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• Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote

  November 11, 2025 3:05 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session — and facing an avalanche of pent-up legislative demands from those who have largely been sidelined from governing. Hundreds of representatives are preparing to return Wednesday... more »

• China accuses US of cyberattack on national time center

  October 19, 2025 1:38 PM

  BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center following an investigation, saying any damage to related facilities could have disrupted network communications, financial systems and power supply. The Ministry of State Security alleged in a WeChat... more »

• Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say

  September 3, 2025 12:52 PM

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the creation of a state-level... more »

• Trump administration threatens some funding for 3 states for not enforcing trucker English rules

  August 26, 2025 3:16 PM

  California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on... more »

• Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

  August 16, 2025 11:44 AM

  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has shifted to saying an overall peace agreement — and not a ceasefire — is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year-old war. Trump's abrupt reversal, aligning himself with... more »

• Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

  July 17, 2025 11:45 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated... more »

• Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfews

  June 13, 2025 1:20 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids have been flaring up around the country as officials in cities large and small prepare for major demonstrations against President Donald Trump. Although many demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been peaceful, others have led to clashes with... more »

• Veterans are divided over the Army's big parade, being held on Trump's birthday

  June 11, 2025 5:23 PM

  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — James McDonough served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, fighting in Vietnam and delivering humanitarian aid to Rwanda. For him, Saturday's military parade in Washington for the Army's 250th anniversary — coinciding with President Donald Trump's birthday — is about the resilience of a vital... more »

• Local congressman speaks on USMCA trade deal Play Video

  January 17, 2020 7:15 PM

  WESLACO – President Donald Trump is expected to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade deal as early as next week. It passed through the Senate on Thursday. A Rio Grande Valley representative in Washington, D.C. says the new trade deal isn't helping security problems at the border. Congressman... more »

• Director de Centro Woodrow Wilson habla sobre gobierno de AMLO Play Video

  January 16, 2020 5:11 PM

  MCALLEN – El jueves por la mañana estuvo presente en McAllen el dr. Duncan Wood, conferencista y director del Instituto Mexicano del Centro Woodrow Wilson en Washington. El propósito de su visita en el Valle del Río Grande fue hablar sobre diversos temas a un año del gobierno del... more »

• Valley Students Create Ornaments for National Christmas Tree Display Play Video

  November 5, 2019 8:32 PM

  LYFORD - The Rio Grande Valley will be represented on the National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C. this year. Students at Lyford Middle School are creating one of a kind ornaments that will hang from the tree in the nation’s capital. Toniqua Smith, one of 24 students... more »

• Experts Say 'El Chapo' Guzman's Conviction Won't Change Cartel Activity Play Video

  February 13, 2019 10:05 PM

  WESLACO – Experts say Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s conviction won’t change the way law enforcement works. Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra says the recent conviction of El Chapo isn’t going to change gang activity currently operating in the county. "We're always concerned and always looking for drug activity... more »

• Valley Congressman Speaks about Gov't Shutdown Play Video

  January 21, 2019 10:08 PM

  WESLACO – One of the Rio Grande Valley’s Congressional Representatives is speaking out about the shutdown and the impact on border security. KRGV’s Sierra Pizarro spoke with Congressman Henry Cuellar over the phone. Cuellar explains he is in Washington, where Congress continues to pitch proposals to end the... more »

• Law Enforcement Preparing for President Trump's Arrival Play Video

  January 9, 2019 5:52 PM

  WESLACO – Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are preparing for President Trump’s visit. The McAllen Police Department plays an important role every time a leader from Washington pays a visit to the area. KRGV’s Trason Bragg spoke with McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez about his role... more »

• México Y Estados Unidos Fortalecen Cooperación en Derechos Humanos Play Video

  December 10, 2017 12:01 PM

  WESLACO -- Los Estados Unidos y México trabajan para fortalecer su cooperación en Derechos Humanos. Durante la reunión en el Departamento de Estado en Washington, D.C. el viernes, los dos países reconocieron la necesidad de enjuiciar a quienes torturan o están involucrados en desapariciones. Como respuesta a un aumento a... more »

• 2 Men Receive Life Sentences for 2011 Ambush on ICE Agents Play Video

  November 6, 2017 4:21 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC – Two men will spend life in prison for the 2011 murder of ICE Agent Jaime Zapata of Brownsville. Both were sentenced Monday. Zapata and ICE Special Agent Victor Avila were ambushed by Zetas gang members along a highway near San Luis Potosi, Mexico in Feb. 2011 .... more »

• Survivor Shares Last Moments with Fallen Agent after Cartel Attack Play Video

  July 27, 2017 9:42 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – The survivor of a cartel attack in Mexico shared his last moments with fallen hero Jaime Zapata. Special agents Zapata and Victor Avila were together when seven members of the Zeta Cartel ambushed them near San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Zapata was killed in the shooting. Although Avila’s physical... more »

• Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Shooting of ICE Agents Case

  July 27, 2017 2:05 PM

  WASHINGTON DC – A jury in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom delivered a verdict on Friday for two co-defendants in an international case that began just over six-and-a-half years ago. Jose Emanuel Garcia-Sota and Jesus Ivan Quezada-Pina, both Mexican nationals, were found guilty in the February 2011 shootings of two... more »

• People, Congressman Share Reaction to Potential Border Wall Play Video

  January 25, 2017 5:32 PM

  WESLACO – Business owners, residents and a congressman have voiced their opinion about President Donald Trump’s executive actions about building a border wall. Downtown Brownsville store owner, Daniel Hong, said the devaluation of the peso has already cut Mexicans’ buying power in half. The peso exchange rate is about 23... more »

• 8 Mustangs from RGV Sector Horse Patrol to March on Inauguration Day Play Video

  January 19, 2017 7:21 PM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Rio Grande Valley Sector Horse Patrol is in the D.C. region getting ready to head up Friday’s inauguration parade. They’ll have eight mustangs in Friday’s parade. Border Patrol agents said the animals are incredible companions to patrol the nation’s borderlands. “When people think of the U.S.... more »