Speaker Mike Johnson pushes back on Senate immigration deal saying it's NOT the time for 'comprehensive' reform with an unsecured border: Top Republican won't budge on hardline migration stance ahead
11 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Mike Johnson pushes back on Senate immigration deal saying it's NOT the time for 'comprehensive' reform with an unsecured border: Top Republican won't budge on hardline migration stance ahead

Daily Mail  

Ahead of a meeting at the White House, Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on the Senate's sprawling immigration and national security deal and said he would only accept strict border security measures. Ahead of a meeting at the White House, Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on the Senate 's sprawling immigration and national security deal and said he would only accept strict border security measures On Wednesday at 3:15 pm Johnson will meet with President Biden and Senate leaders Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss the $110 billion sprawling package that would include immigration reform and border security and aid for Israel and Ukraine. House Republican leadership privately told their GOP conference on a call that he would not accept the deal currently being negotiated in the Senate, one that ties together border provisions and national security aid. On Wednesday at 3:15 pm Johnson will meet with President Biden and Senate leaders Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Senate negotiators have been meeting with White House officials, including Department of Homeland Security Sec.

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Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden issues rule allowing him to shut down US-Mexico border as immigration emerges as top voter concern

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In remarks delivered from the White House, Biden …

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies

CNN  

Phoenix CNN — Laura Grant has been keeping tabs on what Congress has done – or not done – to overhaul US immigration and border policy. “Trump killed it – not once, but twice,” Biden campaign spokeswoman Fabiola Rodriguez said in a statement to CNN after Thursday’s vote. A recent memo from House Democrats’ campaign arm said candidates would go …

Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security
7 months ago

Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security

Raw Story  

The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected sweeping immigration reforms for the second time this year as Republicans again blocked what would have been the toughest border security package in decades, dismissing it as a Democratic "gimmick." Biden said in a statement Republicans had put partisan politics ahead of the country to reject "the toughest border enforcement in history," while Homeland …

Mike Johnson finally got Ukraine aid done—but he's no hero.
54 years, 11 months ago

Mike Johnson finally got Ukraine aid done—but he's no hero.

Slate  

Before House Speaker Mike Johnson basks too deeply in the praise he’s received for bringing the security assistance bill to the floor, where it passed by a predictably wide margin, we should recall that the bill would have passed six months ago had it not been for Johnson’s cowardly submission to the pressure of former President Donald Trump. Had Johnson …

'Complete failure': Mike Johnson's plan already in danger after latest MAGA caucus revolt
8 months, 1 week ago

'Complete failure': Mike Johnson's plan already in danger after latest MAGA caucus revolt

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson has been planning to put different foreign aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on the floor of the House of Representatives, but hardliners within his caucus are already revolting. "Every true conservative America First patriot in the House should vote against the rule for this borrowed foreign aid bill with no border security," wrote Rep. …

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
8 months, 1 week ago

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office. Johnson referred to himself as a “wartime speaker” of the House and indicated in his strongest …

House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
8 months, 1 week ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson had been talking with White House officials about a package that would deviate from the …

House Speaker Mike Johnson Is Negotiating With White House To Advance Ukraine Aid
8 months, 1 week ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson Is Negotiating With White House To Advance Ukraine Aid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson had been talking with White House officials about a package that would …

As another government shutdown looms, it's time for Mike Johnson to step up
9 months, 3 weeks ago

As another government shutdown looms, it's time for Mike Johnson to step up

Salon  

Here we are again looking right down the barrel of a government shutdown because one-half of one of the three branches of the federal government is completely dysfunctional under GOP leadership. Johnson bought himself some time last fall when he first succeeded McCarthy and managed to pass the continuing resolution that's coming due this week. On Tuesday the four congressional …

Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in ‘intense’ Oval Office meeting
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in ‘intense’ Oval Office meeting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders emerged from an “intense” Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown, but with new uncertainty about aid for Ukraine and Israel as the president and others urgently warned Speaker Mike Johnson of the grave consequences of delay. “The consequences of inaction every day …

