Hey folks, Preet here.

Joyce Vance and I are back with a new episode of The Insider podcast.

First, we discuss the politically motivated attack on two Minnesota lawmakers.

The suspect now faces federal and state charges.

Next, we examine the ongoing legal battle over President Trump's deployment of the National Guard and the

U.S. Marines in response to protests in Los Angeles. And finally, the Trump administration is

wavering on whether to exempt farms and hotels from ice raids, even as Trump orders the agency

to step up enforcement in sanctuary cities. our work and get access to full episodes and other subscriber benefits.

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Now on to the show.

By the way, we shouldn't leave this topic in the Western Coast without talking about what happened to Senator Alex Padilla.

I don't know that I need to describe all the facts because, unless you've been under Iraq, you know what happened.

He was at an event in a federal building to which he was escorted by federal agents and officers that was being headlined by Homeland Security

Secretary Christy Noem and he had a question and you know people disagree like this is a

brooder film people have different points of view about whether or not he was acting aggressively

whether he took a step forward there are some people who have taken the middle approach and said, well, the security

officials' actions, when he took a step forward and was not wearing his, you know,

Senate pin and tried to ask a question, they did the right thing by being extra cautious

or taking those precautions and

restraining him and pulling him out of the room, but where they went overboard was bringing

him to the ground and handcuffing him after they repeatedly heard him, you know, had to have

heard him say he was a U.S. Senator, now people lie about their positions.

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