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Capitol Police arrest protesters disrupting budget markup as Cory Booker thanks them for defending Medicaid
More than two dozen protesters were arrested for disrupting the House Energy and Commerce’s budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., thanked those holding court in the hallway.
«Around 2 p.m., 26 people were arrested for illegally demonstrating in the Rayburn House Office Building. They were arrested for 22-1307 Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding. It is against the law to protest inside the Congressional Buildings,» the U.S. Capitol Police Department told Fox News Digital.
Dozens of protesters, many in wheelchairs, filled the halls outside the John D. Dingell Room in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday afternoon, chanting, «No cuts to Medicaid!» Several protesters, who were blocking the entrance to the committee room, were wheeled away and arrested by Capitol police after multiple warnings.
A defiant Booker walked by the budget markup during its first hour and was greeted by the cheers and whistles of those protesting Medicaid cuts. Booker, who spent more than 12 hours protesting President Donald Trump’s agenda on the steps of the U.S. Capitol just two weeks ago, thanked the protesters for showing up to protect Medicaid.
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Demonstrators calling for preservation of Medicaid funding, are removed from the House Energy and Commerce markup of the FY2025 budget resolution in Rayburn building on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
A Capitol police officer confirmed to Fox News Digital that disruptors were arrested for protesting and would be processed and released immediately. Many protesters remained in the hallway during the first few hours of the markup as others were removed for shouting during the representative’s testimonies and subsequently arrested.
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«The audience is supportive that you’re all here and participating. We want you here. You’re part of the process. We want you to be here, but we have to proceed. And the rules of the House, and the law is that – if you’re disruptive, you’ll be removed, and you’re subject to arrest. I don’t make that decision, the Capitol Police does,» Kentucky Republican Rep. Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said following one of several disruptions by protesters.
Inside the budget markup, Democrats and Republicans sparred over rhetoric about Medicaid cuts. Democrats claimed the Republican budget bill would cut vital access to Medicaid, with many representatives sharing stories of their constituents who have benefited from its services. Meanwhile, Republicans accused Democrats of lying to the American people about Medicaid cuts – a word Guthrie deterred his colleagues from using.
«I want to send one very clear message: you’re being lied to. The other side is telling you a lot of things about this legislation. I’m not sure they have read this legislation,» Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., who chairs the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, said.
Republicans mostly avoided the deep cuts to Medicaid pushed by fiscal conservatives in the House Republican Conference, which could serve to benefit moderate Republicans who have fielded relentless attacks from Democrats over potential Medicaid cuts. House Republicans, however, have vowed to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program.
Protesters staked out the House Energy and Commerce’s budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday. (Fox News Digital)
The committee’s budget markup includes increased regulations and program cuts to Medicaid, including tightened address verification requirements, ensuring deceased individuals are not enrolled, more provider screening requirements, removing excess Medicaid payments, revising home equity limits for determining eligibility, prohibiting illegal immigrants from obtaining Medicaid services, ensuring accurate payments, prohibiting funding for gender transition procedures for minors and requirements for states to establish Medicaid community engagement programs.
«This budget does not cut Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security benefits for the Americans who truly need them. We are strengthening and protecting Medicaid for pregnant women, children, individuals with disabilities, low-income seniors and vulnerable families. These Americans will continue to have access to the care they need and deserve. What we are doing is eliminating waste, fraud and abuse,» Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, told the committee.
But despite Republicans’ assurances that the proposed budget does not cut Medicaid, Democrats testified, one after the other, about the threats program cuts pose to Americans.
Protesters disrupted the House Energy and Commerce’s budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday. (Fox News Digital) (Fox News Digital)
«They are cutting this Medicaid care and these Medicaid dollars to pay for tax cuts for Elon Musk and billionaires, so this money isn’t even going towards funding better care for people who are eligible… We are cutting money and health care from people and families who are suffering, to pay for tax cuts for the rich. It is a crime happening in front of the American public right now,» Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said.
The proposed legislation would put a new 80-hour-per-month work requirement on certain able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid, aged 19 through 64.
It would also put guardrails on states spending funds on their expanded Medicaid populations. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed states to expand Medicaid coverage to adults who make up to 138% of the poverty level.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., attend the House Energy and Commerce markup of the FY2025 budget resolution in Rayburn building on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
More specifically, states that provide Medicaid coverage to illegal immigrants could see their federal Medicaid reimbursement dollars diminished, putting more of that cost on the state itself.
The bill would also require states with expanded Medicaid populations to perform eligibility checks every six months to ensure the system is not being abused.
