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NBC News
09-07-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
How user-generated videos on social media brought Trump's immigration crackdown to America's screens
By Jason Abbruzzese, Jacob Soboroff and Colin Sheeley The videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids emerged just after President Donald Trump was sworn in to his second term. Chaotic and shaky, they spread across social media from all parts of the United States, depicting the new era of immigration following video collected and verified by NBC News represents a small fraction of the videos that have populated timelines across Tiktok, Instagram, X and beyond. Warning: This report includes explicit and disturbing language. This browser does not support the video element. Philadelphia, NBC 10: ICE agents raid Philly car wash, immigration group says This browser does not support the video element. Worcester, NBC Boston: Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation Many of the videos followed a similar pattern: heavily armed authorities with little visible identification and often wearing masks detaining people, sometimes violently, and putting them into vehicles. They spread quickly on social media and racked up thousands of views. This browser does not support the video element. Los Fresnos, TexasFebruary NBC 23: Owners of Abby's Bakery in Los Fresnos charged with harboring illegal migrants This browser does not support the video element. New Bedford, NBC Boston: Woman speaks on ICE smashing car window to arrest her husband This browser does not support the video element. Los Angeles, Calif. June What started as a trickle has become a flood. Many — but not all — of the videos originate in Los video has stoked both outrage against and support for how ICE handles its mandate. Trump and his administration have defended their enforcement efforts. ICE agents have broad powers, including, in some cases, to make arrests without warrants and limited requirements in terms of identifying themselves as law enforcement. This browser does not support the video element. Santa Ana, Credit: santaanaproblems This browser does not support the video element. Los Angeles, Credit: Isaac Torres This browser does not support the video element. San Antonio, Texas May This browser does not support the video element. The Trump administration has stood by its enforcement efforts. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt touched on them on June 30. Immigration has remained among Trump's strongest issues, with an NBC News Decision Desk Poll conducted from late May to early June finding 51% of Americans approving of his handling of border security and immigration. Alice Marwick, the director of research at Data & Society, a technology-focused nonprofit, said the situation has reminded her of the videos of police brutality that changed the national conversation around law enforcement and triggered the Black Lives Matter movement. This browser does not support the video element. More recent videos have broken the wall between videographers and their some, bystanders rush to document the situations and even offer advice on how to deal with detainment. Others have demanded that authorities identify themselves. In at least one instance, a person recording a raid was also detained. This browser does not support the video element. Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles: California union leader faces federal charge after immigration protest arrest Credit: Martin Pineda This browser does not support the video element. Los Angeles, KTLA: Street food vendor clings to tree as immigration agents detain her in Ladera Heights Credit: Aleca Le Blanc More from NBC News
NBC News
26-06-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Americans' thoughts on Iran strikes and 10 years since Obergefell v. Hodges: Morning Rundown
A new poll reveals Americans' early feelings about U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. A recording appears to show the DOJ coordinated with Texas' attorney general to kill a state law. And Jim Obergefell reflects on the fight LGBTQ rights 10 years after the landmark Supreme Court decision bearing his name. Here's what to know today. A new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey found that Donald Trump's call to launch airstrikes last weekend on several nuclear facilities in Iran has more opposition than support. According to the survey, 45% of U.S. adults oppose the airstrikes, versus 38% who support them. Another 18% of respondents said they neither support nor oppose the strikes. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. A closer look at the answers given by Republicans versus Democrats, however, shows less division. Among Republicans, 78% support the airstrikes, with 60% strongly supporting them. In a near-mirror image, 77% of Democrats oppose the airstrikes, with 61% strongly opposed. There's a starker division among independents: 45% oppose the U.S. airstrikes, 21% support and 34% neither support nor oppose them. The survey ran from Monday through Wednesday, after Trump had made the decision to launch the airstrikes on Saturday. But in the time the survey was in the field, Iran launched a retaliatory strike at a U.S. military site in Qatar, Trump announced a ceasefire and chastised both countries for appearing to break the terms. It's still unknown exactly what damage the strikes did to the Iranian nuclear program. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said yesterday that new intelligence 'from a historically reliable and accurate source/method' indicated that Iran's nuclear program was 'severely damaged' in recent U.S. airstrikes. A day earlier, a leaked Defense Intelligence Agency initial assessment found the strikes set back Iran's program only by several months. More coverage of Middle East conflicts: Trump's diplomacy by social media has garnered renewed attention. His supporters are fine with his method for communicating with the world, but it carries a big risk. Iran's exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, is promoting a vision for a new Iran that prioritizes individual liberties, equality of 'all citizens' and the separation of religion and state. He's making his pitch for a regime change not from the streets of Tehran, but from a conference room in Paris. Subscribe to Here's The Scoop, a new daily podcast from NBC News that will break down the day's top stories with our trusted journalists on the ground and around the world, all in 15 minutes or less. