AUTO INDUSTRY/BORDER/DRUGS/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump eased off his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, instead giving Mexico a ‘one-year warning’ and threatening to first impose auto tariffs before closing the border. ‘The only thing frankly better, but less drastic than closing the border, is to tariff the cars coming in,’ he told […]
Category: Border
4/4/2019
AUTO INDISTRY/BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border to all trade would have an almost immediate and devastating impact on U.S. automotive and auto parts production and employment. The North American auto industry is highly integrated, and U.S. producers rely on over $113 billion in automotive and parts imports and nearly $36 billion in […]
4/4/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey softened his stance on a possible U.S.-Mexico border closure after meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-3-19], saying he would support Trump if he opted for a shutdown but hoped any closure would be ‘as short as possible.’ The Oval Office meeting came two days after […]
4/3/2019
BORDER/GOP/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His border shutdown went from imminent to uncertain. A major health care push was declared and then delayed. Funding cuts were inserted in his proposed budget and just as quickly taken out. President Donald Trump has been exploring the art of the climb-down. Trump pivoted on two big policy fronts this week, […]
4/3/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress must get together and immediately eliminate the loopholes at the Border! If no action, Border, or large sections of Border, will close. This is a National Emergency!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 3, 2019 8:45 am […]
4/3/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JARED KUSHNER/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even as President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the southern border, his administration is quietly working on a plan to expand some forms of legal immigration into the U.S. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been working for months on a proposal that could increase the number of […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s senior economic aides are scrambling to impress upon him the potentially dire economic costs of his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two people familiar with the matter. Both Kevin Hassett and Larry Kudlow, the president’s top economic advisers, have shared papers and data with Trump […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/ECONOMY/MEXICO/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-2-19] that shutting down the U.S.-Mexico border could have a dire impact on the economy, but contended that the move was about national security, and ‘that’s more important than trade.’ Trump threatened last week to close the southern border if Mexico did not do more to […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [4-2-19] he was prepared to close the U.S. southern border if necessary but that Mexico has apprehended thousands of people in recent days and its actions have made a big difference in the immigration situation. Trump threatened on Friday [3-29-19] to close the border with Mexico […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘I haven’t seen any Democrats down here at the Border working with us or asking to speak to any of us. They have an open invitation. We are getting overrun, our facilities are overcapacity. We are at an emergency crisis.’ Art Del Cueto, National Border Patrol Council.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 2, […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After many years (decades), Mexico is apprehending large numbers of people at their Southern Border, mostly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. They have ALL been taking U.S. money for years, and doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for us, just like the Democrats in Congress!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 2, 2019 9:41 am […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, in his most recent rebuke of Central American nations for what he says is their failure to address the issue of migration, announced plans to cut off aid to three nations — Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — known as the Northern Triangle. Critics of the cuts say they […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/ECONOMY/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump acknowledged Tuesday [4-2-19] that closing the southern border with Mexico could damage the United States economy, but said protecting America’s security was more important than trade. In remarks from the Oval Office, Mr. Trump reiterated his threat to shut the border if Mexico, America’s third largest trading partner, cannot restrict […]
4/2/2019
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/GOP/HEALTHCARE/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/POLICE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “We have the border. We have, if you look at it, we have the immigration but we have a lot — we have the crime. We have the police. We have the military. We have so much. They have health care right now. We have to take that away from them. We take […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/DHS/GOP/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is thrusting his hard-line posture on immigration back to the fore this week, with plans for a Friday [4-5-19] trip to the southern border and possible new executive actions to restrict border crossings. But days after Trump renewed his long-standing threat to shut down the southern border entirely, even […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the 2020 presidential election gets into full swing, President Donald Trump is focusing on one of his favorite topics: immigration. Over the past several days, the