Politics

WATCH: Texas DPS Drone Detects Illegal Border Crossing, Migrants Tagged with Cartel ‘Cargo Tags’

A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aircraft Operations Division drone pilot detected three illegal immigrants moments after they crossed the Rio Grande early Thursday, guiding troopers and Border Patrol agents to the group. The female migrant was found wearing six colored wristbands on each wrist — a cartel method for tagging migrants by payment level and assigned crossing point — as she traveled with a three‑year‑old child.

Texas DPS Drone Detects Illegal Border Crossing, Migrants Tagged with Cartel 'Cargo Tags'

What Is a Balance-of-Payments Deficit?

President Trump’s new tariffs were imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows temporary import restrictions when the United States faces “fundamental international payments problems.”

Cranes and container ships at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Fri

Maher: Dems Use Fees to Raise Taxes Without Voter Approval

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that Democratic politicians do end-run voters and the legislative branch by imposing fees that are basically just stealth tax increases. Maher began by praising the Supreme Court’s tariffs decision,

Bill Maher on 11/15/2025 "Real Time"

DE Gov. Meyer: Dem DHS Demands Are ‘a Compromise’

On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) argued that the demands from Democrats to end the DHS shutdown by funding the agency are “a compromise.” Host Greta Brawner asked, “You’ve seen the Democrats’ demands here in

DHS Shutdown Arrested - Delaware Governor Matt Meyer on 4/28/2025 "The Hill"

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Demands $8.6B in Tariff Refunds from Trump

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks to the press following a visit to the National Museum of Mexican Art in the Pilsen neighborhood on September 09, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Pritzker addressed the Trump Administration’s Operation Midway Blitz, a push by Homeland Security to arrest undocumented immigrants living in Chicago and the surrounding area. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks to the press following a visit to the National Museum