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House Democrat lashes out when grilled on whether socialist victories would threaten Dem unity
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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., clashed with Fox News correspondent Chad Pergram on Capitol Hill while being pressed on whether Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates who won New York primaries this week could threaten Democratic unity and complicate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ path to the speakership.
The exchange came after several socialist candidates won Democratic nominations in New York City this week, fueling questions about whether the party’s left flank could complicate Democrats’ messaging and create new headaches for Jeffries if Democrats win back control of the House.
Larson defended New York voters’ right to choose their nominees and repeatedly expressed confidence that Jeffries, D-N.Y., could manage any new ideological tension inside the House Democratic Caucus, while also saying he opposes antisemitism and agreeing that some DSA positions are not very American.
«Isn’t it going to create hassles here on Capitol Hill? For Jeffries?» Larson was asked.
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WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 5: Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., arrives for the House Ways and Means Committee «Hearing with the IRS Whistleblowers: Hunter Biden Investigation Obstruction in Their Own Words» in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«The voters of New York make up their own mind. We don’t control voters of New York. In America, in a free Democratic-Republic, people get to choose their elective representatives,» Larson shot back. «The people of New York have made a decision. The people in Wyoming make decisions too, the people in other states make decisions. That’s the way democracy works.»
Pressed on whether DSA-affiliated candidates coming to Capitol Hill would create division and dissension inside the House Democratic Caucus, Larson said Jeffries will «bring everybody together,» arguing he has been able to adequately handle numerous challenges thus far and will do so again with anymore that come his way.
«Hakeem Jeffries is the greatest leader that we can have, because he will bring everybody together, as he has with the 11 separate, different caucuses and more in the Democratic caucus already,» Larson responded.
Larson was then pressed on whether the DSA-backed candidates could present a new kind of challenge for Jeffries, particularly as he tries to become Speaker.
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«There was some argument out there that, you know, if this was Nancy Pelosi some years ago at the height of her powers, she’d be able to finesse this — he’s never been Speaker,» Pergram posited to Larson.
«Well, she wasn’t Speaker for a long time either, but she became Speaker and she did an outstanding job. Jeffries is going to be an outstanding Speaker because of his ability to bring people together,» Larson said back.
«Is there any backlash in the caucus about — and again, these are folks from New York, [Jeffries] is from New York, right? Schumer’s from New York — that this could undercut some of them. If others in the party think that these folks are going to drag them too far to the left?» Pergram continued to press.
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Rep. John Larson-D, Conn, and House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, greet fans as they walk to their seats at RFK stadium during the annual congressional baseball game one year in D.C. (Philip Scott Andrews/Roll Call/Getty Images)
«Hakeem Jeffries will be the Speaker of the House, plain and simple,» Larson shot back. «And why? Because he’s demonstrated his leadership and he’s held the most diverse caucus ever assembled in the history of the world together. And that’s what he’s great at, and that’s what it’ll continue to do.»
Larson was also pressed on whether Democrats would distance themselves from candidates or groups accused of holding antisemitic views.
«Will you stand by people if they have antisemitic views?» Pergram asked.
«The people in New York chose the candidates they did,» Larson replied.
When pressed again, Larson said, «Am I against antisemitism? If that’s your question,» making clear he opposed antisemitism while continuing to argue that voters had the right to choose their nominees.
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Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King’s Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The exchange continued as Larson was grilled on the DSA statement that he said called for eliminating the Senate and having the House choose the president and the Supreme Court.
«That’s the DSA,» Larson said. «The people of New York decide who their elected officials are. The people of Connecticut decide who their elected officials are.»
Asked whether that sounded radical, Larson said, «A lot of people sound radical to me. Radical on the left. Radical on the right. What’s your point?»
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«Should you stand out and argue against saying, ‘Hey, we shouldn’t have people, you know, throw out the Senate. Eliminate the Senate? That’s not very American,» Pergram proposed back.
«I don’t think that’s very American either,» Larson said before he disengaged and took questions from another reporter.
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Ministerios de Ambiente y de Agricultura de Costa Rica intensifican charlas sobre el Fenómeno de El Niño en zonas vulnerables
Las autoridades de Costa Rica refuerzan las acciones preventivas frente al Fenómeno de El Niño con una serie de charlas informativas dirigidas a las regiones con mayor riesgo de afectación. El Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE) y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) organizaron siete encuentros en la zona del Pacífico Norte, donde se concentra la mayor exposición a los efectos climáticos adversos previstos para 2026.
Según los organizadores, las jornadas forman parte de la Estrategia Nacional Contingente 2026-2027 y buscan dotar de información actualizada tanto a productores agropecuarios como a representantes de comités locales de emergencia, municipalidades, asociaciones administradoras de acueductos (ASADAs) y otros actores comunales. El enfoque principal radica en la capacitación para la adaptación y la mitigación de impactos en sectores clave como la agricultura, la ganadería, la pesca y la acuicultura.
La meteoróloga Karina Hernández, coordinadora de la Comisión Consultiva Técnica del ENOS (COENOS), explicó que los encuentros permitieron abordar consultas de los participantes, aclarar conceptos y adquirir compromisos para el envío de información adicional, así como el acceso a los pronósticos climáticos mensuales más recientes. “En todas las etapas de las reuniones se atendieron consultas, se explicaron conceptos, se escucharon propuestas, se adquirió el compromiso de enviar información adicional y el acceso a la actualización de los pronósticos climáticos mensuales”, detalló Hernández.