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and read the stories behind each episode on DOJ and Texas AG coordinated to kill the Texas Dream Act A Texas law that gave undocumented immigrants in-state tuition was killed 'in six hours' after the Justice Department coordinated with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a recording obtained by NBC News. In the recording, Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli seemed to boast at a private Republican gathering earlier this month of the Trump administration's actions. On June 4, the Justice Department sued Texas over the Texas Dream Act, then quickly filed a joint motion with Texas asking a judge to declare the law unconstitutional and permanently enjoin Texas from enforcing the law. The same day, the judge did. A Justice Department spokesperson did not dispute Kambli made the statements and said it was 'pretty standard' for DOJ lawyers to notify state attorneys general of federal lawsuits ahead of time. Outside organizations, including Democracy Forward, the ACLU Foundation of Texas and the National Immigration Law Center, filed a motion this week arguing 'the United States and the Texas Attorney General colluded to predetermine the outcome of the case.' Read the full story here. More politics news: NATO members voted to more than double their defense spending targets to 5% of GDP, acceding to a previous demand from Trump. Still, the president's unpredictability has caused anxiety among European leaders. The bill for Trump's agenda proposes a crackdown on Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers, which could cost rural hospitals billions of dollars in funding. For people like Missouri resident Cierra Matthews, who credits Medicaid with saving her life, the cuts feel unfair. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stance on vaccines loomed over a Senate confirmation hearing for Susan Monarez, Kennedy's pick to lead the CDC. A federal vaccine panel newly appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said it plans to review the childhood vaccination schedule and scrutinize vaccines that have been approved for decades. Some former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who were fired, rehired and fired again said they have received debt notices to pay the government back for health care coverage they never had. Democrats' New York state of mind A 33-year-old progressive overtook a former governor and scion of a New York political dynasty. And it has put the Democratic Party on notice. Zohran Mamdani's ascension in the primary election for New York City mayor over Andrew Cuomo was a massive shot in the arm for progressives and other Democrats who have been imploring their party's elder statesmen to step aside for a new generation of leaders. The full results of the ranked choice election will not be known until next week, but early data shows Mamdani defied polling expectations and appealed to a unique coalition of voters through a combination of his on-the-ground campaigning and social media presence. Democratic congressional leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, both from New York, put out statements congratulating Mamdani, but they didn't explicitly call for the party to fall in line behind him. Other New York Democrats put out statements saying he's too extreme. Meanwhile, David Hogg, a former Democratic National Committee official who has supported primary challengers against long-serving Democrats, said in a statement: 'The people have spoken — and they're saying that the establishment is cooked.' Mamdani still has a general election to win, but as far as many progressives are concerned, his primary feat was itself a major victory. Read the full story here. More coverage of the New York City election: Supporters of ranked choice voting say the system incentivizes candidates to throw their support behind one another. Critics say it's confusing, time consuming and will sow more confusion in elections. Nonetheless, its use in this week's election has reopened a national debate. Read All About It Several Iranian asylum-seekers in Los Angeles have been arrested recently by immigration officials, and one woman experienced a severe panic attack after she witnessed her husband's arrest. Cooper Flagg was taken No. 1 in the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Beyond that, here are the biggest surprises and other takeaways from the first day of the draft. An attorney representing rapper Fat Joe's former hype man was accused of hitting a process server with his car in New York City amid an ongoing legal battle. A social media fitness influencer known as the 'Liver King' was arrested in Texas after posting messages online 'picking a fight' with podcaster Joe Rogan. Staff Pick: 10 years later, Jim Obergefell says the same-sex marriage fight isn't over A year ago, recognizing the approaching 10th anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, I decided to try to speak with Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff. I was aiming to gather his reflections on a decade of nationwide same-sex marriage rights. By October, I had secured a tentative interview with him. However, as the actual anniversary neared, neither Jim nor I anticipated the palpable fear that would grip the LGBTQ community. What began as a retrospective on marriage equality evolved to include efforts in several states to overturn those rights. It became clear that the story was no longer just about Jim celebrating a past victory. It grew to include his ongoing fight to honor his late husband by trying to secure for the country the rights they so desperately wanted for themselves. — Steven Romo, correspondent NBC Select: Online Shopping, Simplified What exactly is hypochlorous acid spray? The skin care product has become popular because of its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help combat several skin issues. Plus, the NBC Select team did a deep dive into grounding sheets to explain what they are and see if they really work.
