India, Jan. 16 -- A tense encounter at a White House press briefing on Thursday, January 15, saw Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt use sharp words to criticize journalist Niall Stanage, who pressed her with tough questions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Leavitt proceeds to call him a "left-wing hack" as Stanage calls the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross's shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis "reckless."

Niall Stanage is an associate editor at The Hill. He has covered U.S. politics for decades and contributed to media outlets such as The Guardian, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal before joining The Hill. He is known for his on-the-ground reporting from Washington and for asking probing questions during White House...