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The McAllen family whose detainment by federal immigration enforcement sparked bipartisan outcry over the weekend was released Monday afternoon, according to Texas congressional representatives who were taking action in the case.
The push was a bipartisan one. Democratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said on social media four members of the Gámez-Cuéllar family, including 12-year-old Joshua and 14-year-old Caleb, were released from a detention facility in Dilley. Shortly after, Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz said their older brother, 18-year-old Antonio, was also "going home."
The U.S. House is set to vote Thursday on a resolution to limit President Trump's war powers amid the expanding war in the Middle East. Odds of passage seem slim after the Senate rejected a similar measure that would have required congressional approval for further military action in Iran.
Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the House, joins WBUR's Morning Edition ahead of the vote.
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WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers called Saturday for Congress to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s order launching “major combat operations” in Iran, while Republicans largely provided cautious support of the attacks.
Trump said in a video posted to social media at 2:30 a.m. Eastern that U.S. forces struck targets in the Islamic republic. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were conducted in conjunction with Israel.
House Democrats used the second day of their 2026 Issues Conference Thursday to focus on the cost of caregiving, framing it as a central piece of their affordability agenda heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
Child care, elderly care, and disability care were among the topics discussed as lawmakers worked to define their platform around issues they say affect most Americans. “This issue will be a defining one in the 2026 elections,” said Rep. Katherine Clark, D-MA.
Minority Whip Katherine Clark, who skipped last night’s State of the Union address, criticized President Donald Trump for ignoring “real issues” during his speech and speaking about a “golden age that really only applies to Donald Trump.”
“He is the only one who is truly benefiting economically from his presidency,” Clark told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
The Massacusetts Democrat highlighted the negative impact of Trump’s tariff policies on small businesses, saying small business owners she has spoken to are “feeling like it is a matter of time before their doors close.”
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said she will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, becoming the most senior Democrat to boycott the annual address.
“I will be hearing from the people of my district about their personal experiences with skyrocketing costs, new barriers to health care, dismantled Social Security services, and brutal cuts to medical research,” the No. 2 House Democrat said in a statement.
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told ABC News she will not attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, making her the highest-ranking House Democrat to skip the event.
"And let me tell you why," Clark told ABC's Linsey Davis in an exclusive interview. "What we have seen from this president is a series of lies, of disrespect for the American people. He campaigned that he would lower costs on Day 1, he would keep people safe and secure. And he has done just the opposite."
Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the No. 2 House Democrat, slammed the GOP-backed voting bill that the House is set to vote on this week, claiming it was meant to suppress a major Democratic-leaning voting bloc: women.
“This is not about protecting our elections. Republicans are not truly afraid of noncitizens voting, which we all know is already illegal, already grounds for deportation,” Clark said at a press conference, flanked by fellow members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC).
“They’re afraid of women voting,” she added.
More than 40 Democratic lawmakers on Monday requested that the inspector general for the Homeland Security Department, which is led by an official who has previously been the subject of substantiated misconduct complaints, expedite its reviews of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s and Customs and Border Protection’s operations.