The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) published an opinion Tuesday telling states that if they receive federal food stamp and Social Security assistance, they are required to report the presence of known illegal immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

States participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs are required to report the presence of illegals to DHS, the opinion states. But it is not just the state or local agencies administering those programs that are required to report to DHS, but rather all agencies in the state, per a 1996 welfare reform law.

According to the Justice Department, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and multiple U.S. territories participate in those programs to the tune of $16.4 billion every year. That means states currently claiming to be “sanctuaries” for illegal aliens like California, New York, and most recently Virginia, will be forced to hand over the information. That should expedite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mass deportation operations.

Nearly every House Democrat voted to kill a constitutional amendment proposal on Wednesday that would have kept the Supreme Court at nine justices.

In a 212-206 vote, with 15 members not voting, the House failed to garner the two-thirds majority needed to pass HJR 1. Known as the “Keep Nine Amendment,” the measure sought to require SCOTUS to “be composed of nine justices.”

The House Judiciary Committee previously cleared the amendment in a party-line vote in June.

Wednesday’s vote came mostly along party lines, with 211 Republicans and Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., voting in favor of the amendment. Meanwhile, 205 Democrats and Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif. — who caucuses with Republicans — voted in opposition.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Tuesday she would “probably not” date a conservative, according to a video interview.

TMZ’s Charlie Cotton asked the New York Democrat on Capitol Hill whether dating across the aisle was something she would ever entertain. She shut the idea down, then softened it.

“I have to say it’s probably not,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “No, you know, it’s not to, you know, no foul to people who do.”

The congresswoman argued the question turns on values rather than party.

“I think a lot of politics sometimes, at least for me, is about values, and being aligned in values I think is tremendously important,” she said.

Cotton also asked whether she would have children while in office. Ocasio-Cortez said parents have told her no moment is ideal.

The agency said it has identified more than 24,000 potential cases of noncitizens on state voter rolls since April 2025

By Megan Barth, September 1, 2026 1:51 pm

The Department of Homeland Security is sending Homeland Security Investigations agents into California and Nevada this week as part of a nine-state “coordinated criminal voter fraud surge” aimed at noncitizens who registered or voted, according to an exclusive report by CNN.

Internal federal guidance reviewed by multiple outlets says HSI offices in Washington, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, and Connecticut will pursue investigative leads, conduct field interviews, and support prosecutions from early September through mid-October. Officials say the work includes cases involving people believed to be noncitizens who registered or cast ballots.

A DHS spokesperson told reporters HSI “is actively rooting out and investigating election fraud wherever it can be found.” The statement added: “We have repeatedly demonstrated that illegal aliens can and do vote in our elections. Under President Trump, HSI is committed to restoring integrity to our election systems and ensuring that American citizens and only American citizens are electing American leaders.”

The agency said it has identified more than 24,000 potential cases of noncitizens on state voter rolls since April 2025.