Bipartisan border security bill fails again after Republicans shoot down measure on key election issue
7 months ago

Bipartisan border security bill fails again after Republicans shoot down measure on key election issue

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bipartisan piece of immigration and border security legislation died again on the Senate floor on Thursday after Republicans blocked a bill meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the US-Mexico border. open image in gallery Two members of the Texas National Guard install razor wire along the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas Now, with immigration and border security one of the top issues of the 2024 election, Democrats are looking for an answer to the barrage of GOP attacks, led by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mr Trump. “Senate Republicans again rejected the strongest, most comprehensive bipartisan border bill we’ve seen in decades. Trump says he sabotaged the bipartisan deal to secure the border because “it made it much better for the opposing side” pic.twitter.com/xZSe0mLl1b — Biden-Harris HQ May 23, 2024 But the bill has also been heavily criticized by some progressive Democrats and Latino members of the party over the bill’s exclusion of key priorities including a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants including “Dreamers”, those brought to the US by their parents when they were young children.

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Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: 'Trump killed border bill'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: 'Trump killed border bill'

India Today  

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday strongly rebuked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on her handling of border security, accusing him of undermining a bipartisan effort to strengthen the US-Mexico border. "Donald Trump got word of this bill that would’ve contributed to securing our border," Harris told CNN. Harris fired back, pointing out that the border bill Trump …

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 …

Even in California, Latino Dems can’t agree on Biden’s border policy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Even in California, Latino Dems can’t agree on Biden’s border policy

Politico  

“The Latino Caucus is steadfast in our commitment to vehemently oppose anti-immigrant or fear-mongering rhetoric that dehumanizes individuals who are risking their lives,” said Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes. “As a nation, we cannot afford to return to Trump-era immigration policies that threaten the lives of refugees or delegitimize migrants for the sake of political expediency.” The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, chaired by …

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 …

California Sen. Alex Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against bipartisan border bill
7 months ago

California Sen. Alex Padilla convinces colleagues to vote against bipartisan border bill

LA Times  

Alex Padilla, left, and Laphonza Butler confer on the Senate floor in November 2023. Breaking with his own party’s leadership and the Biden administration, California’s Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla helped lead an effort to defeat the bipartisan border security bill that again failed to advance on Thursday. In an impassioned Senate floor speech, Padilla criticized the legislation as inadequate and …

Republicans Unite To Block Border Bill Again As Election Year Fight Heats Up
7 months ago

Republicans Unite To Block Border Bill Again As Election Year Fight Heats Up

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected for a second time a border security package Republicans helped draft in February before turning around and killing it at the demand of former President Donald Trump, their presumptive 2024 nominee, who didn’t want to give President Joe Biden an election-year win. “This bill today is a prop, it’s a pure messaging …

Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
7 months ago

Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans again blocked a bill meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought Thursday to underscore GOP resistance to the proposal. The Democratic leader said it would “show the public who’s on what side and in June we’re going to spend …

Schumer announces Senate to vote this week on previously blocked bipartisan border bill
7 months ago

Schumer announces Senate to vote this week on previously blocked bipartisan border bill

CNN  

CNN — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, attempting to put political pressure on Republicans, announced Sunday that the chamber will vote this week on a long-negotiated bipartisan border bill that Republicans blocked earlier this year. The initial package, which included tough border provisions and foreign aid to US allies, was blocked in February by the Senate amid a torrent of …

Democrats lean into border security as it shapes contest for control of Congress
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats lean into border security as it shapes contest for control of Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With immigration shaping the elections that will decide control of Congress, Democrats are trying to outflank Republicans and convince voters they can address problems at the U.S. border with Mexico, embracing an issue that has traditionally been used against them. Republican Kari Lake has repeatedly linked Rep. Ruben Gallego, the likely Democratic nominee, to Biden, telling the crowd …

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has urged Donald Trump to help him pass his border security package, as his rival blamed him for the deaths of “countless innocent victims”. The president, speaking at the same time as Mr Trump on separate visits to the Texan southern border on Thursday, warned of the dangers of untrammelled illegal immigration and called on Republicans to “show …

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 …

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, …

What voters are saying about Congress' latest failure to address immigration reform
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What voters are saying about Congress' latest failure to address immigration reform

NPR  

What voters are saying about Congress' latest failure to address immigration reform Lawmakers in Congress this week failed to pass a measure on border security. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben checked in with voters about that and found that they're unhappy, to say the least. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: I asked Steve Shoemaker what he thinks of how Congress handled or didn't handle …

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 …

Republican senators join Democrats to advance $95 BILLION Ukraine and Israel aid bill WITHOUT border provisions amid backstabbing and turmoil among GOP ranks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican senators join Democrats to advance $95 BILLION Ukraine and Israel aid bill WITHOUT border provisions amid backstabbing and turmoil among GOP ranks

Daily Mail  

The Senate advanced a massive foreign aid bill to Ukraine and Israel without border security measures after Republican turmoil ultimately tanked a bipartisan deal earlier this week. But Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate would still send money to critical allies of the U.S. through an updated $95 billion supplemental bill without the border provisions. Senate Majority Leader Chuck …

