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October 12, 2019

Mark Morgan says CBP will appeal border ruling, calls it 'judicial activism'

The Trump administration and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) are going to ask for an appeal after a federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's national emergency proclamation at the border is unlawful, acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan said Saturday.

October 2, 2019

Watch: Trump blasts wrong newspaper as 'corrupt' during Oval Office tirade

President Trump blasted a report that said he requested a moat with alligators, snakes and an electric fence as part of the planned wall along the southern border during a wild Oval Office spray on Wednesday - but he took aim at the wrong outlet.

October 2, 2019

Brandon Judd breaks down the biggest misconceptions about the border

With news on border security and President Donald Trump's border wall constantly circulating, how can one tell fact from fiction?

October 1, 2019

Trump asked about shooting migrants at border in legs if they threw rocks at agents, reportedly wanted a 'trench with deadly reptiles'

A new report from The New York Times on Tuesday shows the extraordinary changes President Trump inquired about as he continues his push to secure the southern border. 

September 25, 2019

Senate votes for second time to block Trump’s border emergency declaration

The Senate on Wednesday voted for a second time to block President Trump’s border emergency declaration, with Republicans once again joining their Democratic colleagues in rebuking the president’s order.

September 19, 2019

Trump questioned on whether he'll stand up to NRA, vows gun reform will not hurt Second Amendment

As Democrats continue to call on President Trump to put forward sweeping gun control legislation, the commander-in-chief said his administration will do nothing to hurt the Second Amendment, during an interview with Fox News' Ed Henry at the southern border, Thursday. 

September 18, 2019

Trump visits border barriers near San Diego: 'This wall can't be climbed'

President Trump on Wednesday visited the U.S.-Mexico border in California to take a tour of border wall going up near San Diego.

September 18, 2019

Pentagon cancels 3 border barrier projects over costs

The Defense Department has nixed three border barrier projects in Arizona due to costs, according to court documents filed Monday.

September 13, 2019

Trump administration enters new phase for border wall, sets ambitious timetable after securing land

Amid a series of legal and political setbacks that have raised questions about the border wall project's future, the Trump administration is making a renewed effort to show voters the wall remains a top priority -- touting recent construction and vowing to pick up the pace going into 2020. 

September 12, 2019

Trump touts border wall progress, optimistic after recent court victories

President Trump on Wednesday expressed optimism in his effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and said recent court victories will help pave a way around “obstructionist Democrats.”