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Democrats demand answers after Jimmy Kimmel blackout from Nexstar and Sinclair media companies

The comedian returned to late-night television on Tuesday, but many viewers in markets with Nexstar or Sinclair Broadcasting-owned ABC stations were unable to see the show.

95 Democrats vote to honor far-right activist Charlie Kirk in House resolution

They joined 215 Republicans in doing so, and some Democrats said privately that they feared violence if they voted against the measure.

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparks congressional investigation

Rep. Robert Garcia is investigating why the comedian’s popular late-night show was pulled after the FCC commissioner threatened ABC over the host’s speech.

LGBTQ+ members of Congress demand Marco Rubio restore queer human rights violation tracking

U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia, Julie Johnson, and Sarah McBride led a letter questioning the secretary of state's decision to omit dangers faced by LGBTQ+ people around the globe.

BREAKING: White House leans on GOPers in Congress to withhold Epstein files, says Rep. Robert Garcia

"What is Donald Trump hiding?" the gay California Democrat said.

Andry Hernández Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'

“I want the world to know that being Venezuelan is not a crime,” the gay makeup artist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.

Trump’s ‘dictator-like’ D.C. takeover is an assault on democracy, critics warn

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s non-voting representative in Congress, condemned Trump’s move as “a federal power grab against the will of D.C.’s elected leadership.”

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Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole

The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.

Influential Democrats condemn Donald Trump’s ‘dictator-level’ takeover of nation’s capital

Leading lawmakers are raising deep concerns after the president painted a dark picture of Washington, D.C.

Andry Hernández Romero explains how he survived CECOT after the U.S. government disappeared him

Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.

As Trump faces escalating Epstein scandal, Marjorie Taylor Greene targets drag queens

After a report linked Donald Trump to a lewd Jeffrey Epstein note, the Georgia Republican tried to shift focus to drag queens, Pride, and trans people.

Gay U.S. Rep Robert Garcia elected top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee

Democrats voted to make the California congressman the ranking member on the Republican-led investigative committee.

New York’s Ritchie Torres donates to Andry Hernández Romero fund demanding freedom for gay asylum-seeker

The Democratic congressman is using his influence and bank account to call attention to the Venezuelan makeup artist disappeared by Trump to a mega prison in El Salvador.

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Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.

Coalition of 52 Democrats push for proof of life for deported gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia told The Advocate.

Supreme Court halts Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under Alien Enemies Act

Deporting people this way “surely does not pass muster,” the justices wrote.

Trump’s DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants fight for citizenship

Immigrants are being disappeared and their rights defied in court while DHS weighs a game show—and sells citizenship to the rich.

Kristi Noem won’t say if gay asylum-seeker deported to El Salvador’s ‘hellhole’ prison is still alive

The Trump Homeland Security secretary wouldn’t consider Rep. Robert Garcia’s request to provide Andry Hernandez Romero’s mom with an update on her son.

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Gay Democratic rising star Robert Garcia eyes House Oversight Committee leadership role

Inside the Oversight Committee, Garcia has carved out a role as one of the most consistent and unapologetic critics of right-wing extremism.