Tipsheet: Nation braces with Trump set to begin ICE raids

View in your browser     Nation braces with Trump set to begin ICE raids BY BRETT SAMUELS The specter of sweeping immigration raids this week in several major cities has sparked unrest among advocates and Democrats as the Trump administration escalates its efforts to deport those in the country illegally.  The operation, expected to begin Sunday, fulfills a pledge from President Trump, who earlier this month vowed the raids would commence after delaying them for a few weeks. Read the full story here     Warren pledges to create commission to investigate 'crimes committed by the United States against immigrants' BY RACHEL FRAZIN Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Saturday that she will create a commission to investigate "crimes committed by the United States against immigrants" if she is elected president. Read the full story here     Warren travels country to build primary momentum BY AMIE PARNES Elizabeth Warren is sticking out in the Democratic field by spending a considerable amount of time campaigning across the country — rather than focusing her efforts on Iowa, New Hampshire and the other two earliest voting states. Read the full story here     Castro: 'We should break up ICE' BY TAL AXELROD White House hopeful Julián Castro called for the end of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Saturday ahead of an expected operation to deport thousands of migrant families.  Read the full story here       The Memo: Buttigieg makes new pitch to attract black voters BY NIALL STANAGE Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Saturday that she will create a commission to investigate "crimes committed by the United States against immigrants" if she is elected president. Read the full story here     Trump nominees meet fiercest opposition from Warren, Sanders, Gillibrand BY REID WILSON   The senators who are most likely to reject President Trump's nominees are the very ones who want to challenge him in 2020. Read the full story here     Trump knocks Mueller after deal struck for him to testify BY TAL AXELROD President Trump knocked former special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday and Saturday after he struck a deal with the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees to give extended testimony. Read the full story here     Social media summit highlights partisan approaches on tech BY HARPER NEIDIG AND EMILY BIRNBAUM Washington's escalating scrutiny of Silicon Valley is putting into stark contrast the different approaches Democrats and Republicans are taking toward reigning in the massive tech giants. Read the full story here     Inslee says he'll ask soccer player Megan Rapinoe to be secretary of State BY RACHEL FRAZIN  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said Saturday that if he is elected president, he will ask soccer player Megan Rapinoe to be his secretary of State.   Read the full story here     Feds warns UFO enthusiasts against storming Area 51: The military 'stands ready' BY ARIS FOLLEY  The Air Force gave a word of caution to the thousands of people planning to storm Area 51 in Nevada later this year, warning the UFO enthusiasts that the military “stands ready to protect America and its assets.” Read the full story here     Ocasio-Cortez's racism charge shows Pelosi at risk of being devoured by the revolution BY JONATHAN TURLEY Opinion | This week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) discovered the greatest peril of unleashing a revolution: The transformation from revolutionary to reactionary is always just one political cycle away.  Read the full story here     Americans do not support Trump's ICE raids BY MARSHALL FITZ Opinion | You wouldn’t know it from watching cable news or listening to the conversation in Washington, DC., but the immigrants being mistreated in detention facilities or targeted by ICE raids have a powerful ally: the American people. And that’s important to remember this weekend. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Some border facilities nearly empty while conditions in others remain dire BY NICK MIROFF In the weeks since Mexico started an immigration crackdown, the migration wave that built up through the spring has been disrupted. But the decline has been uneven: Some U.S. detention facilities near El Paso are nearly empty, but crisis levels and squalid conditions remain in the lower Rio Grande Valley.  Read the full story here     Reuters: 2020 Democratic hopefuls: party needs to embrace progressive ideals, not Trump voters BY JARRETT RENSHAW Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren told a room full of liberal activists on Saturday that the party needs to fully embrace polices such as higher taxes on the wealthy, wiping out student loan debt and criminal justice reform if they want to win the White House. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Top Ocasio-Cortez aide becomes a symbol of Democratic division BY CATIE EDMONDSON From his perch as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti has waged war on fellow Democrats. The party leadership has had enough. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Leaked UK memo says Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama BY AP STAFF A newspaper in Britain has published more leaked memos from Britain’s ambassador in Washington, despite a police warning that doing so might be a crime. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Huawei plans extensive layoffs in the US BY DAN STRUMPF Cuts are expected to affect workers at U.S.-based R&D subsidiary Futurewei Technologies. Read the full story here   Did a friend forward you this email? 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