[dropcap]U[/dropcap].S. President Donald Trump will sign legislation calling for limited barrier construction along the border with Mexico, but at the same time declare a national emergency to build more of the wall he wants to thwart illegal immigration, the White House said Thursday. Trump’s signature on a 1,159-page bill will prevent another partial government […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON — “I will build a great wall,” declared Donald Trump in announcing he was running for president in June 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.” A wall at the U.S.-Mexico became Trump’s signature promise — a […]
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]anafort “intentionally made multiple false statements to the FBI, the (office of special counsel) and the grand jury concerning matters that were material to the investigation,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson said behind closed doors in the District of Columbia’s U.S. District Court on Wednesday. Judge Jackson determined that Manafort breached his plea agreement with […]
U.S. congressional negotiators have reached a deal, in principle, to fund the government and avoid another government shutdown at the end of the week. The bipartisan group has not made the details public, but congressional aides said the agreement includes about $1.4 billion to build 88 kilometers of new fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]