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Biden to use executive power, allow border wall construction in Texas
About 245,000 illegal entries have been recorded in this region during the current fiscal year.
By Valerie Gonzalez
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US finds reporter is ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia
The designation elevates the case of Evan Gershkovich in the U.S. government hierarchy.
US extends heightened border enforcement during coronavirus
Customs and Border Protection has been sending Mexican and Central American migrants they encounter along the southwestern border back to Mexico in about two hours.
Agency finds private border wall violates Rio Grande treaty
“If the Rio Grande sees significant flooding, this wall will be uprooted, its bollards slammed into homes, businesses, and the dam downstream,” said one activist.
Despite health concerns, border wall construction goes on
The federal government is proceeding with plans for a border wall even as communities where construction is ongoing protest the presence of workers, according to court documents.
FBI reaches out to Sen. Burr over stock sales tied to virus
The outreach suggests federal law enforcement officials may be looking to determine whether the North Carolina Republican exploited advance information when he dumped as much as $1.7 million in stocks in the days before COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the economy.
America should save emergency spending for emergencies
We have the chance to think differently about how Pentagon spending might look different. Let's not waste the opportunity.
By Erica Fein and Mandy Smithberger
Lawmakers fight Trump’s border wall cash grab from DoD
Lawmakers are taking new action in response to the Trump administration’s move to shift $3.8 billion from military programs toward the border wall.
By Joe Gould