NBC News
26-06-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Poll: More Americans oppose the U.S. strikes on Iran, as MAGA supporters line up with Trump
President Donald Trump's decision to launch airstrikes Saturday on several nuclear facilities in Iran has divided Americans and exposed fault lines within the coalitions of both the parties, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. Among U.S. adults, 45% oppose the airstrikes, versus 38% who support them. An additional 18% of Americans said they neither support nor oppose the strikes, illustrating how fluid the situation is. While this survey was in the field from Monday through Wednesday, Iran launched a retaliatory missile barrage at a U.S. military site in Qatar. Trump then announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, chastised both countries for appearing to break the terms and then congratulated them for stopping attacks. Meanwhile, questions still remain about the ultimate consequences of the U.S. strikes, including exactly what damage they did to Iran's nuclear program. Support for the airstrikes divided predictably along partisan lines. Among Democrats, 77% oppose the airstrikes, with 61% strongly opposed. In a near-mirror image, 78% of Republicans support the airstrikes, with 60% strongly supporting them. Independents are much more divided, with 45% opposing the airstrikes, 21% supporting and 34% who neither support nor oppose the move — almost twice the share of the overall population who took the neutral position. The lead-up to the strikes last week exposed a split in the Republican Party between those with isolationist tendencies in the MAGA wing of the GOP and those with more hawkish, traditionalist Republican Party foreign policy positions. A testy exchange between right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz illustrated the divide, with Carlson forcefully arguing that attacking Iran would betray the president's 'America First' promises. But while there is a split among Republicans in the poll, it is an exact inversion of the public debate between prominent pro-Trump figures. While all Republican factions support the airstrikes, respondents who identify with the MAGA movement are significantly more supportive of the strikes than those who identify as traditional Republicans. Though there are some high-profile dissenters on Iran within the MAGA movement, the rank and file of the movement is firmly in favor of the strikes. Fully 84% of Republicans who identify with the MAGA movement support the strikes, including 70% who strongly support them. In contrast, 72% of Republicans who identify themselves more as supporters of the party support the strikes, with 49% strongly supporting them. What happens next While more Americans oppose the airstrikes than support them, a majority (60%) also support a continuation in military action if Iran's nuclear program remains intact. Initial intelligence assessments indicate that the strikes only set Iran's nuclear program back three to six months, though it will take more time to make a final assessment. Trump and his administration have pushed back against those conclusions. Overall, 26% of Americans say that the U.S. should consider all options for future military action, including the use of ground troops. A slightly higher 34% say they support continued military operations, but only through airstrikes. The remainder of Americans (41%) believe the U.S. should not take further military action in Iran. The question of how to proceed with military action in Iran also splits the Democratic coalition, with a large divide between those who identify themselves more as supporters of the party versus those who identify themselves more as supporters of the progressive movement. Among progressives, 75% say the U.S. should not take any further military action in Iran. Meanwhile, supporters of the traditional wing of the Democratic Party are nearly evenly split, with 54% saying that no further action should be taken, and 45% supporting some degree of further action if Iran maintains its nuclear program. Nearly one-fifth — 19% — of traditional Democrats believe that the U.S. should consider all options, including the use of ground forces. Tempering this support for continued military action in Iran is a deep concern about the conflict escalating into a broader regional conflict in the Middle East. A full 78% of Americans are very or somewhat concerned about the conflict escalating. This includes 55% of Republicans, 83% of independents and 95% of Democrats. The role of Congress Members of Congress from both parties have questioned the legality of Trump's decision to launch the military strikes on Iran. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., called the strikes unconstitutional, and he had joined with Democrats to introduce a bipartisan resolution before the attacks to block such action without congressional authorization. (He later said that the cessation of hostilities after the strikes would remove the need for a vote on the resolution.) A majority (60%) of Americans say that Trump should have received congressional authorization before launching the strikes. While responses to this question were deeply divided along partisan lines, 19% of Republicans agreed that Trump should have received congressional approval first. And 92% of Democrats agreed with the need for authorization, as did 71% of independents.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's approval rating on immigration leads in new poll. What is his approval rating?
