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May 7, 2024

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and 17 other House Republicans have sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayokas asking for a new report showing the number of illegal aliens currently residing in the United States. 

In April 2021, DHS released a report called “Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2015-January 2018.” The report revealed as of January 2018, there were 11.4 million illegal aliens residing in the U.S. 


April 29, 2024

A group of Republican and Democrat congressional lawmakers has come together to ask the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a plan to implement therapy using MDMA for veterans should it be approved by the FDA. The bipartisan group of nine U.S.

Issues: Congress Veterans

April 25, 2024

Our southern border has been experiencing a rapidly growing crisis since 2021 when President Joe Biden took office.


April 24, 2024

Biden should loosen restrictions to allow veterans to use psychedelics as they recover from trauma experienced in combat, say lawmakers. 

One illegal drug, commonly known as 'Molly,' that's popular among partiers and rave-goers has recently been found to be helpful in treating mental health issues.


April 23, 2024

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Saturday passed foreign military and civilian aid legislation that was the subject of tortured negotiations during which two Texas Republicans led the opposing camps.

The House voted on four bills. Three will collectively provide nearly $100 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Another sanctions U.S. adversaries and mandates TikTok be sold from its Chinese owner.


April 12, 2024

New legislation introduced Wednesday seeks to bring more accountability to the Veterans Affairs Department’s office tasked with ultimately adjudicating benefits claims decisions. 

Issues: Congress

April 9, 2024

A group of House Republicans confronted Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over whether he was taking left-wing extremism as seriously as he has professed to do when it comes to the right, citing the self-immolation protest in February by a U.S. Air Force airman who identified himself an anarchist.

Issues: Congress

April 9, 2024

A group of House Republican veterans are preparing for the 80th anniversary of D-Day by jumping out of original C-47 transport planes from World War II.

The eight lawmakers emerged unscathed after the practice exercise in Florida over the weekend, keeping the GOP's slim majority of just one vote intact.

Issues: Congress

April 2, 2024

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is pushing the Department of Homeland Security to wield artificial intelligence to secure the border.

Reps. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) and Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) unveiled legislation Tuesday that would require DHS to map out how it will use AI, machine learning, and other rapidly evolving technologies at the border and authorize Customs and Border Protection to study and adapt commercial tech that can be used to fill gaps in the agency’s capabilities.


March 26, 2024

A recent clash between migrants and members of the Texas National Guard at the U.S.-Mexico border prompted calls for retaliatory violence against illegal entrants, though legal sources tell Newsweek that federal and statewide provisions regarding self-defense differ.