President Donald Trump has scored a number of rapid-fire wins in his efforts to get other countries to assist the U.S. on border security, as a combination of tariff threats and diplomatic outreach appears to be pushing allies to act. On Monday, both Canada and Mexico announced new measures to assist the U.S. at their respective borders, which in turn led to the U.S. pausing the implementation of...

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday if Iran carries out his assassination, advisers will ensure that country is “obliterated.” While signing an executive order imposing maximum pressure on Tehran, the president said he left instructions if something were to happen to him. “That would be a terrible thing for them to do,” Trump said. “If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. …...

Maryland lawmakers largely criticized or warned against their constituents accepting President Donald Trump’s offer to buy-out their positions or risk being part of the administration’s plans to slash the bureaucracy. Last week, the administration offered “deferred resignation” until September with full pay and benefits, while the Washington Post reported Tuesday that layoffs will be “likely” if not enough bureaucrats take the offer. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a freshman Democrat...