president has warned he’ll cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Central American nations where migrants come from, and he threatened to seal off the entire southern […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Donald Trump has renewed his threats to shut down the southern US border, officials in his administration are nervously watching his Twitter feed. Trump has been repeatedly warned by officials that shutting down the US-Mexico border could result in billions of dollars in economic losses, destabilize border towns and cities, […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump could initiate chaos and grave economic disruption by finally making good on his threat to slam shut the southern border, yet he’s clearly tempted to do it anyway. Such a dramatic gesture would fulfill many of Trump’s most fundamental short-term political goals and indulge a domineering personality and a […]
4/1/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats, working with Republicans in Congress, can fix the Asylum and other loopholes quickly. We have a major National Emergency at our Border. GET IT DONE NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2019 7:13 am […]
3/30/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico must use its very strong immigration laws to stop the many thousands of people trying to get into the USA. Our detention areas are maxed out & we will take no more illegals. Next step is to close the Border! This will also help us with stopping the Drug flow from […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/DEFENSE/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security has requested assistance from the Defense Department to mount approximately 218 miles of new and replacement barriers along the US-Mexico border, according to documents released by the Sierra Club, a grassroots environmental organization. In a February 25 memo to the Defense Department, the Department of Homeland Security […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/FOREIGN AID/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [3-29-19] that there would be a ‘very good likelihood’ that he would seal off the United States border with Mexico next week, even as he moved to punish Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador for migrant caravans by cutting off all foreign aid to the countries. […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [3-29-19] repeated his threat to close down the border between the United States and Mexico, but this time he noted he would act next week if Mexico doesn’t step up…Trump, in Florida on Friday afternoon, said he could close the border to trade for a ‘long time’ […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [3-29-19] threatened to close the U.S-Mexico border next week if Mexico does not stop undocumented immigrants from coming into the United States, later adding that he’s ‘not playing games’ with his warning. But a senior administration official undermined the president’s threat, saying the Department of Homeland Security […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week. This would be so easy for Mexico to do, but they just take our money and ‘talk.’ Besides, we lose so much money with them, especially when you add in drug trafficking etc.), that the Border closing would be a good thing!” […]
3/29/2019
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….through their country and our Southern Border. Mexico has for many years made a fortune off of the U.S., far greater than Border Costs. If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 29, 2019 10:37 […]
3/28/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump criticized Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Thursday [3-28-19] for accepting monetary aid from the United States but doing nothing in return, a day after his homeland security secretary struck what she described as a historic agreement with three of those same countries to help strengthen security on […]
3/28/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have a National Emergency at our Southern Border. The Dems refuse to do what they know is necessary – amend our immigration laws. Would immediately solve the problem! Mexico, with the strongest immigration laws in the World, refuses to help with illegal immigration & drugs!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 28, 2019 […]
3/27/2019
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “The House failed Tuesday [3-26-19] to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a congressional resolution aimed at halting his emergency declaration for the southern border. The battle continues in the courts where opponents of the wall, including the American Civil Liberties Union and 20 states, are challenging Trump’s authority to declare a national […]
3/26/2019
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to the House Republicans for sticking together and the BIG WIN today on the Border. Today’s vote simply reaffirms Congressional Democrats are the party of Open Borders, Drugs and Crime!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 26, 2019 4:31 pm […]
3/26/2019
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “The House failed on Tuesday [3-26-19] to override President Donald Trump’s veto of legislation blocking his national emergency declaration at the border, capping off a months-long congressional battle over the president’s signature issue. Fourteen Republicans joined all Democrats on the 248-181 vote, far short of the two-thirds majority needed to overturn the […]
3/26/2019
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO/WALL: “The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday [3-26-19] failed to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, leaving in place the ‘national emergency’ he declared last month to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall that Congress has not funded. Democrats who control the House did not attract enough Republican support, falling some […]
