Tag: Mexico

A boat sits on a dock after Hurricane Harvey passed through Port Aransas, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had dumped over a dozen inches of rain on some areas and forecasters were warning that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Weekend wrap: Hurricane Harvey batters Texas coast, floods Houston

Kyle Feldscher · August 28, 2017 1:07 am

Trump railed against NAFTA on the campaign trail before his election and has wanted to pull the country out of the mid-1990s deal for months. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trump plays hardball over NAFTA renegotiation: ‘May have to terminate?’

Kyle Feldscher · August 27, 2017 1:58 pm

At least to Trump, DACA's value is its use as a bargaining chip, a value that's gone if he eliminates DACA by executive order on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump move on settling trade disputes splits NAFTA fans and critics

Sean Higgins · August 27, 2017 4:01 am

The Border Patrol says it will not close roadside immigration checkpoints north of the Rio Grande Valley unless there is danger posed to its agents or travelers. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Energy and Environment

ACLU upset Border Patrol checkpoints in Texas remain open as Hurricane Harvey nears

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 9:52 pm

It's not everyday Customs and Border Protection officers find a wild animal in a car crossing a border checkpoint. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

National Security

Border officers rescue tiger cub being smuggled from Mexico into California

Anna Giaritelli · August 24, 2017 8:51 pm

"I certainly don't think any efforts have been abandoned," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

White House: Mexico will pay for border wall, despite Trump’s shutdown threat

Gabby Morrongiello · August 24, 2017 7:37 pm

After President Trump's campaign-style speech in Arizona this week, Democrats are still balking at his call to build a border wall. Like it or not, the numbers are firmly on Trump's side. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Trump is right on the border wall, and the numbers back him up

Jennifer Kerns · August 24, 2017 7:16 pm

"The president ran on building the wall, won on building the wall, and has remained steadfastly committed to doing it." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kellyanne Conway: Trump is ‘going to stick to building that wall, and he wants the money to pay for it’

Melissa Quinn · August 24, 2017 2:02 pm

LNG exports lower other countries' natural gas costs and increase natural gas and electricity costs for domestic consumers long-term. (AP Photo/Matt Houston)

Modernize NAFTA, but don’t ruin its energy trade provisions

Jack Gerard · August 24, 2017 4:01 am

The Iowa Republican called Democrats hypocrites for being willing to shut down the government over a different issue. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Steve King lays out a way Republicans can pass border wall funding

Anna Giaritelli · August 24, 2017 1:40 am

Donnelly has been dubbed "Mexico Joe" for condemning outsourcing publicly while his family business sent jobs south of the Rio Grande privately. (Don Knight/The Herald-Bulletin via AP)

Beltway Confidential

NRSC hires Mariachi band to troll ‘Mexico Joe’ Donnelly in Indiana Senate race

Philip Wegmann · August 23, 2017 5:54 pm

Trump likes to say that "walls work," even though he has already proven that illegal immigration can be sharply curtailed without them. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump goes to Yuma: Walls can work, but they can’t work alone

Washington Examiner · August 23, 2017 4:20 am