Newly Elected Democrat Vows To “Tear ICE Up”
Torn Democratic flag burning amid flames and embers.
DEMOCRAT BOMBSHELL

A deep-blue Houston special election just handed Democrats another vote in Congress—and the winner is already promising to “tear ICE up from the roots” while targeting President Trump’s team.

Quick Take

Democrat Christian Menefee won the Jan. 31, 2026, runoff for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, filling the seat left vacant after Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death.
The result tightens the U.S. House margin to 218-214, giving Republicans little room for defections on party-line votes.
Turnout was low in the runoff, and the district is heavily Democrat, limiting how much the result signals broader statewide political momentum.
Menefee publicly vowed to oppose President Trump’s agenda and called for aggressive actions on immigration enforcement agencies and DHS leadership.