Illegal crossings at the US southern border have spiked recently, with border patrol agents picking up nearly 2,000 people a day trying to enter from Mexico.
The Department of Defense is deploying at least 5,200 active-duty troops, some of them armed with weapons, to the southwest border to stop a surge of illegal immigrants.
The man arrested for mailing 14 bomb-like devices to top Democrats, including former presidents Clinton and Obama, made his first court appearance today in Miami, Florida.
Most of these migrants in the massive caravan plan to cross into the US illegally, and that's raising questions about the motivations of those supporting and encouraging this group.
The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “undermines regional stability” and the U.S. State Department plans to take further action in response to the killing, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday at an international conference in the Middle East.
The Pentagon on Friday said it had successfully tested its anti-ballistic missile system off the west coast of Hawaii, increasing the capacity to knock down missiles targeting the United States and its allies from rogue states like North Korea and Iran.
Federal authorities have arrested a man in Florida, just outside of Miami, in connection to the suspected explosive packages discovered this week.
Up to 9 potential mail bombs have now been discovered, sent to prominent liberals around the US. Thursday morning, actor Robert DeNiro became the latest target.
Pipe bombs and other suspicious packages targeting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN, and key congressional leaders were intercepted in a rash of attacks Wednesday.
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton held firm Tuesday to President Trump's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the 1987 INF Treaty with the then Soviet Union now known as the Russian Federation.