1 President Trump Accuses Six Lawmakers Of "Seditious Behavior"
President Trump has been condemned by Democratic leaders after he accused six lawmakers of seditious behavior and seemingly posted on social media that they should face trial and possibly death. The comments came after Democratic lawmakers who are veterans and former national security officials posted a video urging military members and intelligence officials to refuse illegal orders. Trump posted that seditious behavior is punishable by death and reposted a message saying to hang them. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Trump's posts an outright threat that is deadly serious, saying the president is calling for the execution of elected officials. The lawmakers in the video issued a statement saying what's most telling is that the president considers it punishable by death for them to restate the law.
2 Border Patrol Leaving Charlotte, Planning To Mobilize In New Orleans After Thanksgiving
The Border Patrol has ended its immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina after nearly a week and is now planning to mobilize in New Orleans. The operation called Charlotte's Web resulted in more than 250 immigration arrests and put many residents on edge, sparking fear among immigrant families and prompting small businesses to shut down. Border Patrol agents will not begin operations in New Orleans until after Thanksgiving, though prep work may start earlier. The new operation targeting Louisiana and Mississippi has been dubbed Swamp Sweep, with documents showing the goal is to arrest 5,000 people in the coming weeks. Border Patrol may return to Charlotte later to continue its immigration crackdown. These deployments are part of a series of high-profile immigration enforcement actions targeting cities across the country, including Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago.
3 White House Preparing Executive Order To Challenge State Efforts To Enact Artificial Intelligence Laws
The Trump administration is working on an executive order that would challenge state laws regulating artificial intelligence by launching lawsuits and threatening to withhold federal funding. A draft of the order obtained by news outlets would give Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to set up an AI Litigation Task Force whose only job is to challenge state AI laws. The draft order came shortly after Trump publicly called for one federal standard on AI instead of a patchwork of 50 state regulatory regimes. Critics say a president cannot preempt state law through executive order and that this is a question for Congress. Senator Mark Warner said he's open to a single national standard but warned that if pressure from states is removed, Congress will never act, pointing to the fact that nothing was done about social media.