Jim Himes

Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."

7/ These strikes might be fulfilling the macho MAGA warrior ethos, but at the end of the day they’re bad policies that weaken our ability to actually restrict the supply of narcotics in the United States.

6/ That kind of diplomatic damage is going to have an incalculable long-term impact on our ability to counter drug trafficking. But strengthening those partnerships doesn’t include explosions for Hegseth to brag about online, so I guess he doesn’t think it’s worth his time.

5/ We have many close partners in the region who work with us every day to stop narcotics flowing north. Colombia just recalled its ambassador from Washington due to escalating tensions around tariffs and these strikes.

4/ Setting aside the law, and assuming (generously) that the Admin is correct that these individuals are all trafficking drugs, there is still much more to be gained by interrogating them about their organizations and operations than by killing them.

3/ Instead, over the weekend the admin repatriated two survivors of a strike rather than risk litigating the legality of the attack. They were transferred so quickly, I doubt they were even questioned.

2/ Despite claims from the Administration, there is no legal authority for these strikes. The US can’t arbitrarily kill people on suspicion of crimes. If we have concrete evidence that there are drug traffickers on these boats, they should be arrested and tried in court.

1/ There have been at least seven strikes in the Caribbean against what the Administration calls ‘narco-terrorists.’ These killings are illegal and a terrible way to stop drugs entering our country. My thoughts:

The Comey indictment is one of the most sickening abuses of power in the history of the DOJ. Trump is using every tool available to get vengeance on his political rivals. It’s corruption plain and simple— our country deserves better.

Rep. Jim Himes: "Having the Defense Department kill alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is illegal...These folks are committing murder — murder defined as killing without a legal basis. I am mystified over why the rest of the chain of command is quite comfortable with it."

Himes: ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air because Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, didn’t like some things Kimmel said..

I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.

This is a lie. And if he's confused, the President should ask Secretary Rubio, who helped lead the bipartisan Senate investigation that unanimously concluded that there was no evidence of politicization in the intelligence community's behavior around the 2016 election.

77 degrees, 0 humidity, cloudless skies.

Paradise.

Best way to the airport in DC

You know what people are forgetting about this whole Epstein mess?

Trump and his acolytes are taking away healthcare from 17 million Americans.

Proud to be on the Floor standing with Leader Jeffries as he does all he can to explain this horrendous bill to the American people. He started talking in the dark of night when the GOP was hoping to pass it.

If this is such a Beautiful bill, why did Republicans in the House ranging from the most moderate (Fitzpatrick) to the cringiest conservative (Massie) just spend 14 hours straight trying to kill it?

The House is totally frozen right now.

Even Republicans know that adding $4 trillion to the national debt while kicking 17 million people off health insurance just to give tax breaks to rich people is

A BAD IDEA.

According to the Constitution we are both sworn to defend, my attention to this matter comes BEFORE bombs fall. Full stop.

The Marine Corps is the most lethal fighting force on the planet. They are trained in killing and destruction, not law enforcement.

Their presence in LA is unnecessary and escalatory.

Trump is looking for a bloody fight and seems determined to fan the flames til he gets it.

Disgusting. What a profound misunderstanding of what our country and this institution stands for.

Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new name aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship.

At the core of MAGA is a deep insecurity about one’s own manhood and sexuality. That’s why all the muscle displays, military cosplaying and school yard bullying.

Imagine any icon of manliness from Marcus Aurelius to Gary Cooper doing this BS. You can’t. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Thank you #Trumbull for a wonderful Memorial Day ceremony and parade! Seems like the whole town turned out to remember our fallen.

The Republican budget bill will throw millions of Americans off Medicaid and take food from about 40 million Americans, all so that the Top 1% can get HUGE tax benefits.

And it adds $3 trillion to our debt.

Voting no is a no-brainer.

Hung out with the Eastern Middle School 8th graders this morning.

The selfie game is strong with these ones.

"What the president, the administration, and the director of national intelligence were saying...is the exact opposite of what the intelligence community, which purportedly the director of national intelligence runs, was actually saying." @jahimes.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:

I’m talking with Congressman @jahimes.bsky.social at 2:30 pm ET on Substack Live about the latest breaking news on DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s misrepresentations about the Maduro regime’s ties to Tren de Aragua (TDA).

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This report, now declassified so you can read it for yourself, says that the intelligence community DOES NOT believe that Venezuela directs Tren de Aragua.

The President said otherwise.

Tulsi Gabbard, who runs the IC, said otherwise.

Himes: We’re negotiating with the Russians apparently right now over Ukraine, right? Is it possible that our negotiating position is on that Signal chat? Yes, it is. So anyway, it’s Christmas morning in Beijing, Moscow… because of the lack of operational security that these guys are showing.

I don’t remember this pitch during the campaign.