The results from the hotly contested special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District are in, handing a decisive victory to Republicans. But both Republicans and Democrats are drawing political ammunition from the outcome. President Donald Trump proclaimed it was a “great night for the Republican Party!!!” after GOP nominee Matt Van Epps defeated Democratic rival Aftyn Behn in the high-stakes race to succeed former GOP Rep. Mark Green,...

Late last month, when former Afghan commando fighter Rahmanullah Lakanwal vanished without warning from his home in Bellingham, Wash., his wife, Khamila, called his phone, trying to learn where he had gone, according to people familiar with the matter.  “Where are you?” she asked in one call, speaking in their native language of Pashto, according to people briefed on the communications.  He told her, “I’m busy with some...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched its newest immigration crackdown operation in New Orleans aimed at capturing “criminal illegal aliens.” In its announcement of Operation Catahoula Crunch, DHS said the federal crackdown was targeting illegal immigrants who were arrested for crimes and then subsequently released due to sanctuary policies. The department said that such polices “force” local law enforcement to “ignore” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...