Immigration was a flashpoint going into the 2024 presidential election, and it remains President Donald Trump's strongest issue in a recent poll. A NBC News Decision Desk Poll released June 15, conducted along with SurveyMonkey, found that 45% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, while 55% disapprove. Those figures remain unchanged from an NBC News survey in April. (The survey was conducted among 19,410 adults nationwide between May 30 and June 10. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.) According to the survey, 51% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of border security and immigration, while 49% disapprove, the exception to his negative overall rating. Here is what to know about Trump's approval rating and how Americans have reacted to his immigration policies. More: Did Obama deport more people than Trump? What to know as Trump calls for more ICE arrests Trump has focused much of his presidency on advancing his immigration agenda, including deporting thousands of migrants to countries such as Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador. During his 2024 campaign, the sweeping deportations became his signature promise to voters. Here are some other recent polls that show Americans' views of Trump's handling of immigration: : (June 13-16, 1,512 U.S. adult citizens, margin of error plus or minus 3.3%). Overall approval rating: 41% approve, 54% disapprove; Immigration issue approval rating: 44% approve, 52% disapprove. That's a new low, according to this pollster. Morning Consult: (June 13-15, 2,207 registered voters, margin of error plus or minus two percentage points). Overall approval rating: 46% approve, 52% disapprove; Immigration approval rating: 51% approve, his best rating among the issues. with Beacon Research and Shaw & Co. Research: (June 13-16, 1,003 registered voters, margin of error plus or minus three percentage points.) Overall approval rating: 46% approve, 54% disapprove; Immigration approval rating: 46% approve, 53% disapprove. The poll also asked about border security, which received higher approval at 53% compared to 46% who disapproved. RealClearPolitics Poll Average shows the gap between Americans who approve of Trump's job and those who disapprove has been largely widening since June 7. Aggregated polls by the New York Times show a similar trend. As of Jan. 27, Trump received a +6.2 percentage point approval rating, but as of March 13, it flipped to slightly negative, the RealClearPolitics graphics shows, and widened over the following weeks until becoming the most negative on April 29 at -7.2 percentage points. His average approval rating margin as of June 20, according to RealClearPolitics, is -5 percentage points. The approval margin according to the New York Times aggregator on June 20 is -8 percentage points. A historical analysis by Gallup shows Trump's approval ratings in May in his first years in office − both as the 45th and 47th presidents − are lower than any other modern president at the same time in their administrations. Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@ Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What is Trump's approval rating? Often worse than views on immigration
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Trump's approval rating on immigration leads in new poll. What is his approval rating?
Immigration was a flashpoint going into the 2024 presidential election, and it remains President Donald Trump's strongest issue in a recent poll. A NBC News Decision Desk Poll released June 15, conducted along with SurveyMonkey, found that 45% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, while 55% disapprove. Those figures remain unchanged from an NBC News survey in April. (The survey was conducted among 19,410 adults nationwide between May 30 and June 10. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.) According to the survey, 51% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of border security and immigration, while 49% disapprove, the exception to his negative overall rating. Here is what to know about Trump's approval rating and how Americans have reacted to his immigration policies. More: Did Obama deport more people than Trump? What to know as Trump calls for more ICE arrests What do Americans think of Trump's handling of immigration? Trump has focused much of his presidency on advancing his immigration agenda, including deporting thousands of migrants to countries such as Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador. During his 2024 campaign, the sweeping deportations became his signature promise to voters. Here are some other recent polls that show Americans' views of Trump's handling of immigration: What is Trump's approval rating? RealClearPolitics Poll Average shows the gap between Americans who approve of Trump's job and those who disapprove has been largely widening since June 7. Aggregated polls by the New York Times show a similar trend. As of Jan. 27, Trump received a +6.2 percentage point approval rating, but as of March 13, it flipped to slightly negative, the RealClearPolitics graphics shows, and widened over the following weeks until becoming the most negative on April 29 at -7.2 percentage points. His average approval rating margin as of June 20, according to RealClearPolitics, is -5 percentage points. The approval margin according to the New York Times aggregator on June 20 is -8 percentage points. A historical analysis by Gallup shows Trump's approval ratings in May in his first years in office − both as the 45th and 47th presidents − are lower than any other modern president at the same time in their administrations. Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@ Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @
