Border County Urges Abbott to Back Creation of Texas Division of Homeland Security

Kinney County officials say Texas must do more to protect its border with Mexico, in light of federal government inaction. Officials from a Texas county bordering Mexico are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special session to reconsider a bill establishing a Texas division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Kinney County

Trump Using New York Trial to Delay Documents Case, Smith Says

Both cases prosecuted by the special counsel will miss their original trial dates. Special counsel Jack Smith argues in a court filing on April 14 that former President Donald Trump is using his criminal trial in New York to delay his federal documents case. “Following their pattern, the defendants responded to the Court’s deadline by

Biden Admin Confirms Afghan Suicide Bomber Was Freed From Prison Abandoned During US Withdrawal

The Biden administration on Monday confirmed that the Afghan suicide bomber who killed more than a dozen U.S. service members at the Kabul airport in 2021 had been freed from a prison abandoned during the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul (R., Texas) in a Monday statement said a

Biden Urges Tripling Tariffs on Chinese Steel, Aluminum in Swing State Pennsylvania

During his visit to the United Steelworkers headquarters, the president pledged to increase the existing 301 tariff rate. PITTSBURGH—President Joe Biden on April 17 called for dramatically higher tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China, a move likely aimed at pleasing blue-collar voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania before the 2024 election. The