Senate Republicans visit southern border Friday to showcase border security wins and economic policies ahead of November midterm elections campaign.

The Trump Administration announced this week 500 miles of new floating barriers will be added to the Rio Grande along the southern border of Texas.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the two people shot Thursday by Border Patrol in Portland during a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle was Luis David Nico Moncada, DHS said in a post on the social media site X. He is from Venezuela and a “suspected Tren de Aragua gang member,” the agency said.

Texas Sen. John Cornyn is among a group of Republicans traveling with Senate Majority Leader John Thune to the border Friday to tout the party’s border security and economic agenda — but it may not be enough for the embattled senator to win reelection.

During a visit to the border Friday, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said changes in immigration laws should wait until the border is completely secure, a contrast from Republican lawmakers who are willing to explore legal status for immigrant workers to address labor shortages prompted by enforcement efforts at work sites.

A New Mexico Democrat and an Arizona Republican are renewing their push to speed up cargo by hiring image technicians to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at border crossings.

On the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump issued multiple executive orders, followed by multiple policy changes, that in one year

Hundreds of protests were scheduled in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida and other states, according to Indivisible, an organization formed to resist the Trump administration. Many were dubbed “ICE Out for Good.