ICE is killing, lying, and covering for itself. We must abolish ICE—and we need to make sure that no federal officer can ever kill and hide behind a would-be badge, a mask, or a lawless President and DHS Secretary ever again. That's why I introduced the Deadly Force Independent Review Act.

Deleting it means he knew exactly how vile it was. He doesn’t regret it — he regrets getting called out on it. Racism followed by cowardice. Disgusting is too light a condemnation. When will he ever exhibit grace and humility?

If you protest ICE, they’ll use lethal force against you. But if you defraud workers, patients, and taxpayers out of hundreds of millions—and donate to the GOP—Trump will just hand you a pardon. No restitution. No consequences. Victims get nothing. Do you think YOU would get a pardon for fraud?

Trump & the GOP made billionaires and tech oligarchs so rich that they happily fund Trump’s vanity projects—his White House ballroom, his Kennedy Center takeover, even cutting checks for “Melania", the most panned movie of all time. Meanwhile working families get NOTHING. Corruption in plain sight.

When a federal agency can shoot Americans in the street and the administration’s first instinct is to smear the dead as “domestic terrorists" or an "assassin", it’s beyond reform. That’s why I’m calling for ICE to be abolished—and why I’ve cosponsored legislation to impeach Kristi Noem.

Black History Month is a reminder of the leaders who pushed our country closer to its ideals — and the Memphis giants who helped shape our city and our future. I’ll keep honoring that legacy with work: protecting voting rights, confronting discrimination, and expanding opportunity in Memphis & TN-9.

I wrote the provision that authorized this National Park Service study. We worked closely with the Lynching Sites Project of Memphis and the Tennessee Historical Commission to identify the sites and to make sure this history is confronted, not forgotten.

We’ve gone from “the Epstein files/client list are on Pam Bondi’s desk,” to “there is no client list,” to 3 million files dumped overnight. All under Trump. They hoped you wouldn't notice. Now they hope you think it's over—without any of these men even standing trial. We can't let that happen.

Donald Trump is so repulsive that even Jeffrey Epstein said he was the worst person he’d ever met. "I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump.”

Real videos show confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal officers days before his death www.snopes.com/fact-check/a... None of this provides justification in him being executed,shot in the back! But Trump's sees it as "his stock going down."What a shortsighted and callous president we have.

Bruce Springsteen — @brucespringsteen.net — is the voice of the people. Hard not to get a little teary-eyed listening to him sing about what's happening in our beloved and great country. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis, and the millions of other victims of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem honors the “Righteous Among the Nations” — those who risked their lives to help others. Renee Good and Alex Pretti showed that same courage.

ICE should be abolished. Kristi Noem should be impeached. She promised to go after the "worst of worst". She hasn’t. 75% of people they're apprehending have NO criminal record. ICE seems to be the worst of the worst. Minimal training, minimal standards.

I voted HELL NO on Republicans' DHS funding bill. They want to pour billions of taxpayer dollars into ICE—an agency that LIED about targeting "the worst of the worst" and instead targets people with no criminal record. ICE is the worst of the worst. We need to abolish ICE.

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

I voted HELL NO on Republicans' DHS funding bill. They want to pour billions of taxpayer dollars into ICE—an agency that LIED about targeting "the worst of the worst" and instead targets people with no criminal record. ICE is the worst of the worst. We need to abolish ICE.

Great to see former Vice President Kamala Harris during her visit to Memphis last week. I was proud to support her candidacy and appreciated that she toured the National Civil Rights Museum.

ICE should be abolished. Kristi Noem should be impeached. She promised to go after the "worst of worst". She hasn’t. 75% of people they're apprehending have NO criminal record. ICE seems to be the worst of the worst. Minimal training, minimal standards.

Jack Smith is a truthteller and an American hero.

Members of Congress should not be trading stocks while serving in office. It’s an obvious conflict, and any real ban should apply to Presidents and Supreme Court Justices as well. Republicans don't want to allow a vote on that kind of bill. So today I signed a discharge petition to force one.

A law is an infinite deal like the Kennedy center law that said it was named John F. Kennedy memorial and the only memorial for him . That was/ is infinite

www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe... THE WORST OF THE WORST. THAT'S POLITICAL SPEAK NOT TRUTH.

ICE is on the rocks.Needs less ice. Make it neat.

Check out this article from Commercial Appeal: Memphis gets $500K from TVA for energy-efficient home repairs www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/l... I constantly implore TVA to put more money into Memphis home weatherization. Kudo's to TVA!

www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/p... NEXT, HE'LL SAY THEY'LL BE TV NO COMPETITION FOR THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS AND MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL WATCH AS HE DOES HIS ED SULLIVAN IMPRESSION

Dr. King taught that injustice is measured by how those in power treat people with the least protection. On this MLK Day, that test is clear. Targeting vulnerable families with raids and deportations, responding to protest with deadly violence, and attacking health care and SNAP is a moral failure.