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The Energy & Commerce Committee, which has broad jurisdiction, including over federal health programs, telecommunications and energy, was tasked with finding at least $880 billion in spending cuts to pay for other priorities in Trump’s «big, beautiful bill.»
Guthrie told House Republicans on a lawmaker-only call on Sunday night that the panel had found «north of $900 billion» in savings.
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A miner in Mexico was saved in an «astonishing rescue» after spending nearly two weeks trapped underground, officials said.
A dam breach caused by a structural failure flooded the El Rosario mine in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on March 25, trapping Francisco Zapata Nájera and three co-workers. Zapata Nájera was located on Tuesday by divers, but the rescue teams were unable to reach him through heavily flooded areas until 21 hours later.
«The exceptional members of the Mexican Army’s Emergency Response Battalion, along with the faith and resilience of a miner, made this astonishing rescue possible after 13 days,» Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X. «I’m certain that all Mexicans, every one of us, hold you in our hearts.»
Of the 25 miners present during the accident, 21 escaped immediately. Five days later, rescuers pulled one survivor from a depth of 985 feet.
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Rescue teams transport miner Francisco Zapata Najera after rescuing him during a search for four miners following a collapse at a mine in El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico, on April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)
Sheinbaum confirmed that another miner has been found dead and one more is still missing.
In a video released Wednesday, clapping could be heard from a crowd that gathered as Zapata Nájera was removed from the mine, seeing daylight for the first time this month.
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Rescue teams transport miner Francisco Zapata Najera on a stretcher following his rescue on April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)
His condition was stabilized and he was sent in a Mexican Air Force helicopter to a hospital in Mazatlán, where he will be treated by specialists, officials said.
Mexico’s deadliest mining accident took place in February 2006 at the Pasta de Conchos mine in Coahuila, where an explosion killed 65 workers.
Rescue teams are seen leaving the El Rosario mine on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)
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In August 2022, 10 miners died when the El Pinabete coal mine in Coahuila flooded.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Unearthed clip exposes shocking claim by Newsom’s wife about inmates at violent California prison
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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is getting raked over the coals for comments she made several years ago, suggesting criminals housed in a notorious California prison, which was known for housing violent criminals and death row prisoners, got there by «accident.»
Siebel Newsom’s comments came as she was discussing a tragedy in her younger life at an event in 2016. A few days before her seventh birthday, Siebel Newsom was involved in a fatal golf cart accident that ultimately killed her sister.
«I had to be very raw when we interviewed the young men who were juvenile offenders at San Quentin. I told them about my own loss, where I lost my older sister a few days before my seventh birthday and I blame myself for her death and I share that because they ultimately were accused of committing these violent crimes and sentenced for life, and I think it shocked them that this blonde lady, who was interviewing them, had a similar story – was perhaps in the wrong place at the wrong time – but wasn’t punished the way they were because clearly it was an accident, but theirs was probably an accident too,» Siebel Newsom said when discussing ways to connect with others.
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Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands with wife Jennifer at a Sacramento voting center. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
«Anyways, I share that – I guess – I quite enjoy spending time with people and being real and unmasking and showing them that it’s safe to unmask themselves.»
A spokesperson for Governor Newsom’s wife clarified that the remarks in the 2016 interview with the first partner, were referring to incarcerated individuals for her 2015 documentary «The Mask You Live In.»
The spokesperson did not provide an on-the-record statement but did point Fox News Digital to a social media post from Gov. Newsom’s press office calling out the media for being «focused on running nonstop hit pieces on California’s First Partner,» while the president is «threatening to obliterate a civilization tonight.»
On Tuesday, the same day the clip began going viral on social media, President Donald Trump issued an ominous message on his social media platform Truth Social, indicating «a whole civilization will die tonight,» amid his threat of a looming U.S. attack against Iranian bridges and power plants.
«This is the MAGA distraction machine — in full force,» concluded the social media post, which included news segments criticizing Siebel Newsom on Tuesday.
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom speaks at Planned Parenthood funding bill signing ceremony (Screenshot/Gavin Newsom’s YouTube Page)
However, Siebel Newsom’s resurfaced comments still garnered attention on Tuesday from conservative critics who called the California governor’s spouse out for virtue signaling.
In direct response to Siebel Newsom’s claims that San Quentin inmates got in their position by «accident,» Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., shot back sarcastically: «Yeah, like the time that guy accidentally stabbed that dude 27 times.»
«What the…» commented Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, in a social media post responding to the 2016 remarks.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel-Newsom embrace during a campaign event in support of Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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«She represents everything that is wrong with California,» comedian Adam Carolla added.
