Beto O’Rourke to march to Tornillo tent city for immigrant children

U.S. Rep Beto O'Rourke announced he is leading a march on Father's Day to the tent camp that is housing immigrant children in Tornillo. O'Rourke, who is currently running against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, sent an email out announcing the march, which will start at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at 18051 Island Guadalupe Rd. He also posted about the march on Twitter.

Jay-Z, Beyonce release surprise album ‘Everything Is Love’

In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Jay-Z and Beyonce have released a joint album that touches on the rapper's disgust at this year's Grammy Awards and features a shout out from their daughter Blue Ivy to her siblings.

The Latest: Wyden: Immigration policy ‘makes zero sense’

The Latest on a visit by Democratic members of Oregon's congressional delegation to a federal prison where immigrants from Latin America are being held : Democratic members of Oregon's congressional delegation visited a federal prison where immigrants from Latin America have been transferred and blasted the Trump administration for separating parents from children. Sen. Ron Wyden said Saturday afternoon that "what we saw over the last hour demonstrates that the Trump 'zero tolerance' policy makes zero sense and shows zero understanding of American values" Around 120 immigrants from Mexico and Central America are reportedly being held at the prison, located 20 miles northwest of Salem, the state capital.

Kim Kardashian West to Jerry Brown: Test the DNA of Kevin Cooper

Kim Kardashian West, coming off her a recent a success in getting President Trump to pardon a grandmother serving a life sentence, has taken to Twitter to ask California Gov. Jerry Brown to give San Quentin death row inmate Kevin Cooper the DNA tests he has been denied, tests which could prove his innocence. a Cooper has been imprisoned for 34 years for a a savage crime he insists he did not commit-the slaughter of chiropractors and Arabian horse breeders Doug and Peggy Ryen, both 47, their 10-year-old daughter Jessica, and her 11-year-old friend Christopher Hughes, in 1983.

Despite cancer, McCain’s maverick ways press on in tweets

Sen. John McCain's legacy was thrust into focus nearly one year ago when he announced his brain cancer diagnosis. The six-term Senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran is now fighting the illness from his beloved Arizona, and filling the role of one of the few Congressional Republican voices to publicly rebuke Trump administration decisions.

Merkley, Wyden to visit Oregon prison housing immigrants

Democratic members of Oregon's congressional delegation plan to visit a federal prison in Oregon where immigrants from Latin America have been transferred and an attorney seeking to represent the immigrants says they have been denied access to lawyers. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Reps.

Bernie Sanders declining to help son in race fits pattern

In this March 1, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., his wife Jane Sanders, and his son Levi Sanders arrive at a primary night rally in Essex Junction, Vt. Levi Sanders has now officially filed the paper and is one of 10 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to run for Congress from New Hampshire.

For GOP candidates the question is: To Trump or not to Trump?

With summer bearing down on us , it seemed like a good idea to take one quick snap shot of the local political scene before moving into our summer hiatus , sensing something of a politics overload for you, the reader). As this could well be the final edition of PAU until - gasp - August, it's a good time to take inventory of the local political situation before everyone bails for the beach .

Grassley: Too soon to declare North Korea summit a success

Sen. Chuck Grassley is encouraged by President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but said it's too soon to declare success. "I would be very cautious," Grassley told reporters Wednesday, adding later that despite the historic nature of the summit, it's also premature to talk about a Nobel Peace Prize for the president.

3 important questions from Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate hearing…

The US Senate recently shared over 450 pages of Facebook's responses to questions from Senators, as the company attempted to address the numerous questions CEO Mark Zuckerberg was unable to answer during his April 10 testimony . The testimony focused on the role Facebook played in a number of scandals involving the improper handling of user data, particularly in the year leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

The Memo: Trump’s media game puts press on back foot

Donald John Trump Trump announces North Dakota rally for June 27 Kim Kardashian on running for office: 'Never say never' State Dept. warns Americans of terrorist threat at World Cup MORE 's reality show presidency took a new twist on Friday morning, as he held an impromptu question-and-answer session with reporters in the White House driveway for the first time.

Both Trump, critics find things to like in watchdog report

From left, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, respond to the Justice Department's internal 18-month review of the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 14, 2018.

US child migrants: 2,000 separated from families in six weeks

Rudy Giuliani says Mueller probe 'might get cleaned up' with 'presidential pardons' in light of Paul Manafort going to jail - In one of his most forceful attacks on the special counsel yet, Rudy Giuliani on Friday claimed the Russia investigation could get "cleaned up" Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges - A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday over charges he tampered with witnesses while out on bail - a major blow for President Trump's former campaign chairman as he awaits trial on federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges next month.

GQR: Cruz 49, O’Rourke 43

A new poll of likely voters, commissioned by End Citizens United and conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, shows a single digit contest in the Texas Senate election with Representative Beto O'Rourke trailing Senator Ted Cruz by just six points, 43 to 49 percent with eight percent undecided. Click here to read the full polling memo .

Shut the f*ck up, Marco Rubio

Florida Senator Marco Rubio's Twitter blasted out an ad for his reelection on Friday, and it's the biggest pile of trash and as desperate an attempt at appealing to ... millennials? as I have ever seen. "What do you think of Kanye West's new album?" the video asks Rubio, who responds by saying he doesn't know anything about West's new album except that he premiered it in Wyoming.

Insurers seek lower premiums in Minnesota individual market

Health insurers in Minnesota's individual market are proposing mostly decreased premium rates for 2019, with average proposed decreases ranging from 3 percent to more than 12 percent for consumers, according to data released Friday by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Star Tribune reports the four largest providers in the individual market are proposing decreases ranging from 7 percent to about 12 percent.