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Pete Buttigieg outraged Trump admin crossed ‘reddest of red lines’ handcuffing senator questioning Noem

The former transportation secretary said Americans must raise their voices to combat Trump's authoritarianism.

​California Senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem news conference
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Sen. Padilla and our diminishing democracy are violently slammed to the ground and cuffed by Trump's regime

Opinion: Democracy is teetering, and someday we may realize that shoving Padilla was the final push over the edge, writes John Casey.

California Senator Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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Federal agents drag California U.S. senator from Kristi Noem’s Los Angeles press conference in handcuffs

Sen. Alex Padilla was just trying to ask a question.

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Politics

Democratic senators denounce plan to cut LGBTQ+ suicide and crisis hotline

“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.

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Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff

She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.