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Troops on the border: ‘We have to adapt every night to every scenario’

For New Hampshire National Guard members deployed to the Texas border, securing 1 1/2 miles along the Rio Grande is logistically, emotionally hard.

By Annmarie Timmins, New Hampshire Bulletin

2 weeks ago

Russian disinformation is on immigration. The real target is Ukraine.

Russian state media and online accounts tied to the Kremlin have spread misleading and incendiary content about U.S. immigration and border security.

By David Klepper

3 months ago

This week in Congress: US Senate debates Pentagon spending bill

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 20.

6 years ago

Border Patrol gets its first female chief

Carla Provost moved from acting to official chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection announced.

By Jessie Bur

6 years ago

California’s border wall challenge hinges on jurisdiction

At issue before a three-judge panel in Pasadena, California, is a 2005 law that gave the Homeland Security secretary broad authority to waive all legal requirements, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act.

6 years ago

Trump says he has ‘no problem’ shutting down government

Trump's suggestion puts him at odds with members of his own party in Congress, where many Republicans are facing tough re-election fights this November.

6 years ago

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

President Donald Trump said Sunday he’d be willing to shut down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for changes he seeks to the U.S. immigration system, including building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

6 years ago

Lawmakers rip ‘unwise’ use of military lawyers in border crisis

U.S. lawmakers want to reverse a decision to send military lawyers to help prosecute immigration cases.

6 years ago

Border Patrol union head calls National Guard deployment ‘a colossal waste of time’

The head of the Border Patrol union has called the deployment of National Guard soldiers to the border a waste of time, saying the soldiers are duplicating, not adding to, agents' efforts.

6 years ago

House panel adopts $716 billion defense authorization plan

The budget bill -- which will set hundreds of defense policies for next fiscal year -- was approved after more than 14 hours of debate.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

6 years ago

Senator questions pay, benefits status for guardsmen serving on southern US border

Illinois Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a critic of the mission, said troops need clarity on how the duty will affect their military benefits and related issues.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago

Five big questions for Jim Mattis on Capitol Hill this week

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis heads to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a review of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2019 budget request.

6 years ago