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS
10 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS

Daily Mail  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is ripping into President Joe Biden for finally floating executive action to crack down on illegal immigration after millions of migrants flooded into the U.S. since he took office. President Joe Biden said he has done everything he can to fix the border crisis, but now the White House is mulling a Trump-like executive action to …

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
10 months, 1 week ago

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Schumer said the race in his home state of New York “says something very significant — that border is no longer the province of Republicans.” That calculation is already having far-reaching effects, transforming the way President Joe Biden and Democrats …

House Republicans now want border security they killed back in Ukraine bill
10 months, 1 week ago

House Republicans now want border security they killed back in Ukraine bill

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers now want the border security deal that they turned down after reports that Donald Trump ordered the leadership he didn't want another "win" under Joe Biden's presidential belt. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is now calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the Ukraine/Israel funding bill, but several GOP House members told Raw Story that …

U.S. Senate passes Ukraine aid bill, House likely to reject it
10 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Senate passes Ukraine aid bill, House likely to reject it

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved long-delayed funding for Ukraine's war effort, part of a foreign aid package that right-wing House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated his Republican-led chamber will reject. A previous Senate Bill negotiated by both parties had also encompassed tough new U.S. border protections aimed at stemming an influx of migration into the United States from Mexico …

A Brief History Of Republicans Walking Away From Bipartisan Immigration Deals
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A Brief History Of Republicans Walking Away From Bipartisan Immigration Deals

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan compromise on immigration reform fell apart this week in the Senate as Republicans heeded former President Donald Trump’s advice to kill it. “You’re preying on people’s fears,” Loweree said, “and if you can do that successfully, there’s very little that can be done to bring somebody back from that.” In 2006 and 2013, …

Opinion: Playing ball on border bill comes back to bite Democrats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Playing ball on border bill comes back to bite Democrats

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Danielle Campoamor is a freelance writer formerly of TODAY and NBC. Trump has continuously lambasted the legislation, claiming on his makeshift social media platform Truth Social that “only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill.” His sycophantic followers in the House and the Senate have, of course, followed suit, with Republicans …

Senate Republicans Block Ukraine Aid, Border Security Package They'd Demanded
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate Republicans Block Ukraine Aid, Border Security Package They'd Demanded

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation that paired tougher border policy with more U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel, just days after it was unveiled by a bipartisan group of senators who spent months negotiating with the backing of the GOP. For months, Senate Republicans demanded border policy changes to solve what they called a …

Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden’s plea for Congress to ‘show some spine’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden’s plea for Congress to ‘show some spine’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid suffered a swift and total collapse Tuesday as Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump. “Every week, every month that passes without new aid to Ukraine means fewer artillery shells, fewer air defense systems, fewer tools …

Aid for Ukraine in limbo after US Senate Republicans cast doubt over border bill
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid for Ukraine in limbo after US Senate Republicans cast doubt over border bill

India Today  

Amid mounting criticism from conservatives, Republicans in the US Senate have cast doubts over a bipartisan bill aimed at curbing illegal border crossings, signalling a likely defeat in Congress that would leave leaders with no clear path to approve wartime aid for Ukraine. House Speaker Mike Johnson has already called the proposal “dead on arrival” if it passes the Senate, …

Senate Republicans resist advancing on border policy bill, leaving aid for Ukraine in doubt
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate Republicans resist advancing on border policy bill, leaving aid for Ukraine in doubt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing a torrent of criticism from conservatives, Senate Republicans on Monday resisted advancing on a bipartisan proposal intended to clamp down on illegal border crossings, signaling a likely defeat in Congress that would leave leaders with no clear path to approve wartime aid for Ukraine. And this sort of is a shifting of the worst border in history …

Fresh U.S. Senate border-Ukraine bill faces Republican buzzsaw
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh U.S. Senate border-Ukraine bill faces Republican buzzsaw

