Republicans have long blamed Democrats for the border crisis, but the White House warned that GOP lawmakers would hurt border security and prompt thousands of job cuts at CBP over their debt ceiling bill.
The Republican-led House narrowly voted on Tuesday to launch an investigation into the FBI, Justice Department and other federal agencies involved in the probe of former President Trump and his supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
House Republicans are ramping up calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying he has mishandled immigration at the border.
Thirty former FBI agents are publicly supporting suspended agent Stephen Friend, who claims to be a whistleblower.
As migrants flood the border, the wives of three Border Patrol agents are running for Congress to give voice to their husbands’ struggles.
Former Vice President Mike Pence chastised Republicans for attacking the FBI after agents searched former President Trump’s home.
Law-and-order Republicans lashed out at the FBI following the raid of former President Trump’s house in Florida, with some suggesting the bureau should be defunded.
The Justice Department risks a messy political battle if it decides to prosecute former president Trump, Republican lawmakers warned.
