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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, shakes a National Guard member's hand after speaking during a news conference along the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas Dept. of Public Safety: Armed cartel militants taunt National Guards at border

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reporting a number of disturbing encounters with cartels at the U.S.-Mexico border. It released several pictures Wednesday, which purportedly show armed cartel members taunting the state’s National Guard soldiers in the region.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) speaks during a hearing before Senate Judiciary Committee December 10, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “Encryption and Lawful Access: Evaluating Benefits and Risks to Public Safety and Privacy.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Sen. Blackburn: Drug cartels are ‘running the border’

Sen. Marsha Blackburn shared what she saw during her trip to the southern border. One America’s John Hines has more from Washington.