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The Hill
18-07-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Pocan, Van Orden trade insults on camera: ‘Are you drinking right now?'
Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.) bickered on camera Wednesday during a Spectrum News interview. Pocan was discussing cuts to public broadcasting when Van Orden pulled up in his Harley-Davidson, revving the engine and interrupting the interview, according to the video shared by the outlet. 'Hey Derrick, classy as always, man. We love it. Thank you,' Pocan said after his colleague pulled up. 'Have you lost your mind? You know, people read this stuff,' Van Orden said, referring to the lawmaker's comments on the Republican spending package. 'I saw your drunken tweet at 1:30 in the morning last night,' Pocan shot back. The recent feud between the two started with a post on the social platform X on Wednesday morning. 'Wisconsin is getting $1,000,000,000 a year plus up to Medicade per year. If any Wisconsinite loses coverage it will be due to incompetence, mismanagement, and malice by @GovEvers,' Van Orden wrote. 'Seek mental health counseling,' he added. The message was written in a quote tweet of Pocan's post from New York cartoonist Paul Noth with an image and line that read, 'You no longer have Medicaid, so you have a big beautiful bill.' Democrats have been decrying the millions of Medicaid removals slated to come following the budget reconciliation. The tension seeped over into the Wednesday spat between Wisconsin lawmakers on air. 'Derrick, why don't you debate me? Why are you so afraid to debate anyone? Here, we can do this in the media. Why don't you want to debate the big, beautiful bill?' Pocan said. 'So, Mark Pocan has never had a job his entire life other than politics, and he doesn't understand,' Van Orden said. 'I've owned a small business for 37 years. Tony, you've owned a small business; that's a little work, isn't it?' Pocan fumed, turning to Rep. Tony Wied (R-Wisc.), who stood by during the verbal flare. 'He funnels over $500,000 a year of his campaign money to buy signs from his company,' Van Orden interrupted. Pocan then asked if he was intoxicated. 'Okay, look that up. Oh my God. Are you drinking right now, Derrick? That's the real question. All right,' the Wisconsin Democrat said. Their back-and-forth represents a larger divide among representatives in the House who are reeling from sweeping cuts to social services and new reforms lauded by the spending legislation.
Miami Herald
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Miami Herald
Don't worry about hurricanes at Everglades Alcatraz. The government has a plan
Mother Nature weighed in on Tuesday about the location of the Everglades Alcatraz immigration detention camp that the governor and president are so excited about. The verdict? Bad idea, Florida. Bad. It happened while Gov. Ron DeSantis was in full cry, surrounded by TV cameras, proudly describing the virtues of the tent-and-trailer camp his administration has knocked together in eight days to help carry out President Trump's deportation agenda. Then the rains came. It was a simple storm, not a hurricane, and it lasted less than an hour by most accounts. But it was enough to see the truth, captured on video by Spectrum News television reporter Jason Delgado. It was evident in every seeping tent seam, puddle of water, rattling door and waving tent wall. When it comes to weather, Florida doesn't play. As the rain continued, water threatened electrical cables and spread beneath the flagpoles holding the state and American flags. Pounding raindrops nearly drowned out DeSantis' words as he stood in the middle of one of the tents, still talking. You could almost see the light bulb going off over his head: Perhaps putting a tent-and-trailer detention camp in the middle of a swamp in Florida during hurricane season isn't very smart. Naturally, it's taxpayers footing the bill for this insanity — which, by the way, environmentalists say may damage the Everglades — at a cost of some $450 million a year. That's money that could be used, say, to help solve real crises in Florida, such as the lack of housing regular people can afford. The expense may be reimbursed by the federal government. But, of course, that's taxpayer money, too. So we pay for it either way. Never fear, though, the government is on top of the hurricane threat. Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, has said the camp, which is next to the Big Cypress National Preserve, can withstand the winds of a Category 2 storm (that's up to 110 mph). Never mind that Southwest Florida, where the camp is located, was hit by three major storms — that's Category 3 or above — in the last three years. And that the hurricane season lasts until the end of November. And that the first detainees were supposed to be brought to the facility on Wednesday. Cool. Clearly, it's all under control. 'This is Florida, by the way,' Guthrie reassured reporters in the middle of Trump's visit to the site, also on Tuesday. 'We have a hurricane plan.' Let's hope it's better than their no-hurricane plan. Click here to send the letter.
