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By Chris Boyette, Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, CNN

(CNN) — A chaotic scene erupted early Monday outside a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey, which has been the site of protests, arrests of lawmakers and reports of a labor and hunger strike by detainees.

Protesters were seen blocking unmarked government vehicles and, at some point, were part of a skirmish with armed, masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using gas canisters and batons outside Delaney Hall, a privately owned 1,000-bed facility ICE uses as a detention center in Newark, as shown in video from Freedom News TV and obtained by CNN.

Tensions outside the facility escalated over the weekend and continued into Monday evening as politicians called for oversight after months of accusations of inhumane conditions. Other ICE facilities across the country have also faced accusations of subpar conditions as President Donald Trump’s administration continues a massive nationwide deportation campaign. A recent CNN investigation found that nearly 50 ICE detainees have died since Trump’s return to office, the highest death toll in at least two decades.

The Department of Homeland Security denied the accusations posted by elected officials over the weekend, saying the politicians were “spreading smears about ICE law enforcement and the Delaney Hall ICE facility.”

Here is what we know about the New Jersey facility and why it’s at the center of another wave of protests and allegations of subpar living conditions.

Inhumane conditions lead to hunger strike, reports say

Before clashes between protesters and federal agents took place, a group of detainees at Delaney Hall went on a hunger and labor strike Friday to protest the spoiled food at the facility, just one of many issues they have regularly faced during their detention, said attorneys that represent some of the detainees. Roughly 300 detainees participated in the strike, NJ.com reported.

“The conditions are brutal,” said Selenia Destefani, a managing attorney and CEO of Nova Law Group, which represents multiple people in the facility. “People just sleep on the floor — overcrowded rooms, cold showers, no food, extremely cold in the cells with no blankets. Not sound conditions to live in.”

DHS didn’t directly respond to those accusations when asked for comment, but said in a news release sent to CNN that, “all detainees are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries.”

“Illegal aliens also have acces

By Arit John, CNN

(CNN) — Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist and housing advocate, caught Democrats off guard when she placed first in the March 3 primary for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, despite spending just a few thousand dollars on her campaign.

That surprise quickly turned to alarm as her use of antisemitic tropes in criticizing Israel and her primary rival Johnny Garcia — whose bid for the US House seat has been backed by a pro-Israel group — gained national attention, drawing widespread condemnation from members of both parties.

Now, Tuesday’s runoff election has become for many a referendum on Galindo’s remarks and a test of whether national Democrats, at a time of increasing anti-Israel sentiment in the party base, can stop her. Thanks in part to nearly $1 million in mysterious super PAC spending, Democrats are grappling with the possibility that Galindo could win the nomination — an outcome the party worries could jeopardize their chances in the district and tie them to rhetoric they’ve denounced.

“She does not reflect the values of Democrats, and she certainly doesn’t represent the values of San Antonio,” said Laura Barberena, a locally based Democratic strategist.

Galindo, who denies that her remarks are antisemitic, has attributed her success in the first round of the primary to grassroots support. She raised just $5,344.50 through the end of March — a fraction of what other candidates brought in — according to recent Federal Election Commission filings.

Texas Democrats instead point to an influx of infrequent voters who were drawn in by the competitive US Senate primary between state Rep. James Talarico and US Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

“That brought a lot of untraditional Democratic primary voters that may be not as informed,” said Bert Santibañez, a San Antonio-based Democratic strategist. “They go down the ballot, they see Maureen Galindo — a woman first name, Latino surname — and that gets the nod for them.” (Galindo has a Spanish surname, but has described herself as White.)

Democrats are banking on a smaller but more informed group of voters turning out for the runoff, compared to the primary electorate that narrowly backed Galindo over Garcia by just under 1,200 votes.

“People didn’t have much of an awareness of her more controversial statements and opinions in March, and now they do,” said Katherine Fischer, the executive director of the Texas Majority PAC, who said Garcia is a stronger candidate. “If you’re running for office there’s always a chance, but I think it’s tough for her at this point. I hope it is.”

Much of Galindo’s social media presence ahead of the primary focused on housing policy and criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She posted extensively about her opposition to a plan to fund a new stadium complex for the San Antonio Spurs and said she would support impeaching President Donald Trump and members of his administration, as well as prosecuting ICE agents. Some posts drew on her background as a marriage and family therapist, guiding followers on how to regulate their nervous systems.

But even before the March 3 vote there were signs that she was going beyond criticism of Israel and drifting into antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories. She wrote in December that she wouldn’t accept Israel’s “blood money” and said in January that “Jewish church leadership has a dominant economic and political (& media) power that is very real, harmful, and should be named and criticized.”

She did not change course when she advanced to the runoff. During an interview with Texas Public Radio earlier this month, she claimed that the US is b

By John Towfighi, CNN

New York (CNN) — The S&P 500 on Friday clinched its eighth straight weekly gain, the index’s longest winning streak since 2023. The reasons might sound familiar: strong corporate earnings and AI enthusiasm as investors look past concerns about the war with Iran.

