A bipartisan team of Congress members spent months negotiating the details of a comprehensive border security and immigration reform package. However, the package failed to make it through Congress after Republicans switched their support to opposition at the last minute. Republicans have criticized President Biden for not being tougher on border security, leaving some confused…

More than a million people will be in Las Vegas over the weekend, with hundreds of thousands descending on Sin City for Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11. Keeping everyone safe is a tall task, but federal, state and local authorities have been mapping out Super Bowl security measures in Vegas for more than a…

House Republicans fail to impeach the Homeland Security secretary and pass an Israel aid bill. And voters in Nevada send a message as a winner of the state’s GOP primary is declared. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. House GOP fails to impeach Mayorkas, pass Israel funding bill…

The National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents agents around the country, has come out in support of the newly released bipartisan Senate border deal. Council President Brandon Judd said it will give agents new authorities that they have not had in the past, giving undecided lawmakers a key nod of approval. “This will…

The new Senate border deal is a 280-page makeover of the country’s asylum, work authorization, and immigration adjudication system. It has the support of President Biden, Senate leaders from both parties and House Democratic leadership. However, the bill appears to be doomed to fail after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called it “dead on arrival”…

House Republicans took another step this morning in their impeachment efforts against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. And four NHL players have been charged in connection to an alleged sexual assault in Canada. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. House panel advances Mayorkas impeachment articles House Republicans voted…

President Biden said the U.S. will respond after three troops are killed in an attack in Jordan. And climate activists target one of the most famous paintings in the world. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Biden says U.S. will respond after 3 troops killed in Jordan President…

The House Homeland Security Committee is moving forward with two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The committee will hold a markup Tuesday, Jan. 30, and send the articles to the full House for a yet-to-be scheduled vote. The articles charge Mayorkas with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law,…

The fight between Texas and the federal government over enforcement at the U.S. southern border continues to intensify. The Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 22 that federal officers could cut and remove razor wire installed along the border by the Lone Star state to prevent illegal crossings.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, and other officials fired…

The Supreme Court ruled that Border Patrol agents are allowed to remove razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday, Jan. 22. That same day, Texas National Guard installed more razor wire, placing the majority of it at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas. Soldiers have taken over the park and refuse to allow federal…