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Posted on · Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer also discuss Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick and Speaker Bonnen proposing a 1 percent sales tax increase to cut property taxes.
Posted on · A day after resigning as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen said she still shares Trump's goal of securing the Mexican border.
Posted on · During her testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, Kirstjen Nielsen was asked about conversations with President Donald Trump as he declared a national emergency at the border.
Posted on · The plan, expected to meet with a swift legal challenge, comes out of talks with Mexican officials. The administration is implementing it first at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry.
Posted on · Only about 9 percent of people are actually granted asylum. The Trump administration says too many migrants make false claims.
Posted on · Construction begins in February on an eight-mile stretch of border wall in the Rio Grande Valley, but some against the wall say they’ve been barred from planning meetings.
Posted on · Pentagon approves a request for additional troops at the southern border, expected to total at least 800 and possibly more than 1,000
Posted on · Here’s a look at the administration’s reunification efforts leading up to Thursday’s deadline, and what’s next for affected families
Posted on · Houston Mayor tweets that the “zero tolerance” policy is ‘inhumane’ and ‘un-American'
Posted on · In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the administration is merely following the law
Posted on · Kirstjen Nielsen also met with Governor Abbott to discuss the post-Harvey recovery
Posted on · With a Cabinet post awaiting a nominee and hundreds of senior government positions unfilled, Trump said he is draining the swamp. Others say he is leaving "substitute teachers" in charge