3/25/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION: “Congress’s vote to deny the crisis on the southern border is a vote against reality. It’s against reality. It is a tremendous national emergency. It is a tremendous crisis. Last month, more than 76,000 illegal migrants arrived at our border. We’re on track for a million illegal aliens to rush our borders. People hate […]
3/15/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I’d like to thank all of the Great Republican Senators who bravely voted for Strong Border Security and the WALL. This will help stop Crime, Human Trafficking, and Drugs entering our Country. Watch, when you get back to your State, they will LOVE you more than ever before!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “The Senate delivered a high-profile rebuke to President Donald Trump over his signature agenda issue Thursday [3-14-19] when 12 Republicans joined Democrats to overturn the President’s national emergency border declaration. The vote was 59-41, an overwhelming vote against the President’s executive action. Lawmakers don’t have enough votes, however, to override a certain […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration may send a volunteer emergency response team to assist with security and humanitarian efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to four current and former officials briefed on the discussions. With border arrest numbers on the rise, the Trump administration has been ‘casting about’ for ways to devote additional resources […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate delivered a stunning bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump on Thursday [3-14-19] when 12 Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the president’s national emergency declaration. In a 59-41 vote, the Senate approved a House passed-resolution to block Trump from funding his border wall without congressional approval. The GOP revolt will […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “I look forward to VETOING the just passed Democrat inspired Resolution which would OPEN BORDERS while increasing Crime, Drugs, and Trafficking in our Country. I thank all of the Strong Republicans who voted to support Border Security and our desperately needed WALL!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 2:43 pm […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A vote for today’s resolution by Republican Senators is a vote for Nancy Pelosi, Crime, and the Open Border Democrats!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 9:46 am […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two weeks ago, Sen. Thom Tillis said President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration violated the separation of powers and created a dangerous precedent, stating in an op-ed that he would vote to reverse it. On Thursday [3-14-19], the North Carolina Republican flipped and sided with Trump on the border vote. While a […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prominent legal scholars agree that our actions to address the National Emergency at the Southern Border and to protect the American people are both CONSTITUTIONAL and EXPRESSLY authorized by Congress….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 9:13 am […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….If, at a later date, Congress wants to update the law, I will support those efforts, but today’s issue is BORDER SECURITY and Crime!!! Don’t vote with Pelosi!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 9:13 am […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO: “A dozen Republicans joined Senate Democrats on Thursday [3-14-19] to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, arguing that the president had exceeded his powers in trying to build a border wall over Congress’s objections. The 59-to-41 vote on a measure already approved by the House set […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “…A quick catch-up: Today, a dozen Republicans in the Senate voted with Democrats to reject President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for his border wall. Their rebuke comes just hours after the House — in an overwhelming, bipartisan, 420-0 vote — backed a resolution urging the Justice […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are ‘Border Deniers.’ They refuse to see or acknowledge the Death, Crime, Drugs and Human Trafficking at our Southern Border!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, 2019 6:54 am […]
3/14/2019
BORDER/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETO/WALL: “A big National Emergency vote today by The United States Senate on Border Security & the Wall (which is already under major construction). I am prepared to veto, if necessary. The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 14, […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump invited some Senate Republicans to the White House on Wednesday [3-13-19] afternoon for a two-hour conversation about trade. But the president couldn’t quite get the looming GOP rebuke of his national emergency declaration off his mind…After more than two years of keeping his veto pen capped, Trump is going […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: January 16, 2019: 247 illegal migrants rush the border in New Mexico. This is a national emergency. https://t.co/I6tLEQkbnX” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 8:12 pm […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Senators are overthinking tomorrow’s vote on National Emergency. It is very simply Border Security/No Crime – Should not be thought of any other way. We have a MAJOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY at our Border and the People of our Country know it very well!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 11:48 am […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats will have a unanimous vote on a 20% issue in opposing Republican Senators tomorrow. The Dems are for Open Borders and Crime!