The order will deploy 1,500 troops to build physical barriers, but they will not be used for law enforcement, a military official says.

Mexican drug gangs are a driving force behind the U.S. fentanyl crisis and Trump vowed to crack down on cartels during his successful presidential campaign.

Starr County residents told Fox News Digital they see the border and immigration as top issues going into the president's second administration.

The president taps Sean Curran, who has led his security detail.

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

Ulbricht, who used the nom de plume “Dread Pirate Roberts” to hide his identity, was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison.

In his first sit-down interview since the inauguration, Trump called it ‘sad’ that Biden had not pardoned himself, spoke of abolishing FEMA, and berated California Gov. Gavin ‘Newscum.’

Fox News host Sean Hannity will interview President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. It's Trump's first Oval interview since returning to the White House. Why it matters: Trump has hinted at shaking up the briefing room and allies have praised unconventional news sources.

President Donald Trump defended the pardons he issued to January 6 participants in his first interview since returning to the presidency. "They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview held at the Oval Office.