Las primeras charlas se realizaron entre el 25 y el 29 de mayo en localidades seleccionadas de la región de Chorotega y el Pacífico Central. La mayoría de los asistentes se dedica a la ganadería, aunque también participaron productores de melón, arroz, maíz, apicultores, agricultores de naranja y mango, y representantes de sectores pesquero y acuícola. Los especialistas enfatizaron la importancia de la prevención y la adaptación en cada finca para minimizar los posibles daños.
Durante las sesiones, el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) brindó una explicación detallada sobre el comportamiento actual del clima y las particularidades del Fenómeno de El Niño previsto para este ciclo. Los técnicos del MAG ofrecieron recomendaciones específicas para mitigar los efectos en el sector agropecuario, como la elaboración de ensilajes para alimentación animal, la gestión integral del recurso hídrico, la construcción de infraestructura verde para reducir las islas de calor en zonas urbanas y las medidas de hidratación para prevenir enfermedades en trabajadores.
En algunas de las charlas, personal del Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura (INCOPESCA) expuso los posibles impactos sobre la pesca y la acuicultura, además de sugerencias para proteger la calidad del agua en los reservorios destinados al uso agropecuario. Entre las recomendaciones figura la cosecha de agua, el uso de alternativas para almacenar y oxigenar el recurso hídrico, la implementación de peces y sistemas de recirculación para evitar la proliferación de zancudos, así como la utilización de coberturas para reducir la evaporación.
Uno de los ejes destacados fue la asociatividad como mecanismo para acceder a recursos del Instituto de Desarrollo Rural (INDER), con el objetivo de fortalecer la infraestructura de almacenamiento de insumos como el ensilaje. Además, se insistió en la priorización del agua potable para el consumo humano ante la posibilidad de escasez.
La COENOS lleva a cabo sesiones extraordinarias mensuales desde marzo debido al incremento en la vigilancia del Fenómeno de El Niño. La información y la estrategia nacional pueden consultarse en la plataforma habilitada por la Comisión Nacional de Emergencias.
Las próximas actividades están previstas para Santa Bárbara de Heredia, Grecia, León Cortés, Tierra Blanca, San Ramón y Poás, ampliando así la cobertura de capacitación y prevención en todo el país.
“La labor conjunta entre instituciones y comunidades resulta fundamental para enfrentar los desafíos climáticos asociados al Fenómeno de El Niño”, remarcaron los organizadores en el cierre de la última jornada.
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‘Baked to death’: Homan rips media while sharing horrific scenes from border enforcement career
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White House border czar Tom Homan erupted at critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Friday, recalling horrific scenes from his decades in border enforcement — including migrants he said were «baked to death» in a tractor-trailer — as he argued that secure borders save lives.
Homan used the graphic stories during remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., to push back on critics who have accused the Trump administration of being inhumane, arguing instead that tougher border enforcement saves lives by deterring migrants from making dangerous journeys controlled by cartels.
«I want to talk about why I’m pissed off this morning,» Homan told the crowd, arguing that media coverage has falsely portrayed Trump’s immigration policies as cruel or inhumane.
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White House border czar Tom Homan is seen as he holds a press conference along the border wall between San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, Mexico, on Dec. 13, 2025, to announce increased security along the Southwest border. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
«There’s nothing further from the truth,» Homan said. Rather, the border czar said critics have it backward, arguing that lax border enforcement creates the conditions for migrants to be exploited, assaulted or killed by smugglers and cartels. «What President Trump is doing is saving lives,» Homan told the crowd.
He then described one of the most graphic scenes he said he witnessed during his career in border enforcement.
«I’ve stood in the back of a tractor-trailer with 19 dead people at my feet,» Homan told the crowd at the Washington Hilton Friday morning, adding that the victims included a young boy and that they were found in their underwear while trying to escape extreme heat in the back of the truck.
«They all baked to death,» Homan said. «I got to that crime scene. They’re all in underwear, trying to get some relief from the 170 degree heat in the back of a steel truck with no air. Think of the way these people died.»
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Texas Department of Public Safety said about 50 illegal immigrants were found in a junkyard tractor trailer in Webb County and turned over to Border Patrol. Five adult males who initially exited the trailer were apprehended. (Texas DPS)
Homan also said he has spoken with young girls who were raped by cartel members while making the journey to the U.S. border.
«I’ve gotten on my knees to talk to little girls as young as 9 that were raped multiple times by members of a cartel,» Homan said.
«That’s what happens when you have an unsecured border,» he added. «Well, guess what? There’s no little 9-year-old girl right now that everybody’s getting on their knees and talking to. President Trump has closed the border down.»
Homan repeatedly defended Trump personally and politically, saying the president has delivered the «most secure border in the history of this nation» and arguing that the administration’s immigration crackdown is aimed at preventing more deaths, trafficking and cartel exploitation.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda has faced criticism from Democrats and immigrant-rights advocates. (Michael M. Santiago and Nathan Howard / Getty Images)
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«Secure borders save lives,» Homan said near the end of his remarks. «Secure borders protect our national security. No one’s done it better than President Trump. And we ain’t finished yet.»
The remarks came as the Trump administration continues to face criticism from Democrats and immigrant-rights advocates over its mass deportation push, expanded immigration enforcement and efforts to reverse Biden-era border policies. Homan, however, framed the crackdown as a moral necessity, saying the administration is making the country safer while reducing incentives for migrants to place themselves in the hands of criminal cartels.
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