Dec 20 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Dec 05 Border arrests fall to 45-year low, but deportations soar in Trump’s first year By Elliot Spagat and Jill Colvin, Associated Press After Trump took office, ICE arrests surged 40 percent from the same period a year earlier. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:23 Will Trump’s immigration wishlist derail the DACA deal? By PBS News Hour President Trump stunned Republicans when he reached a deal with Democratic leaders to protect DACA recipients known as "dreamers." But that agreement may be in jeopardy now that the White House has issued its demands, including the building of a… Continue watching
Oct 08 Trump ties border wall, green card overhaul to ‘dreamer’ protection By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Many were policies Democrats have said explicitly are off the table and threaten to derail ongoing negotiations over legislation protecting young immigrants known as "Dreamers."… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 5:40 How ranchers say Trump’s wall would change the border By PBS News Hour Ranchers in Arizona have seen plenty of changes along the southern U.S. border over the years. But they say their biggest concern is not immigration, but a rise in drug and human trafficking. We hear their story in a new… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 9:22 How smugglers stand to profit from Trump’s border wall By PBS News Hour A reinforced border wall was President Trump's signature campaign promise, but following through may not deter drug and human smugglers with so much money at stake. A new multimedia project by USA TODAY NETWORK called "The Wall" explores the complex… Continue watching
Sep 14 House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The massive measure wraps the 12 annual spending bills into one and is the first time in more than a decade that the House has passed all of the appropriations bills in one fashion or the other by Sept. 30,… Continue reading
Sep 14 Poll: 93 percent of Mexicans have ‘no confidence’ in Donald Trump By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Mexicans dislike President Donald Trump. A lot. According to a new poll, just 5 percent of Mexicans trust Trump’s judgment in international affairs. That’s the American leader’s lowest rating among citizens of more than three dozen nations polled… Continue reading
Aug 31 Trump administration awards contracts for prototypes of concrete border wall By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has taken another step toward building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, even as funding for the project remains in question. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday it will award contracts to… Continue reading
Aug 30 House GOP plans to cut disaster aid fund likely won’t survive Harvey By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press The disaster relief cut was proposed to finance President Trump's border wall well before Harvey. The politically bad optics are sure to lead lawmakers to do an about face, though that would create a money crunch in homeland security accounts. Continue reading