According to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the state’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and Tren de Aragua (TdA) migrant gang activity have reduced illegal crossings by nearly 90% and resulted in close to 50,000 criminal arrests. Abbott’s office said that the Texas-led campaign called “Operation Lonestar,” which was first launched in March 2021 and has seen the participation of over a dozen other Republican states,...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate.  Rubio is in the midst of the confirmation process to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.  A 49-year-old mother of two, Moody has served as the state’s top prosecutor since 2019, having previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney and a...