Jesse Byrnes

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jesse Byrnes

Dozens of undocumented immigrants were detained by federal agents in a raid at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., early Sunday morning, officials said, as the Trump administration steps up its enforcement efforts across the country. More than 100 people were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jonathan Pullen, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division special agent in charge, said at a news conference.

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jesse Byrnes

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday pushed back on a suggestion from Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) to change how Democrats are talking about President Trump and his administration, saying “the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are.”Sanders was pressed in a TV interview about a recent critique from Slotkin, a fellow member of the Senate Democratic caucus, who advised Democrats to drop the term “oligarchy” when criticizing Trump and his allies.

Jan 16, 2025 | thehill.com | Jesse Byrnes

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be attending President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Pelosi returned to Washington earlier this month for the entrance of the new class of lawmakers after undergoing hip replacement surgery in Germany following a fall in Luxembourg in December. Senior leaders of both parties typically attend presidential inaugurations, though Trump skipped President Biden’s inaugural event in 2021.

Jan 16, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jesse Byrnes

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be attending President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Pelosi returned to Washington earlier this month for the entrance of the new class of lawmakers after undergoing hip replacement surgery in Germany following a fall in Luxembourg in December. Her team said she was on the mend and in good spirits.

Nov 13, 2024 | thehill.com | Jesse Byrnes

IRVING, TX (Nov. 13, 2024)—Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the appointment of Bill Sammon as Senior Vice President of Washington, D.C., Editorial Content for The Hill, the nation’s leading source of digital political news and analysis, and NewsNation, Nexstar’s national cable news network. In this newly created position, Mr. Sammon will be responsible for directing Nexstar’s national news content in the nation’s capital, where he will be based.