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 13, 2019 11:43 am […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Senate appeared poised to pass a proposal to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southern border, despite his threat to veto the measure and heavy lobbying of his fellow Republicans. Republican Senator Mike Lee, who had been shopping a second bill that would keep the emergency […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A last-ditch gambit to spare Senate Republicans a hostile showdown with President Trump over the Constitution’s separation of powers was torpedoed on Wednesday [3-13-19] by the president himself, increasing the likelihood that the Senate will vote on Thursday [3-14-19] to overturn the president’s emergency declaration and force the first veto of his […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On the eve of Congress’ unprecedented rebuke of President Donald Trump, a majority of voters continue to oppose his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, according to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. The poll shows that Trump has failed to build support for his declaration in the face of congressional […]
3/12/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are unlikely to be permitted to dramatically amend the House-passed resolution that would overturn the president’s national emergency, suggesting they will be confronted with a simple referendum on the president’s controversial declaration later this week. The Senate parliamentarian is expected to allow few if any significant amendments at a majority […]
3/12/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House and Republican senators sought compromise Tuesday [3-12-19] on limiting presidents’ powers to unilaterally declare national emergencies, as chances improved that President Donald Trump might avoid a long-expected rejection by Congress of his effort to divert billions more for building barriers along the Mexican border. As a Thursday [3-14-19] showdown […]
3/11/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are trying to head off a collision with President Donald Trump over the border wall this week, even as his new budget demands ensure the painful political battle will extend into the fall. Some GOP senators are discussing a potential compromise with the White House in order to limit Republican […]
3/11/2019
BORDER/CRIME/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Senators have a very easy vote this week. It is about Border Security and the Wall (stopping Crime, Drugs etc.), not Constitutionality and Precedent. It is an 80% positive issue. The Dems are 100% United, as usual, on a 20% issue, Open Borders and Crime. Get tough R’s!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/10/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “RT @paulsperry_: BREAKING: US Border Patrol says that after physical barriers were erected in San Diego and El Paso sectors, as well as Yum…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 10, 2019 8:44 pm […]
3/9/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “….and renovated, with MUCH MORE to follow shortly. Tens of thousands of illegals are being apprehended (captured) at the Border and NOT allowed into our Country. With another President, millions would be pouring in. I am stopping an invasion as the Wall gets built. #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 9, 2019 5:13 […]
3/9/2019
BORDER/TRUMP PEOPLE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Wacky Nut Job @AnnCoulter, who still hasn’t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of Far Left Radicals against me (not to mention certain Republicans who are sadly unwilling to fight), I am winning on the Border. Major sections of Wall are being built…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/8/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We are apprehending record numbers of illegal immigrants – but we need the Wall to help our great Border Patrol Agents!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 8, 2019 8:54 am […]
3/7/2019
BORDER/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Former White House chief of staff John Kelly dismissed calls for a full border wall along the US-Mexico border, telling an audience at Duke University, ‘we don’t need a wall from sea to shining sea’…Kelly, who participated in a Q&A with Duke Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Peter Feaver […]
3/7/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are on track to APPREHEND more than one million people coming across the Southern Border this year. Great job by Border Patrol (and others) who are working in a Broken System. Can be fixed by Congress so easily and quickly if only the Democrats would get on board!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/6/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is talking about border security as he meets with CEOs and elected officials to kick off a new workforce advisory board. Trump — who recently declared a national emergency in an effort to secure funding for a border wall — called illegal border crossings ‘somewhat of an invasion.’ He […]
3/6/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Wall Street Journal: ‘More migrant families crossing into the U.S. illegally have been arrested in the first five months of the federal fiscal year than in any prior full year.’ We are doing a great job at the border, but this is a National Emergency!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 6, 2019 7:02 […]
3/6/2019
BORDER/HUMAN TRAFFICKING/MEXICO: “Human trafficking is a disaster. Nobody knew too much about it until recently. It’s been going on for a million years, actually. It’s been going on for a long time. But we’ve seen it. We’ve spotted it. It’s being slowed down, but we can’t slow it down unless we have a very strong […]
3/6/2019
