by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 2, 2025 | Justice, National, News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday that the agency recorded a record-low number of southern border encounters in March. Last month, CBP said it encountered 7,180 illegal aliens, a daily average of 230 people. “Under the leadership of...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 31, 2025 | National, News, Politics
President Donald Trump issued a record number of executive orders (EOs) in the first 67 days of his presidency. From January 20 to March 27, Trump issued 107 EOs during this time span. Trump has taken a number of steps since starting his second term. On his first day...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 26, 2025 | National, News, Policy
The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that American military members at the southern border can start patrolling. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent the directive to the Joint Task Force Southern Border last week. This task force “oversees subordinate...
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 10, 2025 | National, News, Politics
A new CBS News/YouGov poll shows that most Americans approve of Donald Trump’s first weeks in office. The poll released Sunday found that 53 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s term so far. Sixty percent of males and 47 percent of females approved of Trump’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 28, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell deployed to the southern border on Saturday to assist the U.S. Northern Command’s mission in carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States. Soldiers...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07), who chairs the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, praised President Donald Trump for signing multiple executive orders on Monday focused on border security and enforcement. Hours after taking the oath of...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 13, 2025 | National, News, Policy
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday a special session for the Florida Legislature to help President-elect Donald Trump implement his deportation plan. DeSantis said that Florida anticipates the Trump administration will issue many executive orders once...