Raw Story  

U.S. senators on Sunday released the text of a much-anticipated deal that would unlock billions in new aid for Ukraine and Israel while tightening US border laws, but the top House Republican quickly vowed to shoot it down. Most significantly, it would give President Joe Biden the power to reject asylum seekers if illegal border crossings reached over 5,000 per …

Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom

Politico  

“He was trying to draw parallels with Republican ideology,” recalled Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, who helped convene the meeting. Even more resonant was Rasmussen’s scathing criticism of the Biden administration’s pullout from Afghanistan — a costly error, he said, that emboldened the enemies of democracy and invited the invasion of Ukraine. It has been apparent for a while that …

Trump urges Republicans to reject border and Ukraine aid bill
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump urges Republicans to reject border and Ukraine aid bill

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has told Republicans to reject a $118 billion bipartisan border deal which links tougher immigration laws and aid for Ukraine and Israel. Urging Senators to vote in favour of the bill on Wednesday, Joe Biden told Republicans to stop “playing politics” and pass the legislation. On Truth Social, he wrote: “Only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, …

Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, but it quickly ran into a wall of opposition from top House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson. Biden said in a statement that the Senate proposal “allows the United States to continue our …

Senators release package of border policies and aid for Ukraine and Israel
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senators release package of border policies and aid for Ukraine and Israel

LA Times  

Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118-billion bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, setting off a long-shot effort to push the package through despite heavy skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, in an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said that he had tried to …

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of convincing Congress to pass a national security package that will include tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine and immigration enforcement, as …

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage

LA Times  

Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, the Democrats’ chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 25. Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of …

The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate will hold a crucial test vote next week on legislation that would pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, leaders pressing ahead despite heavy skepticism from Republicans and some Democrats. The Senate deal could be President Joe Biden’s best chance to enact policies to address a southern …

Joe Biden: I’d shut Mexican border ‘right now’ if Congress let me
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden: I’d shut Mexican border ‘right now’ if Congress let me

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has said he would close the US-Mexico border “right now” if Congress handed him the power by passing a sweeping immigration bill. Mr Biden’s plans, unveiled on Friday, would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to close the border if illegal crossings surpassed 4,000 in a day and order it to do so if the figure …

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, President Joe Biden made a strong appeal to lawmakers to advance a controversial plan to deal with the unprecedented surge of illegal border crossings amid the US-Texas govt. He said it was the “toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country.” Joe Biden urges lawmakers to back his $61.4 billion …

Biden urges Congress to embrace border bill. But House speaker suggests it may be ‘dead on arrival’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden urges Congress to embrace border bill. But House speaker suggests it may be ‘dead on arrival’

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson suggested the compromise on border and immigration policy could be “dead on arrival” in his chamber. President Biden has pressed Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, but House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the compromise could be “dead on arrival” in his chamber. “For everyone who …

Biden urges Congress to embrace border bill. But House speaker suggests it may be ‘dead on arrival’
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden urges Congress to embrace border bill. But House speaker suggests it may be ‘dead on arrival’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday pressed Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, but House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the compromise on border and immigration policy could be “dead on arrival” in his chamber. Senate Republicans had initially insisted that border policy changes be included in Biden’s $110 billion emergency …

Senate deal on border, Ukraine at risk of collapse due to election year
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Senate deal on border, Ukraine at risk of collapse due to election year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year compromise that Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, says is “meaningless.” Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks to finish a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy that is meant …

Republicans Flail On Bipartisan Border Deal After Trump Orders Them To Reject It
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans Flail On Bipartisan Border Deal After Trump Orders Them To Reject It

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are flailing over how to proceed with tackling the border crisis — an issue they have been demanding action on — after Donald Trump this week personally directed them to reject any bipartisan border deal because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to get a win ahead of the 2024 presidential election. All …

Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pressures Republicans
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pressures Republicans

LA Times  

Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, the Democrats’ chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks with reporters at the Capitol on Thursday. A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year compromise that former President Trump, the likely GOP presidential nominee, appears to oppose. “We’re …

Senate border negotiations forge ahead despite pressure from Trump
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Senate border negotiations forge ahead despite pressure from Trump

NPR  

Senate border negotiations forge ahead despite pressure from Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP Mariam Zuhaib/AP A bipartisan deal that would pair assistance to Ukraine and Israel with measures to improve border security is facing serious political threats as negotiators aim to finalize a deal. Punchbowl News first reported that McConnell told Republican senators the politics "have changed" …

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.
11 months ago

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.