Miami Herald
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Miami Herald
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane – but not a summer shower
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday without a water view. Then it rained. Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand new detention facility to hold immigrants in the middle of the Everglades, a garden-variety South Florida summer rainstorm started. The water seeped into the site — the one that earlier in day the state's top emergency chief had boasted was ready to withstand the winds of a 'high-end' Category 2 hurricane — and streamed all over electrical cables on the floor. 'For those people that don't think we're taking that into consideration. This is Florida, by the way,' Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, had told reporters earlier in the middle of Trump's visit. 'We have a hurricane plan.' But perhaps not a plan for about an inch-and-a-half of rain, which is what fell over the site on Tuesday afternoon, according to estimates from the National Weather Service in Miami. Video footage from Spectrum News television reporter Jason Delgado showed the flooding within Alligator Alcatraz. Another witness said the rain lasted about 45 minutes. The storm was so strong that at one point the roof was shaking as the rain pounded down, drowning out Gov. Ron DeSantis' voice as he spoke to reporters. Rainfall seeped through the edges of the facility as the roofs and walls trembled. Drips leaked from above a door frame. The water spread under poles hoisting the Florida and U.S. flags. The Florida Department of Emergency Management, the governor's office and the attorney general's office did not immediately respond to Miami Herald questions Tuesday evening about how the facility is set to handle flooding from storms. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he hoped detainees could arrive at Alligator Alcatraz as early as Wednesday. An appraisal of the Miami-Dade County-owned site from May said the area is prone to deep flooding, even outside of hurricane season. Florida tasked its emergency department with the building of Alligator Alcatraz. Guthrie said that there were backup generators, a staff village that could house up to 1,000 people, hot meals 24/7, and a medical facility with a pharmacy services. There are also on-site emergency fire and medical services. 'Getting things done quickly, efficiently and correctly is at the core of our mission,' Guthrie said before the rain came. 'We simply just want to be the best at what we do in the nation.'
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
How to watch NYC Democratic mayor primary: TV coverage, livestream info
A crowded Democratic primary for the New York City mayor's office is reaching its climax on Tuesday, June 24 as New Yorkers head to the polls to vote for one of the nearly dozen Democrats running. While voters' first choices for mayor are expected on June 24, no one candidate is likely to garner more than 50% of votes, which is needed to be declared the winner in the first round. That's where the ranked choice voting system kicks in, eliminating candidates with the fewest votes over several rounds, until there are just two candidates left. That process is expected to take until July 1. Two candidates, state Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have risen above the rest, with an Emerson College poll released on Monday morning showing that Mamdani could pull an improbable come-from-behind win on Tuesday. The stakes for Tuesday are massive, as in the Democratic stronghold of New York, the person who wins the Democratic primary has a massive possibility to win the general election in November. Here is how you can follow Tuesday's results live. Early voting took place between June 14 and June 22. Primary election day voting takes place on June 24. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Spectrum News said viewers can watch their primary election coverage on its website and app starting at 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday. For people without a Spectrum subscription, coverage of Tuesday's primary will be available on the Spectrum News app, online on the Spectrum News website, as well as on YouTube. Spectrum News NY1 will have all-night coverage of the election hosted by Political Anchor Errol Louis. PBS News will provide a live results tracker that will continuously update as new vote totals are reported by the New York City Board of Elections once polls close. Contributing: Sudiksha Kochi and Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NYC Democratic mayor primary: How to watch, livestreams
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
How to watch NYC Democratic mayor primary: TV coverage, livestream info
A crowded Democratic primary for the New York City mayor's office is reaching its climax on Tuesday, June 24 as New Yorkers head to the polls to vote for one of the nearly dozen Democrats running. While voters' first choices for mayor are expected on June 24, no one candidate is likely to garner more than 50% of votes, which is needed to be declared the winner in the first round. That's where the ranked choice voting system kicks in, eliminating candidates with the fewest votes over several rounds, until there are just two candidates left. That process is expected to take until July 1. Two candidates, state Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have risen above the rest, with an Emerson College poll released on Monday morning showing that Mamdani could pull an improbable come-from-behind win on Tuesday. The stakes for Tuesday are massive, as in the Democratic stronghold of New York, the person who wins the Democratic primary has a massive possibility to win the general election in November. Here is how you can follow Tuesday's results live. When is the New York City primary election? Early voting took place between June 14 and June 22. Primary election day voting takes place on June 24. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. How to watch the New York City primary election Spectrum News Spectrum News said viewers can watch their primary election coverage on its website and app starting at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday. For people without a Spectrum subscription, coverage of Tuesday's primary will be available on the Spectrum News app and online on the Spectrum News website. After polls close, "Capital Tonight" anchor Susan Arbetter will give live updates and analysis on results. The Spectrum News app will also offer election results. PBS News PBS News will provide a live results tracker that will continuously update as new vote totals are reported by the New York City Board of Elections once polls close. Contributing: Sudiksha Kochi and Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
