Tag: Mexico

House Republican leaders are anticipating finding $15 billion to fund construction of a wall. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

National Security

Republicans will pay for Trump’s border wall with ’emergency’ funds

Nicole Duran · February 7, 2017 12:52 am

Instead of a Wall, Build a Canal

Joshua Gelernter · February 6, 2017 12:03 pm

Trump confirmed that he had spoken with Pena Nieto about partnering to defeat the cartels and using U.S. soldiers to help. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

Trump: Mexican president ‘very willing’ to accept US troops in drug cartel fight

Anna Giaritelli · February 5, 2017 10:00 pm

Mexican Americans

juan-rangel, Peter Skerry · February 3, 2017 6:45 am

Texas border officers find $5M of cocaine in one bust

Anna Giaritelli · February 3, 2017 3:26 am

Trump's statements to Pena Nieto are another bump in Trump's diplomatic road this week. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

White House: Trump was being ‘lighthearted’ when he said he would send troops to Mexico

Kyle Feldscher · February 2, 2017 2:56 pm

"He's doing kind of amateur hour stuff on matters of significant national importance." (Stephanie Klein-Davis/The Roanoke Times via AP)

Kaine: Trump’s diplomatic spats are ‘amateur hour’

Kyle Feldscher · February 2, 2017 2:24 pm

"It's up to him, because it's really the executive branch that has to execute this policy," Ryan said. "We've already authorized this, meaning the law was passed almost 10 years ago, and then we will give the financing to Secretary Kelly to go build the wall and the border security plan." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan backs Homeland Security plan to build border wall in two years

Al Weaver · February 2, 2017 2:11 pm

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly and Texas Governor Greg Abbott take off in a helicopter tour of the Texas border with Mexico Wednesday February 1, 2017 at the Texas Department of Public Safety regional headquarters in Weslaco, Texas. (photo by Nathan Lambrecht/Pool)

DHS’ Kelly says he’ll ‘be down a lot’ on first trip to southern border

Anna Giaritelli · February 2, 2017 1:39 am

President Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart, President Enrique Pena Nieto, to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there."(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Trump spoke with Mexican president about the ‘bad hombres down there’

Associated Press · February 1, 2017 11:45 pm

Sec. John Kelly, right, will visit the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to learn about border operations. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DHS secretary Kelly to tour southern border Wednesday

Anna Giaritelli · February 1, 2017 3:19 am

Customs and Border Protection officers uncovered nearly 9,000 pounds of marijuana packed inside two cargo trucks that had attempted to pass through a checkpoint on the border of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, Calif. (Photo: www.cbp.gov)

National Security

Border bust: Officers seize 8,900 pounds of marijuana worth $4.3M from two trucks

Anna Giaritelli · February 1, 2017 2:27 am