WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The day after House Republicans failed to impeach the cabinet member in charge of enforcing U.S. immigration laws, Senate Republicans tanked the long-awaited border security bill. The procedural vote…
Border Report – Tempers flare after Graham accuses Sinema of ‘half-ass’ border effort
Tempers flared on the Senate floor Thursday when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to explain why he voted against advancing the border security deal she negotiated and Graham…
Border Report – $63 billion in remittances sent to Mexico, mostly from US in 2023
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — More than $63 billion in remittances were sent to Mexico in 2023, with most of the money arriving from the United States, according to Banxico, Mexico’s central…
Border Report – 80% of asylum-seekers rejected, DHS official says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — About 80 percent of asylum-seekers who come to the United States are being rejected and sent back home, according to Luis Miranda, Assistant Secretary for Communications with…
El Paso Matters – City Council to vote on Union Depot site for Downtown arena
More than a year after scrapping the site for the controversial Downtown arena project, the City Council is poised to choose the Union Depot area as the alternative choice. City Council Tuesday…
Yard Barker – Former Giants star advising North Carolina’s Drake Maye before NFL Draft
North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye has connected with a former Giants star before the NFL Draft, and that could pique New York’s interest. The 21-year-old revealed that Eli Manning, who starred for…
Tech Crunch – Car-sharing company Getaround cuts one third of U.S. workforce
Getaround, a company helps vehicle owners rent out their cars, trucks and SUVs to other peers, is cutting 30% of its North American workforce as part of a restructuring. The company said…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – UNION DEPOT IS PROPOSED MPC SITE!
Item 43 on the City Council agenda for February 13 is “Discussion and action on a Resolution approving an alternative site for the Multipurpose Cultural and Performing Arts Center and directing the…
Border Report – Senate advances Ukraine funding without border security reforms
The Senate voted Thursday to advance a $95 billion emergency security spending bill with $60 billion to support the war in Ukraine — but without a bipartisan border security bill that ran…
Texas Monthly – Texas A&M University to close Qatar campus
The decision comes after an antisemitism think tank alleged last month the Qatar government had control over nuclear research at the branch campus. Texas A&M has denied it. Read: Read More