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Texas National Guardsmen look for illegal activity in Brownsville, Texas, September 3, 2025. Guardsmen work alongside the United States Border Patrol to deter illegal activity and enforce U.S. immigration law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

Customs and Border Protection personnel — not U.S. troops — used military laser to shoot object near El Paso

Joint Task Force - Southern Border trained CBP personnel on the equipment who used it during the incursion.

Feb 11, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., attends a news conference to introduce members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday, November 15, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmaker spotlights growing calls for interagency plan to counter drone threats in US

The U.S. government lacks a unified strategy to collectively protect American communities from emerging drone threats, Rep. Gabe Vasquez warns.

Nov 25, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A crane is seen from Virginia as it removes airplane wreckage from the Potomac River, where American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a US military Black Hawk helicopter, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on Monday, Feb 03, 2025 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Senators urge new aviation safety proposals informed by fatal collision near DCA

Lawmakers seek to require aircraft fleets across the nation to be equipped with more precise situational awareness technology.

Oct 17, 2025 By Brandi Vincent