Trump Border Security

Watch live: Trump gives remarks on immigration, border security in Texas

Former President Trump will give remarks to the press Friday afternoon from Austin, Texas, focusing on immigration and border security, according to his campaign. Trump has leaned in to the issue ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Trump calls for 25% tariff for Mexico goods over illegal immigration, border security

Former President Donald Trump threatened a tariff on Mexican goods over the flow of drugs and illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump's remarks in North Carolina occurred just hours ...

Border security in spotlight in final stretch of presidential race

Immigration and border security are taking center stage in the final stretch of the presidential election, with two very different views from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President ...

Politics - NBC News - October 24

Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to advance ambitious economic and border security legislation through Congress ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

What migrants and border officials are saying about Trump's border plans

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to conduct mass deportations of undocumented migrants as part of his immigration overhaul. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez ...

Trump’s Border Plans Are Light on Details but Strong on Fury

The former president’s sweeping immigration proposals face daunting challenges, but voters still trust his positions more than his opponent’s.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Where Harris and Trump stand on immigration and the border

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have had some of their most intense battles of the campaign trail on how each would handle immigration and the border. Trump has made immigration ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Laura Gillen defeats Rep. Anthony D’Esposito in heated NY rematch focused on border security

Democrats scored a key House win on Long Island, unseating a Republican accused of an affair and patronage.

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

Trump calls for adding 10,000 Border Patrol agents after derailing a bipartisan border bill

Months ago he derailed a bipartisan bill to fund more border personnel.

Trump pitches plan to hire more border agents, months after derailing a bipartisan border bill

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that if elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation boosting the number of border patrol agents — several months after he thwarted a bipartisan ...

Will Social Security be solvent under Trump or Harris?

Social Security is under threat regardless of who wins the election, but an analysis says Trump's agenda would drain the fund more quickly than Harris' plan.

How Trump Could Bankrupt Social Security

Retirement benefits for millions of Americans are on the line.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Election security updates: CISA says election saw only 'minor' disruptive activities

Follow the latest election-related security issues and legal challenges.

Trump wins Pennsylvania, securing the biggest battleground state

NBC News projects that Trump has defeated Harris in the state of Pennsylvania, picking up 19 Electoral College votes.

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Trump pushes plan to hire more Border Patrol agents

Former President Trump said Sunday that if elected he would call on Congress to boost the pay of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to meet a goal of hiring 10,000 agents. “So in order to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 13

Trump announces plans to hire additional 10,000 border agents

Former President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress to pass legislation to hire an additional 10,000 agents at the border. The announcement came after the National Border Patrol Council, the ...

Politics - NBC News - October 14

National Border Patrol Council endorses Trump at Arizona rally

The National Border Patrol Council on Sunday endorsed former President Trump at a rally in Arizona. “America, I have a message for you. If we allow border czar Harris to win this election, every ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Touring the U.S.-Mexico border with Trump and Harris focusing on immigration

With immigration again dominating the campaign cycle in the run up to the 2024 election, CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca is traveling to the towns that dot the U.S.-Mexico border to speak ...

With Trump Facing Threats, Security and Politics Intersect as Never Before

After two assassination attempts and amid threats from Iran, Donald Trump relies for his safety on the same agencies that he has long assailed as part of a hostile deep state.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Trump tells Rupert Murdoch to help him secure US election ‘victory’

Republican candidate says Fox News should not run negative ads about him before November 5 vote

Business - Financial Times - October 18

Trump's Social Security plan could lead to 33% benefits cut: Analysis

Donald Trump's plans could undermine Social Security's financial stability and lead to a large benefits cut, nonpartisan think tank says.

Trump and Harris pledged to save Social Security. Here's what they'll do.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have both vowed to protect Social Security, but experts say both of their campaign platforms fall short of specific solutions for a program that ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Advisers Propose That Trump Give Security Clearances Without F.B.I. Vetting

A memo circulating in Donald Trump’s orbit says that if elected he should use private firms to check appointees’ backgrounds and give them immediate access to classified secrets after taking office.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

Police tighten security as thousands gather for Trump rally at Madison Square Garden

Former President Donald Trump is set to speak at a rally in New York City. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports from Madison Square Garden where police have tightened security around the arena.

5 key factors that could send Donald Trump back to the White House

From the ground game to Nikki Haley voters, there are several variables that could pave former President Donald Trump's return to the White House next week.

Trump and Harris make final push to break US election deadlock

Presidential candidates descend on Pennsylvania as polls in most crucial swing state show a dead heat

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Raffensperger assures Georgia that voting systems are secure amid Trump campaign's lawsuit

A Georgia judge rejected a lawsuit trying to block opening some election offices over the weekend to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more on the ...

‘A huge victory’: World leaders react as Trump secures White House return

A flurry of world leaders sent their congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump after the 78-year-old triumphantly declared a "magnificent" victory.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Asia braces for steep China tariffs in second Trump term

Former president has outlined plans to revive trade war with Beijing and questioned backing for Taiwan

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

How Trump's win unfolded, key states he flipped to secure victory

Donald Trump flipped critical battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto and Chief Washington ...

Watch: Harris gives remarks after Trump secures election win

Vice President Harris gave remarks Wednesday afternoon, her first speech after President-elect Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election. The Hill/Decision Desk HQ projected Trump as the ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

What a second Trump term means for Social Security, Medicare and affordable housing

Congress may have more impact than the president when it comes to retirement.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 hours ago

Trump Thinks the Border Got Him Elected in 2016. He’s Convinced It Will Do So Again.

Voters rank the economy and high cost of living as their top issue. Donald J. Trump believes immigration “beats out the economy,” and he’s made it his closing message.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

2024 election updates: Trump asks JD Vance, 'How brilliant is Donald J. Trump?'

Most polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump mostly neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go to Election Day.

Trump vows 25 percent tariff on Mexico unless it cracks down on border crossings

Former President Trump on Monday threatened to impose a tariff of 25 percent on all imports from Mexico, which is the top trade partner with the U.S., unless the Mexican government curbs what he ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Acting Secret Service Director says former President Trump getting presidential-level security detail

In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, Acting Director Ronald Rowe says that in the wake of two assassination attempts, former President Trump’s “protection is commensurate with the ...

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