.\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1681740104

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who also serves on the Judiciary Committee, echoed Blackburn's sentiments: "Democrats serve as a rubber stamp for Joe Biden's radical judicial nominees — no matter how unqualified."

Saturday, fellow Judiciary Committee member Sen. Tom Cotton retweeted an op-ed published in the Federalist. The piece encouraged the GOP to refuse to cooperate with Feinstein's staff's request to temporarily replace the 89-year-old, ailing senator whose cognitive decline "has been known on Capitol Hill for years."

\u201cRepublicans should not assist Democrats in confirming Joe Biden\u2019s most radical nominees to the courts. https://t.co/Dq7DFfojVi\u201d
— Tom Cotton (@Tom Cotton) 1681566623

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has joined his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee in saying he will not support any move to temporarily replace Sen. Feinstein, CNN's chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju, reported Monday afternoon. Sen. Cornyn also reportedly said the GOP "shouldn't help confirm Biden judicial nominees."

This "signifies that a Dem effort to replace [Sen. Feinstein] [is] likely to fail in a floor vote," according to Raju.

\u201cNew \u2014 Sen. John Cornyn, a member of Senate GOP leadership, tells us he does NOT support temporarily replacing Dianne Feinstein on Senate Judiciary. Says GOP shouldn\u2019t help confirm Biden judicial nominees. A sign that Dem effort to replace her likely to fail in floor vote\u201d
— Manu Raju (@Manu Raju) 1681762026

Democrats would need 60 votes on the floor to fill Feinstein's seat on the committee since multiple Judiciary Committee members have already said they would block any request for unanimous consent to seat another Democrat, as explained in The Hill.

Watch Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) field reporters' questions about his proposal to replace Sen. Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the U.S. Senate's Committee on the Judiciary below.

\u201c.@SenSchumer (D-NY) on @SenFeinstein (D-CA): "She's hopeful on returning soon. We think the Republicans should allow a temporary [Judiciary Committee] replacement until she returns."\nhttps://t.co/TiYcNeSrNi\u201d
— CSPAN (@CSPAN) 1681753812

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