«Newsom’s wife’s latest virtue signal is telling San Quentin lifers that she faced zero consequences when her sister was killed because it was an accident, then telling them their life sentences are probably for ‘accidents’ too,» wrote conservative women’s sports activist Riley Gaines. «Peak elite tone-deafness.»
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EN VIVO | Pakistán blindó Islamabad con cientos de efectivos policiales y militares ante las próximas negociaciones de paz
El Ejército pakistaní fue desplegado y se cerraron los accesos clave a la “Zona Roja” de la capital, enclave donde se ubican los principales edificios gubernamentales y diplomáticos
A un día del inicio de las negociaciones entre Estados Unidos e Irán con mediación de Pakistán, el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, expresó su “gran optimismo” sobre la posibilidad de alcanzar un acuerdo de paz y afirmó que el régimen iraní no debería cobrar aranceles a los petroleros que transitan por el estrecho de Ormuz. “Más les vale no hacerlo y, si lo hacen, más les vale dejar de hacerlo ahora mismo”, advirtió.
Por su parte, el líder supremo iraní, Mojtaba Khamenei, sostuvo que la República Islámica no tiene intención de mantener un conflicto armado, aunque remarcó que no cederá en sus intereses. “No renunciaremos a nuestros derechos legítimos bajo ninguna circunstancia y, en este sentido, consideramos el frente de resistencia en su conjunto”, señaló.
Durante la madrugada, Kuwait acusó al régimen iraní de atacar instalaciones “vitales” en su territorio y reclamó el cese “inmediato” de las hostilidades. “El Ministerio de Exteriores expresa la condena y más enérgico repudio de Kuwait a los ataques criminales perpetrados por la República Islámica de Irán y sus agentes, incluidas las facciones, milicias y grupos armados leales a ella”, indicó el comunicado oficial.
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Eyal Harel asumirá el cargo de jefe de la Armada israelí la próxima semana
El vicealmirante Eyal Harel asumirá el cargo de jefe de la Armada israelí la próxima semana, después de que la fecha inicial de traspaso se retrasara debido a la guerra en Irán.
Harel sustituirá al vicealmirante David Saar Salama, quien fue jefe de la Armada durante más de cuatro años.
La fecha inicial de entrega estaba prevista para finales de marzo. Ahora tendrá lugar el jueves, según informaron los militares.
El canciller español instó a su homólogo iraní a entablar negociaciones “de buena fe”
El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores español afirmó haber conversado con su homólogo iraní y haberle instado a negociar de buena fe durante las conversaciones con Estados Unidos en Islamabad.
“Animo a Irán —esto es lo que le transmití al ministro de Asuntos Exteriores iraní— a participar en esas negociaciones y a hacerlo de buena fe”, declaró José Manuel Albares a la prensa, añadiendo que había hablado con su homólogo iraní, Abbas Araghchi, “anteayer” y que también le había pedido que detuviera “todos los lanzamientos de misiles y drones”.
Albares volvió a criticar duramente a Israel por continuar sus ataques contra el Líbano, donde ha estado luchando contra el grupo terrorista Hezbollah, respaldado por Irán.
“El Líbano es una vergüenza para la conciencia de la humanidad. El nivel de violencia, la violación del derecho internacional y del derecho internacional humanitario por parte de Israel es inaceptable”, afirmó Albares.
Israel informó que esta semana eliminó a más de 40 terroristas de Hezbollah en Líbano
Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) informaron que eliminaron a más de 40 de terroristas de Hezbollah en la última semana.
“Anteayer, las fuerzas del equipo de combate de la Brigada 769 identificaron una célula terrorista cerca de las fuerzas operando en el área. Uno de los terroristas fue identificado escondiéndose en los arbustos. Inmediatamente después de la identificación, el terrorista fue eliminado por la Fuerza Aérea, bajo la guía de las fuerzas de la división», informó en un comunicado.
Y siguió: “Durante la eliminación, se identificó y atacó un vehículo que huía del complejo con el resto de la célula terrorista. La Fuerza Aérea continúa asistiendo a las fuerzas de la división en la actividad terrestre y atacó, bajo su guía, un almacén de medios de combate y más infraestructuras terroristas de Hezbollah».
“Solo en la última semana se eliminaron más de 40 terroristas y se destruyeron más de 50 infraestructuras terroristas bajo la guía de la división», concluyó.
