Congressional-Obstruction

ICE arrests Newark Mayor during congressional oversight visit to detention facility

| Importance: 10/10

ICE agents arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on May 9, 2025, while he attempted to join three Democratic members of Congress conducting an oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention center. Over 20 armed ICE officers surrounded and arrested Baraka on public property after he had already left …

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Trump Declares Total War on Congressional Oversight: "We're Fighting All the Subpoenas"

| Importance: 9/10

President Donald Trump explicitly declares blanket resistance to congressional oversight, stating “We’re fighting all the subpoenas” and dismissing House Democrats as not “impartial people.” This systematic escalation represents an unprecedented challenge to legislative …

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Refuses Congressional Demand for Trump Tax Returns

| Importance: 8/10

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defied a congressional request by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, refusing to provide six years of President Trump’s tax returns. Mnuchin claimed the request ’lacks a legitimate legislative purpose’, marking an unprecedented …

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