Democratic Party Politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed back at Sen. Thom Tillis for criticizing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and White House adviser Stephen Miller after they labeled Alex Pretti a "domestic terrorist," saying Miller's support from President Trump is "rock solid" and praising his role for the administration. Those early characterizations were made before an incident report and remain unsubstantiated, drawing bipartisan criticism and putting Trump in a delicate position as he defends Noem, promises a thorough investigation, and faces intra‑GOP disagreement over whether Pretti’s possession of a firearm justified the federal agents’ use of deadly force.

Sen. Mark Warner, D‑Va., told Fox News’ 'Special Report' that the Biden administration 'screwed up the border' while also asserting that roughly 75% of people arrested by ICE in Virginia have no criminal record beyond entering illegally, despite federal claims that agents are targeting the 'worst of the worst.' Asked whether he supports new Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s move to end state law‑enforcement collaboration with ICE on criminal cases, Warner said he backs focusing on migrants with criminal records but argued that is not what is actually happening under President Trump’s mass‑deportation agenda. He linked his concerns to recent incidents, including the fatal ICE shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis and a separate shooting of an alleged undocumented immigrant, and criticized masked ICE agents for grabbing parents at school drop‑offs and work sites in ways he says are destroying trust and leaving children stranded. Warner added that, based on what he has seen in Minnesota, there is 'virtually no collaboration' between local police and ICE, and he blamed federal tactics for that breakdown. His comments put a prominent centrist Democrat on record critiquing both the prior Democratic administration’s border failures and the current Republican administration’s enforcement approach, underscoring how volatile ICE’s role has become in national politics.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told CBS that during Kamala Harris’s 2024 vice‑presidential vetting a member of her team asked if he was a “double agent for Israel.” He called the question offensive and said it illustrated how some around Harris viewed his pro‑Israel stance, a grievance he has been airing publicly while promoting his book.