Ted Poe News

Congressman Ted Poe believes that law enforcement routinely stretches its mandate to the breaking point and often goes beyond.

Fox News host Martha MacCallum suggested the construction of a border fence would be a cost-effective strategy for dealing with the influx of children fleeing Central America across the U.S.-Mexico border, but she underestimated the real cost of construction by billions of dollars.

The weak border security allowing legions of illegal immigrants to sneak into the United States is also an open invitation to terrorists and criminal masterminds from around the world, Rep. Ted Poe says.

The United States has a 'legal obligation' to make Camp Liberty safe for residents until they can be relocated to third countries, US Congressman Ted Poe told a conference in Paris .

Three top US lawmakers have asked the Congressional leadership to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session of the US Congress when he visits Washington at the invitation of President Barack Obama.

There's no question that murderous Muslims are on the march from Africa to the Middle East , and are pumped to wage jihad beyond dar al-Islam, particularly to the United States .

A Joint Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs met for three hours Wednesday looking into the details of the Bowe Bergdahl exchange and the events surrounding his disappearance.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's roommate at an outpost in Afghanistan got a congressional hearing Wednesday for his campaign to portray the rescued soldier as a deserter unworthy of the sacrifices made to get him back.

Rep. Mo Brooks is joining the fight to free a former U.S. Marine who is being held in a Mexican jail after he accidentally crossed the border with weapons in his car.

There are concerns that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - an extremist group that has already captured several large cities in Iraq and is bearing down on Baghdad - could be responsible for the next 9/11 style terror plot on U.S. soil.

THE QUESTION FACING THE PRESIDENT: Although President Obama has not made a decision yet, several senior administration officials tell ABC's JONATHAN KARL that he is unlikely to order a large-scale air offensive against militant targets in Iraq.

The questions only increased on Tuesday about missing emails at the Internal Revenue Service, as Republicans charged that not only are emails missing for ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, but also for a half dozen other IRS workers who seemed to play a part in extra scrutiny for more conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

VIDEO: GEN. MIHAILOVICH honored in U.S. Congress June 11, 2014 / Congressman TED POE of Texas - "Today, I want to commemorate one of our most important allies: the people of Serbia."

"We walked a lot without water, many days we went without food," says Jose Luis Zelaya, who made the long and treacherous journey into Texas through the deserts of Mexico when he was about 13. "The reason you are without food is because, if you eat, your body requires more water, but if you have no water in the desert, many times you result to ... (more)

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., center, with, from back left, Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Ann Wagner, R-Mo., Ted Poe, R-Texas, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., and Kristi Noem, R-S.D., speaks about combating human trafficking during a ... (more)

June 10--A provision barring federal money from going to development of a light rail line along Richmond Avenue remains in place, following a sometimes heated exchange Monday from two Houston-area members of Congress.