A growing number of Democrats are trying to save the party by bringing it back down to earth. Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is one of them.
It's not hard to understand why Sen. Ruben Gallego voted for the Republican-written Laken Riley Act. The measure would force the federal detention without
The Arizona senator said he’s breaking with a party that’s “largely out of touch with where your average Latino is.”
Democrats are adrift. The 2024 election was closer than many people realize — and a lot closer than President Donald Trump claims. But the blue team is acting like one that got destroyed and has no idea what to do next.
The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.
Down-ballot, Democratic candidates in statewide contests consistently won more votes than the top of the ticket, allowing Democrats to eke out U.S. Senate wins in Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona, and heralding the return of ticket-splitting, a phenomenon that had largely vanished in recent elections — until 2024.
Ten Democrats voted with Republicans on Friday to ensure that the Laken Riley Act, an anti-immigrant police state measure, arrives in time for Trump’s inauguration, even after Republicans rejected their amendments.
The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal officials to detain any unauthorized immigrant arrested or charged with a violent crime.
Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., cosponsored the bill that ... The bill was named after Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed by a man who was in the U.S. illegally, with her case later becoming ...
President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Augusta University nursing student.
I say this is an “easy” solution, but we have seen that changes to immigration policy are never easy. Former President Joe Biden, in allowing some 8 million people to enter our nation illegally over four years, has hardened Americans against immigration.