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Border Mayor Meets Trump, Seeks Help for Overwhelmed City
An Arizona mayor anticipates getting more federal help to transport illegal immigrants out of his overwhelmed city, where he declared a state of emergency last… Read More
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Would-Be Builder of Border Wall Ready to Do ‘Impossible’
COOLIDGE, Arizona—The vice president of a family-owned construction company says his firm is competing for one of the nation’s most talked-about contracts because its leaders… Read More
SecurityCommentary
2 More Terrorist Plots Show How a Proactive Approach Is Vital to Combating Terrorism
In the past few weeks, the U.S. uncovered two more terrorism plots against the U.S. homeland, raising to 109 the number of such plots or… Read More
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What to Know About Kevin McAleenan, Trump’s Acting Homeland Security Chief
Kevin McAleenan wasn’t a political aide in his rise through government, where he served in senior border security positions under both the George W. Bush… Read More
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Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say
KYIV, Ukraine—If the regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro falls, experts warn the country’s arsenal of Russian-made, SA-24 surface-to-air missiles might end up in the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump Is Leading on This Major, Often-Overlooked Security Threat
One of the most potentially devastating threats to American security is the threat of an electromagnetic pulse. Such an event could be life-changing and could… Read More
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California Police Blame State’s Sanctuary Policies for San Jose Slaying
Local and federal authorities are imploring California lawmakers to revise the state’s “sanctuary” policies after another illegal immigrant with a known criminal record was charged… Read More
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Kirstjen Nielsen Says DHS Will Continue to Enforce the Law Despite Democrats’ Opposition
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said her agency will continue to enforce immigration laws, despite facing heavy opposition from congressional Democrats. “Well, two… Read More
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On Hill, Homeland Security Officials Describe Emergency at the Border
Changing immigration laws could reduce the inflow of illegal border crossers by almost two-thirds, a top border security official testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Portland Putting Itself at Risk by Leaving the Joint Terrorism Task Force
Last month, the Portland, Oregon, City Council voted to leave the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of our nation’s first lines of defense against… Read More
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Illegal Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High as Officials Warn of ‘Breaking Point’
The U.S. border with Mexico is at a “breaking point,” Trump administration officials say, with arrests of illegal immigrants surging to record levels. In February,… Read More
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Cruz Says He Pushed Colleagues to Fund Wall Before Democrats’ Takeover
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Friday that he urged the Trump administration and his fellow Senate Republicans to make a strong push for the border… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congressional Incompetence Forced Trump’s Hand on National Emergency Declaration
Democrats are calling President Donald Trump every name in the book and threatening multiple lawsuits to overturn his Friday declaration of a national emergency on our southern… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Podcast: Obama’s Border Patrol Chief Explains Why Walls Work
On today’s podcast, we’re featuring an exclusive interview with Mark Morgan, who was chief of the U.S. Border Patrol under President Barack Obama. Now Morgan… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: Declaring a National Emergency at the Border
Editor’s note: Border security and the president’s power to declare a national emergency to address it—as he did Friday—remain priorities for The Daily Signal’s audience…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Truth About Border Walls’ Effectiveness
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts.” That pithy observation is attributed to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Exiting the INF Treaty Over Russian Violations Would Send a Signal of US Resolve
On Feb. 1, more than a decade after we now know Russia began developing a banned ground-launched cruise missile, the United States formally initiated withdrawal… Read More
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Pence Praises DEA for Border Security, Weakening Maduro Regime
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday that regardless of what happens in Congress, the administration will secure the southern border—and that includes a wall. After… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: The President’s Border Standoff With Democrats
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience tends to be passionate about standing behind the president in his showdown with congressional Democrats over securing the southern… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Privatizing Airport Security Is Good for American Taxpayers and Their Security
The flu season isn’t the only thing keeping some Transportation Security Administration agents out of work. As the partial government shutdown rolls on, TSA paychecks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Left, the Wall, and the Truth
Democrats and others on the left offer three reasons for their opposition to building a wall on America’s southern border. A wall is ineffective. A… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Shares Photo of ‘Strong and Beautiful’ Wall Design
President Donald Trump shared an image of a “very high, strong and beautiful” portion of wall on the U.S. border with Mexico via Twitter Friday…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
CNN Accidentally Proves Why Walls and Fences Work
In the span of less than 24 hours, CNN inadvertently helped President Donald Trump make his case for funds to build a new barrier at… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Frustrating Flip-Flopping of Politicians Over the Border Wall
Despite advance billing that President Donald Trump’s border wall speech would break news and contain new information, it was mostly familiar rhetoric: Criminals and drugs,… Read More
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4 Things to Know About Trump’s Ability to Declare an Emergency to Build a Wall
During his prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump left out any reference to declaring a national emergency as a way to build… Read More
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Students Caught Stunned on Video After Hearing Democrats’ Past Pro-Wall Remarks
Campus Reform asked American University students their thoughts on President Donald Trump’s statements on immigration and building the wall in midst of the partial government… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Border Wall First Big Government-Funded Infrastructure Project Liberals Don’t Like
Profligate politicians have never met a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project they didn’t like—except when it comes to President Donald Trump’s border wall. Think about it. Boston’s… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Podcast: Do Walls Work?
When it comes to border security, what are the facts? Heritage Foundation analyst David Inserra, who focuses on immigration and homeland security, joins us to… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Fact-Checking 5 of Trump’s Claims in Border Speech
President Donald Trump made the case Tuesday night for the $5.7 billion he wants Congress to approve for a wall expanding the physical barrier along… Read More
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From Oval Office, Trump Says Border Wall Would Make Nation ‘Safer Than Ever Before’
President Donald Trump made an emotional plea Tuesday night for Congress to pass a border security package that includes funding for a steel wall, to… Read More
