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In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Donald Trump, Mexico squash border surge after Democrats balk

President Trump pleaded with Congress to do something as illegal immigration across the southwestern border soared this spring. Republicans seemed willing, but it was a nonstarter for Democrats. So the president turned to Mexico.

December 5, 2019
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents stop two men thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. In the Rio Grande Valley, the southernmost point of Texas and historically the busiest section for border crossings, the U.S. Border Patrol is apprehending around 300 people daily, down from as many as 2,000 people a day in May. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mexican cartel ‘scout’ network in U.S. reveals by feds takedown

Federal prosecutors have wrapped up what appears to be the largest takedown in the history of smuggling cartel scouts, winning prison sentences for 18 people who were involved in an intricate scheme to spy on Border Patrol movements and help the Sinaloa Cartel sneak drugs into the U.S. without being detected.

December 1, 2019
This July 26, 2018, file photo shows people lining up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. Homeland Security's watchdog says immigration officials were not prepared to manage the consequences of its "zero tolerance" policy at the border this summer that resulted in the separation of nearly 3,000 children from parents. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS still can’t identify all separated families from zero tolerance: IG audit

The Trump administration still can't say how many illegal immigrant children were separated from their parents during last year's zero tolerance border fiasco, and wasn't even prepared to figure out how to reunite them at the time it enacted the policy, the Homeland Security inspector general concluded in a new report this week.

November 27, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters as the House Intelligence Committee holds public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. Pelosi says there is clear evidence that President Donald Trump has used his office for his personal gain. She says doing that "undermined the national security of the United States." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Independents sour on Trump impeachment after hearings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed not to pursue impeachment without GOP support. She went ahead nonetheless, and now Democrats find themselves not only without Republicans, but increasingly without independent voters' backing either.

November 26, 2019
Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fiona Hill warns Russia got what the chaos it wanted post-2016

The Democrats' star witness against President Trump delivered a stark warning Thursday, saying both Democrats and Republicans have been guilty of buying into Russia's disinformation campaigns, and it's tearing the country apart.

November 21, 2019
In this April 29, 2018, photo, a drone operator helps to retrieve a drone after photographing over Hart Island in New York. The mystery drones (not pictured) detected flying over New Jersey in recent weeks are "concerning" and the FBI does not know who is operating them, a senior bureau official told Congress on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

DHS developing plans to shoot down drones near airports

Top House lawmakers revealed Friday that Homeland Security is working on plans to allow the government to shoot down drones flown near airports -- and the members of Congress urged the administration to do a rethink.

November 15, 2019