A growing number of Democrats are trying to save the party by bringing it back down to earth. Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is one of them.
It's not hard to understand why Sen. Ruben Gallego voted for the Republican-written Laken Riley Act. The measure would force the federal detention without bail for undocumented migrants accused of
The Arizona senator said he’s breaking with a party that’s “largely out of touch with where your average Latino is.”
The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.
Down-ballot, Democratic candidates in statewide contests consistently won more votes than the top of the ticket, allowing Democrats to eke out U.S. Senate wins in Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona, and heralding the return of ticket-splitting, a phenomenon that had largely vanished in recent elections — until 2024.
President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign.
Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego of Arizona made good on their intentions to back the bill. Gallego, for one, cosponsored it. The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman believed to be slain last ...
It's not hard to understand why Sen. Ruben Gallego voted for the Republican-written Laken Riley Act. The measure would force the federal detention without bail for undocumented migrants accused of
District 6 representative was only Maryland Democrat to approve measure for immigrant detention headed for Trump's signature.
Ruben Gallego Questions Trump’s VA Sec. Nominee On Fixing Rising Rate Of Homelessness Among Veterans During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke about homelessness among veterans.
Voting for [the Laken Riley Act] means you’ve helped undermine basic rights and erode the rule of law, and will cause real pain right in your own backyard,” argues Make The Road’s Jose Lopez.