The Department of Homeland Security announced new travel restrictions for an additional six countries last Friday, bringing the total number of nations impacted to thirteen.
This week, President Trump is expected to announce an expansion of the travel ban three years after the original ban was implemented.
The seventh and final Democratic debate before the Iowa Caucuses occurred in Des Moines last night, highlighting the divides between the more moderate candidates and progressives.
After Gov. Abbott announced an opt-out of the refugee resettlement program in 2020, State Department data shows Texas took in more refugees than any other state in the last decade.
Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad killed Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani.
Texas congressional leaders were quick to praise U.S. special forces for the covert operation that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
