[dropcap]U.S.[/dropcap] President Donald Trump signaled Thursday he could soon declare a national emergency and tap military construction money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border that he has been unable to convince Congress to provide direct funding for. Trump landed in McAllen, Texas, for a firsthand look at efforts to thwart illegal immigration […]
Ex-LSU player Matt Branch was severely injured in an unusual incident in a rural area of Mississippi late last month while out on an annual duck-hunting trip with his buddies, it was reported on Facebook earlier this month. Branch and his hunting partners were loading up in their Ford Ranger to make a short move […]
[dropcap]U[/dropcap].S. counterterrorism officials are sticking by their assessment that terror groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida are not actively trying to sneak operatives into the country from Mexico, despite claims by the White House and Homeland Security officials that “the threat is real.” “We do not see any evidence that ISIS or other Sunni terrorist […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing hard to portray the southern border with Mexico as an imminent “humanitarian and national security crisis” to win support for border wall funding in a fight with lawmakers that has brought the country to an 18-day partial government shutdown. Trump is set to make that case […]