Two days after President Joe Biden met with Democratic congressional lawmakers, 77 of those elected officials sent a letter on Jan. 26 urging him to reverse plans to limit asylum access and eligibility on the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter illustrates the divide among Democrats about how the Biden administration should handle the illegal immigration crisis. […]
The number of migrant encounters across the U.S. southern border for December 2022 reached a record high, with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reporting a figure of more than a quarter of a million. That’s a total of 251,487 border enforcement encounters. The figure via CBP data surpasses the previous monthly record of 241,136, […]
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced that a party of eight U.S. Senators—three Democrat, four Republican, and one Independent—will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in El-Paso, Texas, to observe first hand what Sinema called “Washington’s failure.” Those joining them Monday and Tuesday will be Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Thom Tillis […]
In the last episode of the year, I review 22 significant things that happened in 2022. From athletes who were barred from playing their sport, to political bias at the federal level, to the year of Musk, these 22 events were timestamps on a year that saw record inflation, a border crisis, and the redefinition […]
A Texas border city sees record illegal crossings, even after the nation’s highest court allows authorities to continue to expel illegal immigrants under Title 42. Some are saying the crisis is far greater than a single policy issue. Lawmakers react after Congressman-elect George Santos admits to lying about his resume. Will he be able to […]
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and other Republican Senators will hold a press conference to talk about Title 42 and the ongoing crisis at the Southern Border at 12:30 p.m. (ET) on Dec. 21, 2022. The Epoch Times will livestream the press conference.
More than two months past due, lawmakers announce an agreement on a government funding bill for 2023. Republicans are split over whether to squash the bill or to jam it through in the 11th hour. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) joins us to weigh in on the omnibus and the impending challenge to House Minority Leader […]
As Title 42 is set to expire on Dec. 21, the Biden administration is getting pressured from both Democrats and Republicans to keep the policy in place and come up with a plan to address the ever-increasing crisis brewing on the southern border. NTD’s “Capitol Report” spoke with two critics in two separate interviews about […]
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) and the Director of Oversight Project Mike Howell talk about how nonprofits and corporations are facilitating the Border Crisis in an event hosted by The Heritage Foundation at 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 13. They further allege that the Biden administration has contracted and collaborated with nonprofit organizations and corporations to plan […]
