The U.S.-México border fence is close to completion, with only 69 miles of construction left to meet the 670-mile goal set by the Bush Administration. Last month, President Barack Obama said he needed to review border security operations before deciding on building additional sections to the fence.

The U.S. House of Representative has defeated the bill that would delay the national digital TV transition to June 12. The DTV transition will continue as scheduled on February 17 unless a new vote takes place in the coming weeks.

The federal government has cancelled its plans to build a $20 million "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the electronic surveillance system was failing.

The Bush administration says it will use its authority to bypass environmental laws so it can finish building 670 miles of the U.S.-México border fence. Environmentalists believe the fence may push several endangered species closer to extinction.

Officials in El Paso, Texas voted to block the federal government from using a city road to replace a section of the U.S.-México border wall.

U.S. officials announced that technical problems will delay the first phase of a U.S.-Mexico "virtual border fence" for three years.