FIRST ON FOX: Conservative former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials are backing Speaker Mike Johnson’s aggressive stance on border security when it comes to ongoing negotiations over a supplemental spending agreement — calling on Republicans to have “clear resolve” about the crisis. In a statement first obtained by Fox News Digital, former acting Immigration […]

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Texas over a state law allowing authorities to arrest illegal immigrants, pitting Republican Gov. Greg Abbott against the Biden administration as both remain at odds over how to handle the escalating crisis at the southern border.  The lawsuit, filed in an Austin federal court, came after […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson, leading a GOP delegation to the southern border on Wednesday, slammed what he said is a “truly unconscionable” migrant crisis at the southern border and blamed it on President Biden’s policies – as encounter numbers hit record levels and talks over supplemental funding have so far failed to produce an agreement. […]

Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of business for lawmakers returning to work Wednesday at the state House. The Lewiston shooting tribute was expected to set the tone for a session that will include several gun safety proposals, including potential changes to the […]

FIRST ON FOX: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife are the latest elected Republicans to fall victim to “swatting” after a false report using their home’s address was made to authorities. Addressing the swatting incident in a statement to Fox News Digital, Paxton and his wife, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, said they […]