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Axios reports: Federal immigration agents would be banned from wearing most face coverings but be required to wear visible ID during public enforcement operations, according to a proposal from Democratic U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). The long-shot proposal comes following images of masked, heavily armed immigration agents snatching people off the streets and taking them away …

The New York Times reports: Eight days ago, Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a news conference and handcuffed by federal agents after he interrupted Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles. At the same building on Friday, Vice President JD Vance disparaged Mr. Padilla for engaging in “political theater” and called …

MSNBC’S JACOB SOBOROFF: “Secretary Noem said that you, quote, ‘lunged’ towards her at this press conference. The Department of Homeland Security said the Secret Service believed that you were an attacker. And the Department of Homeland Security called this political theater. What’s your response and what’s your version of what happened?” SEN. ALEX PADILLA: “Well, first of all, that’s ridiculous. …

The Bangor Daily News report: The video of Padilla’s takedown was “disturbing,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement. She said she did not know what led up to the confrontation, but she thought he was handled roughly by police. “It’s hard to imagine a justification for treating him like that,” she said. In a statement, the Department of …

Mediaite reports: “This man burst into the room, started lunging towards the podium, interrupting me and elevating his voice and was stopped, did not identify himself and was removed from the room,” Noem said. “So as soon as he identified himself, appropriate actions were taken.” Video from the incident seems to counter Noem’s claim. Secret Service and FBI personnel can …

The Guardian reports: DSH Sec. Kristi Noem has suggested that Sen. Alex Padilla hadn’t identified himself (he did). “I wish that he would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and that he wanted to talk. His approach was something that I don’t think was appropriate,” Noem said. Asked why the response was to …

Axios reports: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was physically removed on Thursday from a Los Angeles press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I am Senator Alex Padilla,” Padilla said in the video. He was then grabbed by multiple men and shoved out of the room. Noem subsequently said she would contact Padilla and “try to have a conversation,” …

CNN reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat on Tuesday, choosing the first Latino in state history for the role. “His appointment will make history. But the @AlexPadilla4CA I know is far more interested in changing history — especially for the working men and women of our state …