The Wall Street Journal: Embattled Mike Johnson Gets a Lift From Freedom Caucus

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WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) received a rare public show of support from his right flank as he faces questions about his strategy for ending the government shutdown and Republican lawmakers challenge his opposition to a stand-alone bill funding troops’ pay. The House Freedom Caucus, which was founded in opposition to party leadership, took questions from…

NBC4 LA: Chinatown post office to remain open after community-wide effort

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Watch full video NBC: here. The USPS recently told Kwong it was ending [a Postal Unit] contract, a nationwide cost cutting effort, so he decided to fight back with the help of Congressman Jimmy Gomez. A petition was launched and a strongly worded letter to the USPS to explain itself. 2600 signatures in five…

Los Angeles Times: Predator Drones Shift from Border Patrol to Protest Surveillance

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MQ-9 Predator drones were deployed over Los Angeles to monitor anti-ICE protests in June. Rights groups warn drones threaten civil liberties and 1st Amendment rights. The L.A. City Council endorsed a bill by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) to ban military drones over demonstrators. FT. HUACHUCA, Ariz. — When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los…

CNN: Rep. Gomez Discusses Potential Government Shutdown & Stopgap Plan

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Watch full interview here Developing Story surmising the concerns over the potential Government shut down and keep doors open past September 30th. Republicans have presented a stopgap plan that would last until just before Thanksgiving. It does seem that democrats might be digging in for a…

The Korea Daily: Rep. Jimmy Gomez Protests DHS Immigration Raid Targeting Korean Workers in Georgia

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D–CA 34th), who represents Los Angeles’ Koreatown, has formally protested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a recent immigration raid on Korean workers at the Hyundai–LG Energy Solution electric vehicle and battery plant construction site in Georgia. In a September 11 letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Gomez demanded transparency on the…

Los Angeles Times: ‘I am not the same person.’ Pasadena man recounts 13 days in ICE’s ‘basement’

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Rami Othmane was driving to the supermarket to pick up ingredients to make dinner when he noticed a car following closely behind… He was brought to the downtown Los Angeles ICE facility known as B-18, or “the basement,” a temporary immigration processing center. According to the Pasadena-based Barcena Law Offices, “this is where people go to be detained for less than 12 hours ... [and]…