American elections are secure and and there's no evidence non-citizens are voting, says Rep. Morelle

Summary

Congressman Joe Morelle, Democrat of New York and Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee, joins Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to discuss stalled negotiations over Department of Homeland Security funding ahead of a Friday deadline. Morelle argues American elections are secure and that claims of non-citizen voting are unfounded, framing the dispute as a political misdirection aimed at nationalizing elections. He also calls for ICE reforms, including unmasked agents, badges, body cameras, and judicial warrants, and suggests stripping ICE funding from the appropriations bill while funding TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard. The discussion is entirely political and budget-focused, with no market or investment recommendations.

• Morelle responds to Republican arguments on election security and DHS funding.
• He says there is no evidence of widespread fraud or non-citizen voting.
• He accuses the Trump administration of trying to nationalize elections and obtain voter data.
• Democrats seek ICE reforms including unmasking, badges, body cameras, and judicial warrants.
• Republicans reportedly treat the demasking issue as a deal breaker.
• Morelle proposes zeroing out ICE funding in the current bill while funding TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard.
• He says ICE already has funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
• No tradeable securities, assets, or investment theses were discussed.