But in the bond market, bad vibes are shaking investors – and could check stocks’ ability to keep climbing. US Treasury yields, which help set interest rates across the economy, are trading at their highest levels in a year. Yields rise when bond prices fall.

Traders now expect the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold in the coming months, with chance of a rate hike later this year, according to CME FedWatch. That’s because the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, oil prices are at four-year highs and inflation expectations are moving higher.

Higher Treasury yields mean more expensive loans and mortgage rates, burdening consumers when sentiment is at record lows, according to the University of Michigan’s long-running survey of consumers.

When Treasury yields rise above one year-highs, “it gets harder for the stock market to ignore; it gets harder for everyone to ignore,” said Rob Williams, chief investment strategist at Sage Advisory. “It affects housing affordability. It affects everything.”

Relentless rally versus rising borrowing costs

Corporate America continues to post strong profits. The S&P 500 is set to post the highest quarterly earnings growth rate since 2021, according to FactSet.

The S&P 500 has clinched 18 record highs this year and is less than 0.5% away from hitting another.

The AI buildout and tax cuts from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” have helped push shares higher, with gains concentrated in technology and AI-related stocks.

The S&P is weighted by market value, meaning the more valuable the company, the more influence it has on the index. Since the war with Iran began, the S&P 500 is up about 8.6%. But across that same time period, an equal-weighted version of the S&P 500 is up less than 1%.

“It’s just an increasingly narrow set of things that are working,” said Jeff Klingelhofer, portfolio manager at investment firm Aristotle. “For now, at least, the market is looking to only those things, and perhaps not appropriately looking towards some of the warning signs.”

Meanwhile, since March 30, the 10-year yield has risen from 4.34% to about 4.56%.

Klingelhofer said he recognizes the tailwinds for stocks, including AI. But he said he was surprised by the way investors are looking past the way higher yields could strain consumers, despite warning signs like auto loan delinquencies.

“I don’t think markets are appropriately focused on all of the potential headwinds,” Klingelhofer said.

Resilient growth versus inflation scare

Bond investors are demanding higher yields to compensate for the risk of inflation sparked by the nearly three-month-old US-Israeli war with Iran and worries about ballooning government debt in some countries.

Meanwhile, “greed” is driving the stock market, according to CNN’s Fear and Greed Index. The index has pointed to “greed” since April 15, when the S&P 500 hit its first record high since the war began.

Treasury yields typically move based on expectations for inflation and economic growth. While inflation is unnerving some investors, economic growth is also a fact

By Patrick Svitek, CNN

(CNN) — Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s uphill battle for renomination from his party reaches its conclusion Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the Texas primary runoffs.

Cornyn’s race against state Attorney General Ken Paxton was considered highly competitive until a week ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly backed Paxton and made him the front-runner for the nomination.

Now, Paxton is shifting gears to the general election, where state Rep. James Talarico awaits as the Democratic nominee. Cornyn has refused to drop out and is still fighting through Tuesday, arguing a Paxton nomination puts Republicans at risk of losing his seat in November.

There are several other notable races on Tuesday’s ballot that show off deep divides inside the two major parties. At stake are the political futures of three Democratic members of the House as well as the direction of one of the most consequential statewide offices.

Here’s what to watch:

Republican runoff for attorney general

With Paxton running for Senate, the attorney general’s seat is open for the first time since 2014. The office is highly influential in the national conservative movement and a stepping stone to higher office in Texas.

There has been a fierce runoff between US Rep. Chip Roy and state Sen. Mayes Middleton. While Trump has not endorsed between the two, they have fought extensively over their pro-Trump credentials.

Middleton, an oil-and-gas heir who is self-funding his campaign, has branded himself “MAGA Mayes” and seized on Roy’s profile as a conservative agitator who has occasionally upset Trump. Middleton has noted that Roy accused Trump of “clearly impeachable conduct” after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, though Roy voted against impeaching Trump.

Roy, who held multiple high-profile legal jobs before joining Congress, has countered that Middleton lacks the experience to serve as the state’s top lawyer. Roy has run ads emphasizing Trump’s visit to Texas last year after catastrophic flooding in which the president said Roy is “not easy, but he’s good.”

“Yeah, I drive a hard bargain,” Roy says in one runoff ad, “because I do what’s right for Texas.”

Some of the president’s allies have sharply escalated their attacks on Roy in recent days. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Trump’s three-time state campaign chairman, has lambasted Roy’s claims of being pro-Trump, while Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz traveled to Texas on Friday to campaign with Middleton.

Democratic runoff for the 18th Congressional District

The national debate over generational change inside the Democratic Party factors heavily into the primary runoff between Reps. Al Green, 78, and Christian Menefee, 38. But it has been a bit more nuanced in this Houston-based district.

While Menefee as pitched himself as a next-generation leader, Green has argued he is more aligned with Democrats’ current desire for a more aggressive approach to Trump. Green has repeatedly sought to impeach Trump, dating back to the president’s first term. He was removed from the House chamber last year and censured after heckling Trump during his

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