President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the White House announced Friday. In a statement, the White House praised the ex-lawman’s public service in regards to crime and illegal immigration. “Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration,” the statement said. “Sheriff... 

A Mexican drug cartel reportedly placed a $45 million bounty on Texas Gov. Rick Perry, prompting heavy security around the governor, a political insider said. The insider, who is deep within Republican politics, said an unusual number of black-clad, heavily armed state troopers are escorting Perry to speeches and other public events, such as a recent dinner in South Carolina. “My state representative... 

According to AP, Texas is leading a 17-state coalition in suing over the Obama administration’s recently announced executive actions on immigration. A year ago, following the whole Supreme Court farce, a bevy of states proved there are more than just “idiot voters” left in the US, when they decided to sue Obamacare outright over one or more of its provisions. They were promptly shut down... 

Staunch Obama critic and Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has filed a lawsuit against the president for taking executive action on immigration. “I am not seeking to myself enforce the immigration laws as this is the province of the federal government,” Arpaio, who calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff,” said in a statement, according to CBS News. “Rather, I am seeking to have the president... 

The widow of a man beaten to death by his Aryan-hating cellmate last year in a jail operated by Sheriff Joe Arpaio has filed a lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office alleging that deputies altered jail records that warned of a potential conflict between the two inmates. Wietse Ten Boden, 45, was found lying in a pool of blood at the Lower Buckeye Jail last June. He was allegedly...