BORDER/ICE/IMMIGRATION: “You see what’s going on at the border. And we’re doing a great job, whether it’s Border Patrol, ICE, law enforcement, generally. We’re all working together. We have our military sent to the border. We have 8,000 military personnel right now at the border. We are doing an amazing job considering it’s really an […]
3/6/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senate Republicans are not voting on constitutionality or precedent, they are voting on desperately needed Border Security & the Wall. Our Country is being invaded with Drugs, Human Traffickers, & Criminals of all shapes and sizes. That’s what this vote is all about. STAY UNITED!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 6, 2019 12:54 […]
3/4/2019
BORDER/CRIME/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JudicialWatch: Right now, our borders are being used as gateways for drug cartels & violent criminals – each day adding to the millions…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 4, 2019 9:24 pm […]
3/4/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “With Senator Rand Paul’s decision to support a resolution to block President Trump’s emergency declaration, Congress appears ready to deliver a stern rebuke to the president over his border wall and a clear statement that it will defend its ability to control federal spending. Senator Paul, a libertarian-minded Kentuckian, said he will […]
3/2/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: I hope our great Republican Senators don’t get led down the path of weak and ineffective Border Security. Without stro…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 2, 2019 9:50 am […]
3/1/2019
BORDER/GOVERNMENT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican officials are carrying out the Trump administration’s immigration agenda across wide stretches of the border, undercutting the Mexican government’s promises to defend migrants and support their search for a better life. The Mexican authorities are blocking groups of migrants at border towns, refusing to allow them onto international bridges to apply […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Latest on President Donald Trump and his national emergency declaration(all times local): 6:30 p.m. The House has voted to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration, a measure intended get him billions of extra dollars to build his border wall. Democrats pushed the measure through the chamber by 245-182, with 13 Republicans […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “More than a dozen Republicans voted with Democrats to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the United States border with Mexico. If the Senate also passes the bill, Mr. Trump has promised that he would veto the bill to protect his emergency declaration. Several Republicans voted to block President […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build his border wall will affect Texas more than any other state, and the residents of the Lone Star State are soundly against his decision to use those powers. Three in five Texas voters disapprove of Trump using his emergency executive powers to fund a […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The House voted Tuesday [2-26-19] to overturn President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration, delivering a harsh rebuke to the president’s attempt to go around Congress to fund a border wall. Every Democrat voted in favor, along with 13 Republicans. The Senate, which needs just fourGOP votes to approve it and send it […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump sees his border wall crusade as a base-pleasing 2020 campaign asset, proof that he is the ultimate immigration hard-liner. But his wall might not be built for years, if ever. In the meantime, Trump has yet to deliver on several other campaign promises that immigration hawks call far more […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Thirty minutes into an off-the-cuff defense of his decision to declare a national emergency to help build his border wall, President Donald Trump made an admission that may have handed ammunition to legal opponents of the move. Trump, who has long described the situation on the Southwest border as a ‘crisis’ […]
2/25/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “’Why on earth would any Republican vote not to put up a Wall or against Border Security. Please explain that to me?’ @Varneyco” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 25, 2019 10:01 am […]
2/25/2019
BORDER/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I hope our great Republican Senators don’t get led down the path of weak and ineffective Border Security. Without strong Borders, we don’t have a Country – and the voters are on board with us. Be strong and smart, don’t fall into the Democrats ‘trap’ of Open Borders and Crime!” –Donald Trump, […]
2/25/2019
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We have a State of Emergency at our Southern Border. Border Patrol, our Military and local Law Enforcement are doing a great job, but without the Wall, which is now under major construction, you cannot have Border Security. Drugs, Gangs and Human Trafficking must be stopped!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 25, 2019 […]
2/23/2019
BORDER/DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPChairwoman: Drug trafficking at our southern border has exploded. CBP seized nearly 5X as much methamphetamine in 2018 than it did…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 23, 2019 10:40 pm […]
2/22/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Eight prototype designs of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border will be demolished in San Diego, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Friday [2-22-19]. The border-security agency has not released details about its timeline for the demolition, but construction crews have begun work in the area to replace wire-mesh […]
2/22/2019
