What reporters say happened Video and multiple news reports say Representative Seth Moulton invited a teenager with an expired visa to the State of the Union. The guest was in the House gallery with other visitors. Reporters noticed a heavy law enforcement presence and later footage shows staff leading the guest out of the chamber. Those are the basic facts as presented on video and in press accounts. The social posts that set things in motion Online posts flagged the guest and a Department of Homeland Security account tweeted about the person’s prior detention last year. According to reporting, Moulton’s chief of staff checked the tweet and then escorted the guest out of the gallery. The social media posts drove the next moves. That is how a public event turned into a short crisis of attention. https://twitter.com/ItsVictorNieves/status/2027160339586904359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2026468219557441843 Who the players are Representative Moulton is a Democrat from Massachusetts. Reports name his chief of staff, Neesha Suarez, as the staffer who escorted the guest. The guest has been identified by media as Marcelo Gomes DaSilva, who at times last year had an expired student visa. The roles are straightforward: a lawmaker invited a guest, staff moved the guest after a…

What happened Members of the Minnesota Freedom Caucus filed articles of impeachment against Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison this week. They say state leaders ignored or covered up large-scale fraud tied to pandemic-era relief and social services. Lawmakers point to whistleblower claims, internal agency complaints, and public reports that put the suspected losses in the hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. Those are serious accusations. The representatives who filed the papers say lawmakers must use impeachment to force answers when standard oversight tools fail. The allegations in plain language At the center of the complaints are claims about the Feeding Our Future program and other aid channels that sent money to needy families. Federal investigators have cited large sums missing or misused, and some media reporting has linked portions of that money to criminal networks. State employees say they raised alarms and faced pushback, including monitoring and retaliation. Those claims are framed as both financial mismanagement and a failure to protect whistleblowers. None of this is settled law yet. Impeachment is a political remedy that aims to compel fact-finding on big questions. How the process works and what comes next If the Minnesota House approves articles…