Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops' criticism of President Donald Trump's new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview

On Monday, Trump issued several directives declaring an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, designating international drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, suspending asylum indefinitely, and directing various federal agencies to expand their immigration enforcement efforts.

Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.

I think the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has, frankly, not been a good partner in common sense immigration enforcement,” JD Vance said.

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald

Kristi Noem is the homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of an agency that is essential to national security and President Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Donald Trump has outright admitted to profiling immigrants. Speaking with Fox News’s Sean Hannity Wednesday night in his first Oval Office interview since being inaugurated, Trump insisted that you could tell how much “trouble” immigrants are going to be for the country based on the “look” of them.

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Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House also passed a bill (H.R. 207), to

The department oversees US Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Here’s a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House also passed a bill (H.R. 207), to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation.

Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House also passed a bill (H.R. 207), to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation. MAPPING FEDERAL WATERWAYS: The House has passed the Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act (H.