BORDER/CHILDREN/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats are laying the groundwork to subpoena the Trump administration for a trove of documents relating to its controversial migrant family separation policy at the border, according to several sources familiar with the matter. The House Oversight Committee will vote next Tuesday to authorize three subpoenas for the departments of Homeland […]
2/22/2019
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats will move early next week to block President Donald Trump from circumventing Congress to build a border wall, kicking off a weeks-long battle to pressure Republicans to rebuke the president over his national emergency declaration. Speaker Nancy Pelosi detailed her party’s strategy Friday [2-22-19], one week after […]
2/22/2019
BORDER/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday [2-22-19] he is concerned about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to grab funding for a border wall, bypassing the will of Congress…Speaking at POLITICO’s State Solutions Conference, Hutchinson said drugs and undocumented immigrants coming across the southern border did constitute an emergency, […]
2/22/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to get financing of a wall on that border (all times local): 3:40 p.m. President Donald Trump is pledging a veto if Congress passes a resolution blocking his use of a national emergency declaration to fund […]
2/22/2019
BORDER/DEFENSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Even if everything goes according to plan, it will likely be months before construction on President Donald Trump’s sought-after border wall can even start, according to senior defense officials. Trump recently declared a national emergency on the southern border, a move that in theory will allow his administration to tap and repurpose […]
2/21/2019
BORDER/DEMS/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump wants $5.7 billion for border security. Trump has made it clear that the centerpiece of this funding would be for ‘the wall.’ Homeland Security officials have been more specific on how they would use the money: to replace 115 miles of border fence and build an additional 100 miles […]
2/21/2019
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge appeared poised on Thursday [2-21-19] to order the government to fully account for all migrant families that were separated before and after the Trump administration formally announced it’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered the administration to end the family separation policy on June 26, 2018, and […]
2/21/2019
BORDER/CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday [2-21-19] that Senate Democrats will introduce a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. The Senate Democrats’ resolution of disapproval comes as House Democrats plan to introduce a similar resolution disapproving of Trump’s emergency declaration on Friday [2-22-19]…The House resolution is […]
2/21/2019
BORDER/CHILDREN/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since the Trump administration announced it would end its practice of separating families apprehended at the southern border last June under its ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy, at least 245 children have been separated from their parents, according to a new court filing. Between late June 2018 and early February of this year, […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urged members of Congress on Wednesday [2-20-19] to back a resolution halting the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to fund a border wall. Pelosi’s call to action comes as the White House plows ahead on transferring federal funds not contingent on Trump’s declaration […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi is throwing her muscle behind a legislative effort to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration, the first formal step to counter Trump and squeeze Republicans on the border wall. Democrats will introduce legislation Friday [2-22-19] to terminate the emergency proclamation and Pelosi is urging House colleagues on […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “If you weren’t already confused about the status of California’s controversial bullet train after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address, you might be soon. During his speech last week, the governor said the high-speed rail network as it was initially envisioned — as a link between Los Angeles and the […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Democrats will file a resolution Friday [2-22-19] aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution’s separation of powers. Though the effort seems […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce a resolution on Friday [2-22-19] to end President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on border security, according to aides to Representative Joaquin Castro. So far, 92 lawmakers have joined Castro in backing the legislation, which under House rules could advance […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce a resolution on Friday [2-22-19] to end President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on border security, according to aides to Representative Joaquin Castro. So far, 92 lawmakers have joined Castro in backing the legislation, which under House rules could advance within weeks […]
2/19/2019
BORDER/WALL: “I hear the Democrats want to take down all walls along the southern border. And if they do that, you’re going to have a very different country. But they’re not going to do that. They wouldn’t. First of all, they won’t do it because they know it’s wrong. They know walls are necessary, maybe […]
2/19/2019
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump took a swing at California on Tuesday [2-19-19] morning with tweets criticizing the state for leading the legal charge against his efforts to fund a southern border wall by declaring a national emergency…The president forecast legal challenges Friday [2-15-19] when he announced his use of emergency powers during a […]