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(L) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: Rev. Dr. Leslie Copeland-Tune, Associate General Secretary of the National Council of Churches USA, looks on as U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during livestreamed sit-in against the GOP funding plan on the steps of the House of Representatives on April 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 8-hour livestreamed discussion was intended to bring attention to the Republican budget bill and according to statements will “…gut Medicaid, food assistance and basic needs programs that help people, all to give tax breaks to billionaires. Given what's at stake, these could be some of the most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations." (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) / (R) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a sit-in protest against a Republican budget plan on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2025. The members of Congress were joined by several hundred supporters as they live-streamed their protest against a GOP budget plan which seeks to progress President Donald Trump's policies, including possible cuts to Medicaid. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Booker And House Minority Leader Jeffries Shout From Capitol Steps To Denounce GOP Budget Reconciliation Bill

On Sunday, House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Cory Booker, also a Democrat, staged a livestreamed anti-Trump sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps — protesting Republicans’ push to pass a budget reconciliation bill that would cut nearly $1.5 trillion in federal overspending.

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(L-Top) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks at a news conference on the Trump Administration's planned cuts to the Social Security Administration at the Capitol on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. The news conference comes a day after Frank Bisignano, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration, testified before the Senate Finance Committee and faced questions over proposed DOGE cuts and the agency's ability to process and distribute benefit checks. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Sen. Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien from El Salvador who was deported back to his home country after being deemed a MS-13 member by the government. (Photo via: AP News)/ (R-Top) screenshot of a post from the White House's official X account. (Photo via: X) / (R-bottom) El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele smiles during the inauguration of the Key Institute, a private institution of higher education specializing in engineering and science in San Salvador on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

Salvadoran President Mocks Democrat Sen. Van Hollen’s Visit, WH Asserts That Abrego Garcia Is ‘Never Coming Back’

Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, publicly ridiculed Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen’s meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia via social media late on Thursday. Shortly thereafter, the White House issued a statement on X, firmly asserting that the Salvadoran illegal alien is “never coming back.”

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