USA Today reports that the Department of Homeland Security issued a dramatically broad set of orders Tuesday to fulfill President Trump’s plan to increase immigration enforcement, placing most of America’s 11 million illegal aliens at risk of deportation. The memos require undocumented immigrants to be placed in detention until their cases are resolved, increase the ability of local […]

A new analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies indicates that even if President Trump’s proposed border wall costs the high estimate of $16 billion, it would still pay for itself in three years of operation and could save $64 billion over a 10-year period. The savings would come from eliminating welfare, education, and other associated lifetime […]

While answering questions at NATO headquarters in Brussels Thursday, Defense Secretary James Mattis said of Russia, “There is very little doubt that they have either interfered or attempted to interfere in a number of elections in democracies,”reports The Hill. Mattis added that he does not feel compelled to respond to Russian officials who dislike his call for America […]

The resignation of President Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn could complicate his Wednesday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, since Flynn was Netanyahu’s strongest supporter in the White House for pressuring Iran, reports The New York Times. Moreover, the influence of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as an aspiring Middle East peacemaker has increased the president’s desire for […]

The Washington Post reports that acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates informed the Trump White House late last month that she believed Michael Flynn had misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications with the Russian ambassador to the U.S., and warned that the national security adviser was potentially vulnerable to Russian blackmail, […]