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• Dem-backed ‘dignity’ bill could strip ICE of detention powers, erase immigration enforcement, critics warn - Critics warn new immigration bill would "end federal enforcement entirely" as progressives push to phase out private detention facilities by 2029.
• Disgraced ex-Sen Bob Menendez banned from holding any public office in New Jersey - Democratic ex-Sen. Bob Menendez permanently banned from New Jersey public office after historic federal bribery conviction involving foreign agent charges.
• Mandela Barnes jumps into Wisconsin governor race — but baggage from his 2022 Senate bid follows - Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes launched his campaign for governor as the likely Democratic primary frontrunner despite baggage from his 2022 Senate race loss.
• Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee special election - This week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump +20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.
• Dem attempt to thwart Trump noms backfires, Republicans tee up nearly 100 for confirmation - Sen. Michael Bennet's, D-Colo., objection to Sara Bailey's drug czar nomination inadvertently allowed Senate Republicans to expand President Donald Trump's nominees list for confirmation.
• More than 160 House Dems vote against crackdown on foreign influence in US schools - House passes two bills targeting foreign influence in schools with bipartisan support, though more than 160 Democrats opposed measures affecting foreign funding.
• Democratic congressman claims Trump's ICE is 'primarily going after innocent people, including US citizens' - Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., appeared on CNN Thursday, where he claimed that the Trump administration's ICE has been "primarily going after innocent people, including U.S. citizens."
• Schumer unveils Democrats' Obamacare fix plan, likely dead in the water - Democrats want a clean, three-year extension to the subsidies without reforms, something that is unlikely to pass muster with Senate Republicans, who want stiffer changes to subsidies.
• WATCH: Dem lawmaker thanks Trump for pardon, says it came as a surprise amid re-election bid - President Donald Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was charged with accepting $600,000 in bribes from the Azerbaijan government.
• The Tennessee 'waltz': Republicans and Democrats dance around special election results meaning - Tennessee special election results spark debate over 2026 midterms as Republicans maintain House seat despite heavy Democratic spending and efforts.