Check out this article from Commercial Appeal: Ja Morant trade talk: Grizzlies guard indicates he wants to stay in Memphis www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports... is Memphis and Memphis is Ja! NO TRADE

Trump wants Greenland to be part of his legacy expanding USA landmass as Jefferson did w Louisiana Purchase( for good reasons) and James K Polk did w Texas and SW environs to Oregon.In essence EGO!

We cannot accept a DHS Secretary who lets federal agents shoot an American citizen and walk away without accountability. I’ve called for Kristi Noem’s immediate resignation and have joined the effort to impeach her. ICE is out of control & irreparable—it’s time to uproot this agency and start again.

🚨BREAKING NEWS: servicemembers who love our country SHOULD resist illegal orders!

We’ve all seen the video. An ICE officer shot Renee Good as she tried to drive away—then agents rendered no aid and left the scene. And instead of accountability the Trump admin smeared her as a domestic terrorist. This demands consequences. Noem has to resign, and I'm calling for her impeachment.

Central banks don’t exist to deliver political convenience. When leaders interfere, currencies weaken, markets lose trust, and working people pay more. That’s why the Fed MUST be independent—and it's why Trump going after Jerome Powell for refusing to politicize interest rates is so dangerous.

🚨House Democrats passed a bill to extend ACA tax credits for 3 years—restoring relief the GOP let expire & protecting 81,000 people in TN9 from higher costs. As @pelosi.house.gov said, Democrats worked for months to force this vote. The Senate needs to act immediately so people don't lose coverage.

On the House floor today, I stood with my friend Gabby Giffords on the anniversary of the 2011 shooting she survived. I’ve spent years working to curb gun violence — earning an F rating from the NRA, which I take as a great honor. Gabby’s courage is a constant reminder of why this fight matters.

Calling this “domestic terrorism” was a lie. An ICE operation ended with a woman shot and killed, and the President and his team immediately made things up to try and justify it. I taught police law. This shooting was unjustified. ICE’s training and tactics are reckless — this is the result.

I voted last night to force action on ACA tax credits after the GOP let them expire, raising health care costs with no plan to help Americans. 81,000 people in Memphis and TN-9 depend on these credits to afford coverage—I'll keep pushing to finish the job, and to make them permanent.

Just unbelievable,what ice agent did in shooting that woman in the face when he was not in danger and she was not doing anything where an officer should use deadly force. Rules for cops:Never shoot at a moving car. Never shoot unless your life or someone else's life is endangered Not self defense!

You can read the full account here. It’s heartbreaking. Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Justice for Renee Good. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

Deeply disturbing reports out of Minnesota. My full statement here.

January 6 will always be a day that lives in infamy. I was there. I watched Capitol Police lock the doors, draw their weapons and help Members get gas masks on as a violent mob stormed the Capitol at the direction of a sitting president. It was an attack on our democracy—we should never forget it.

January 6 had many heroes — Capitol Police, MPD, and the National Guard who defended our democracy. Special Counsel Jack Smith is a hero too. He followed the facts, applied the law, and held Donald Trump accountable for trying to overturn an election. That’s the rule of law. That's courage.

Attending hearing on J6-second only to the Civil War-as an attack on our democracy and Constitution. I was in the gallery of House and will never forget and will forever remind people of this Trump attack on America.

Ecstatic to see my former intern Calvin Austin III catch the last TD of the 2025 season and take his team to the playoffs. Perfect intern and a great guy — smart, talented, humble, and always gracious.

If you notice your health insurance costs jump this month, remember why: because the GOP let ACA tax credits expire. That was a choice. Republicans found time for lots of political distractions—even for war in Venezuela—but not for lowering your costs. You’re paying more because of them.

No one has shared info with intelligence committee nor do I believe any committee and maybe not even gang of 8. Trump follows rule better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. He wants Venezuelan oil. He’s not making any friends in the Caribbean. Only friends are Putin,Netanyahu,&Middle East

Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. But even removing a brutal regime doesn't justify violating the Constitution by engaging in an act of war without Congressional authorization—or acting without a clear plan for what comes next. The US has paid a heavy price for this kind of thinking before.

I joined Jim Sciutto on CNN to talk about the Trump administration’s actions involving Venezuela — which they've carried out with zero briefings to Congress — and to share my perspective as a member of the House Intelligence Committee. Watch here:

"The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."Gunboat "Diplomacy" 19th century thinking that makes enemies, not friends