Latest "trump wall" stories

The military is drawing down its U.S.-Mexico border mission. Sort of.

While the border mission is being extended, the number of troops deployed is dropping.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Pentagon seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall

The department would reprogram $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 funds, largely from procurement accounts.

By Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna, David B. Larter and Joe Gould

4 years ago

Washington state sues Trump to block Navy money for border wall

At issue is an $89 million project to build a pier, maintenance facility and berthing for two vessels that escort and provide security for submarines.

4 years ago

Homeland Security raids Coast Guard coffers to pay for border programs

FEMA also will be affected by a DHS move to reallocate $271 million, officials say.

4 years ago

VP Pence lauds Coast Guard crew for massive cocaine haul

The Coast Guard cutter Murno returned this week from a three-month drug interdiction deployment in the Eastern Pacific.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

House Dems offer new limit for DoD’s border wall ‘slush fund’

House Democrats have announced a bill to sharply limit the Pentagon’s authority to reprogram military construction funds.

4 years ago