Estados Unidos e Irán desembarcan en Pakistán para protagonizar una compleja negociación que permita sellar la paz en Medio Oriente
El vicepresidente de EEUU, JD Vance, y el titular del Parlamento iraní, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, se encuentran mañana para avanzar en un proceso de acuerdo que será escarpado por las profundas diferencias que existen entre Washington y Teherán
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(Desde Washington, Estados Unidos) Los negociadores de Estados Unidos e Irán se encontrarán mañana en Pakistán para iniciar un proceso de negociación que permita terminar la actual guerra en Medio Oriente.
Israel advirtió que Hezbollah utiliza ambulancias con fines militares en medio de la guerra en Medio Oriente
El portavoz militar israelí, Avichay Adraee, acusó a Hezbollah de hacer un “uso militar extensivo” de ambulancias.
En una publicación en X, afirmó: “Israel actuará de conformidad con el derecho internacional contra cualquier actividad militar llevada a cabo por Hezbolla, incluido el uso de instalaciones médicas y ambulancias”.
Murió Kamal Kharrazi, ex canciller iraní y asesor del ex líder supremo Ali Khamenei
El funcionario del régimen falleció el jueves en Teherán a los 81 años como consecuencia de las heridas sufridas en un bombardeo atribuido a Estados Unidos e Israel el 1 de abril
El ex canciller iraní Kamal Kharrazi murió el jueves en Teherán a los 81 años como consecuencia de las heridas sufridas en un bombardeo atribuido a Estados Unidos e Israel el 1 de abril, según autoridades iraníes citadas por las agencias Mehr e ISNA. En el mismo ataque murió su esposa. La muerte también fue confirmada por familiares a la agencia IRNA, que precisaron que ocurrió “unas horas antes de medianoche”.
Zelensky reveló que Ucrania derribó drones iraníes en varios estados de Medio Oriente
El presidente ucraniano afirmó que expertos militares de Ucrania derribaron drones iraníes en varios países de la región. Kiev envió decenas de efectivos antidrones a al menos cuatro naciones de la región tras la ola de ataques de represalia con drones provocada por los operativos estadounidenses e israelíes contra Irán.
“Les mostramos a algunos países cómo trabajar con interceptores. ¿Los destruimos? Sí, lo hicimos. ¿Lo hicimos en un solo país? No, en varios”, declaró Volodimir Zelensky a periodistas. El mandatario explicó que no se trató de una misión de entrenamiento ni de ejercicios, sino de un apoyo directo para la construcción de sistemas de defensa aérea efectivos. “Sí, estaban derribando drones Shahed”, puntualizó, en referencia a los drones iraníes.
Zelenski indicó que las unidades ucranianas permanecerán en la región aun después del acuerdo de alto el fuego de dos semanas alcanzado entre Estados Unidos e Irán. “A cambio de nuestro apoyo y experiencia, recibiremos diversas cosas. En algunos casos, se trata de interceptores para proteger nuestra infraestructura energética; en otros, hay acuerdos financieros”, afirmó, y añadió que Ucrania también podría recibir suministros de petróleo.
El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo prevé una desaceleración del crecimiento regional por el conflicto en Medio Oriente
La entidad internacional calculó una baja en el ritmo de expansión en Asia, alertando sobre riesgos adicionales si la crisis se prolonga y las perturbaciones que afectarán a sectores clave del comercio y la energía
El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo (BAD) advirtió que la guerra en Medio Oriente afectará negativamente a las economías asiáticas este año y el próximo. El organismo pronosticó una desaceleración del crecimiento regional hasta el 5,1%, aunque advirtió que la cifra podría ser menor si el conflicto se prolonga y las perturbaciones persisten.
El jefe del Estado Mayor de las FDI aseguró que ahora Líbano es el principal campo de batalla
El jefe del Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI), teniente general Eyal Zamir, declaró que Líbano se ha convertido en el principal campo de batalla y confirmó que las operaciones continúan en ese frente. “Las FDI están en estado de guerra, no estamos en un alto el fuego. Continuamos luchando aquí en este sector, esta es nuestra zona de combate principal”, afirmó.
Zamir añadió: “En Irán, estamos en un alto el fuego, y podemos volver a luchar allí en cualquier momento, y de una manera muy poderosa”.
Israel reportó que más de 7.500 personas fueron hospitalizadas desde el inicio de la guerra con Irán
Más de 7.500 personas fueron hospitalizadas con heridas relacionadas con la guerra desde el inicio de los combates entre Israel e Irán el 28 de febrero, según datos del Ministerio de Salud de Israel.
En total, 7.527 personas han sido ingresadas; de ellas, 108 permanecen hospitalizadas, dos en estado crítico y 13 en estado grave.
Las cifras incluyen tanto a soldados como a civiles, e incorporan casos de lesiones indirectas, como aquellas sufridas al intentar llegar a refugios.
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