Slate  

With government funding punted another six weeks, Congress finally has some space to move on what will be the most crucial thing it does, or fails to do, this year: a bipartisan deal that would prevent Russia from extinguishing Ukraine in exchange for tighter immigration and border security policy. We still have not seen the proposal that’s in the works, …

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition
11 months ago

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. It’s a familiar political dynamic, one that has repeatedly thwarted attempts to reform U.S. immigration law, including …

The honeymoon phase is over between Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans
11 months ago

The honeymoon phase is over between Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans

The Independent  

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Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted top congressional leaders at the White House to underscore Ukraine’s security needs as it continues to fight Russia’s nearly two-year-old invasion, hoping to add momentum to efforts to pass $110 billion in stalled aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Speaker Mike Johnson, in one of his few direct encounters with the president, …

‘Staggering refusal to govern’: Mike Johnson sparks fury for tying border fix to Trump win
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Staggering refusal to govern’: Mike Johnson sparks fury for tying border fix to Trump win

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson is under fire once again after saying House Republicans "can't" support a solution addressing the border until either Donald Trump or another Republican is elected to the White House. House Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Sherman added, "says senate bill is DOA in house," meaning "dead on arrival." But Sherman also added news that spurred outrage: "Johnson …

Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border to demand hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. The trip to Eagle Pass, Texas, came as the Senate engages in delicate negotiations in hopes of striking …

A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake
1 year ago

A deal on U.S. border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake

LA Times  

A migrant walks along a road shadowed by the steel columns of the border wall separating Arizona and Mexico after crossing into the United States near Lukeville, Ariz. Amid grueling negotiations, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape, emerging even as Congress leaves town having failed to publicly unveil any details of …

Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on
1 year ago

Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine as part of a deal on border and immigration policy changes will almost certainly drag into next year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the negotiations were “among the most difficult things we’ve done in recent memory.” “Everyone knows that something should be done to fix …

Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants
1 year ago

Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Time slipping, White House and Senate negotiators struggled Sunday to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs before senators leave town for the holiday recess. “They’re poisoning the blood of our country,” Trump said about the record …

Republicans have set a border trap. Biden can't afford to fall for it
1 year ago

Republicans have set a border trap. Biden can't afford to fall for it

Salon  

An overwhelming majority of Americans of all political stripes want Congress to fix immigration, and yet, Congress has failed to do so for decades. McCain described the far right’s prescription to round up all the “illegals” and deport them as pure “bullsh—t.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “There are politicians today …

Progressives Urge Biden To Reject 'Unconscionable' Limits On Immigration
1 year ago

Progressives Urge Biden To Reject 'Unconscionable' Limits On Immigration

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Leading progressive lawmakers on Monday urged President Joe Biden to reject sharp limits on immigration sought by congressional Republicans in exchange for their support for continued U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, amid its struggle against Russian aggression. Biden and vulnerable Democrats up for reelection next year have acknowledged that some reforms are needed to address …

As Ukraine aid falters in the Senate, Biden signals he’s willing to make a deal on border security
1 year ago

As Ukraine aid falters in the Senate, Biden signals he’s willing to make a deal on border security

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning” and dangerous. But even as he lashed Republicans for their stance, Biden stressed that he is willing to “make significant compromises on the border,” if that’s what it takes to …

House Speaker Johnson is insisting on sweeping border security changes in a deal for Ukraine aid
1 year ago

House Speaker Johnson is insisting on sweeping border security changes in a deal for Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their “hill to die on” in negotiations that have already grown tense as Congress considers President Joe Biden’s $110 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Israel and other security needs. Before Wednesday’s test vote, Schumer made Republicans what …

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