Every senator who voted to kill the bipartisan border compromise
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Every senator who voted to kill the bipartisan border compromise

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. Just a handful of Republicans voted in favour …

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 …

Republican senators block Ukraine-border bill after Donald Trump opposes it
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican senators block Ukraine-border bill after Donald Trump opposes it

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Will Senate Republicans vote to start debate – just a debate – on bipartisan …

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

LA Times  

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings. Forcing the showdown with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said earlier that he would try to salvage the wartime funding, and would next push ahead on a crucial test vote for tens …

Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid

NPR  

Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will move to a "Plan B" to move aid to Ukraine and Israel following the failure of a vote to start debate on a bipartisan border security package. Sponsor …

Embattled immigration deal shows rightward lurch for Biden and Democrats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Embattled immigration deal shows rightward lurch for Biden and Democrats

Al Jazeera  

A deal for new border restrictions in exchange for foreign aid may fail, but it reveals a platform change for US Democrats, experts say. “This bill would also give me, as President, the emergency authority to temporarily shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed,” Biden said. “Not just going back all the way to what Joe Biden had campaigned …

Democrats a Bit Stumped by Republican Denunciation of Republican Border Security Bill
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats a Bit Stumped by Republican Denunciation of Republican Border Security Bill

Slate  

“The sun may be shining outside, but today is a gloomy day here in the United States Senate,” the chamber’s majority leader, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, said from the floor on Tuesday. Schumer was, in the immediate sense, referring to the status of the so-called national security supplementary package that members of both parties had written together—a bill that …

Mitch McConnell admits $118billion border bill is DEAD just two days after a deal was reached: Defeated Republican leader facing calls to resign admits 'we have no chance to make a law' in farcical sc
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mitch McConnell admits $118billion border bill is DEAD just two days after a deal was reached: Defeated Republican leader facing calls to resign admits 'we have no chance to make a law' in farcical sc

Daily Mail  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is now facing calls to resign and the GOP is in disarray after the House leadership and multiple senators vowed to never vote for the $118 billion border package. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing much of the fury from Republicans opposing the border and foreign aid package Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared …

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 …

What is US Senate Border Security Bill? Donald Trump warns ‘this is a death wish’ for GOP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What is US Senate Border Security Bill? Donald Trump warns ‘this is a death wish’ for GOP

Hindustan Times  

A $118 billion bill introduced by the Democrats in the US Senate would strengthen border security and provide Israel and Ukraine assistance amidst the ongoing wars. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump He added that the bill would be “dead on arrival” if it ever did make it to the floor of the House. Taking to X, …

Ukraine-border bill on life support as pro-Trump Republicans and progressives come out against it
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine-border bill on life support as pro-Trump Republicans and progressives come out against it

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. House Republican leadership – including House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, …

Trump's shadow sways over GOP causing McConnell and co. to 'sweat' on border bill: report
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's shadow sways over GOP causing McConnell and co. to 'sweat' on border bill: report

Raw Story  

The shadow president in Palm Beach, Florida is flexing his political sway over the GOP to terminate a Southern Border bill and bruise the current guard led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Whip John Thune in the process. Former President Donald Trump's MAGA faithful are attempting to stick a fork in the $118 billion to fortify border …

How the Republican support for the border bill evaporated
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Republican support for the border bill evaporated

NPR  

How the Republican support for the border bill evaporated A record number of migrants are arriving at the U.S. southern border. Republicans in the House failed to pass articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, moments before failing to pass standalone aid for Israel - all that after Senate Republicans, under pressure from GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, …

Republicans line up to sink Senate border bill negotiated by one of their own
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans line up to sink Senate border bill negotiated by one of their own

CNN  

Republican opposition continued to grow Tuesday against a $118 billion bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package ahead of a key vote in the Senate. Trump, who is hoping to make immigration a key plank of his presidential campaign, has suggested on Truth Social that approving additional resources for the border would make Republicans “look bad.” Offering a blunt assessment …

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 …

Border bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Border bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s one of the most hard-fought provisions in the bipartisan border security package, and one that Democrats had to be persuaded to include: a new authority for the U.S. government to block migrants from entering the country. Lankford has repeatedly emphasized that the emergency authority “is not designed to let 5,000 people in, it is designed to close …

Opposition to the Senate border bill jeopardizes help for Afghans who aided U.S. troops
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition to the Senate border bill jeopardizes help for Afghans who aided U.S. troops

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The massive $118 billion Senate border bill not only contains once-in-a-decade border security legislation and wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine, but also offers a chance for the U.S. to keep its promise to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. soldiers in America’s longest war. A small group of bipartisan lawmakers and advocacy groups have worked for nearly three …

'Death Wish for The Republican Party': Trump rants against border deal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Death Wish for The Republican Party': Trump rants against border deal

Raw Story  

Donald Trump made it abundantly clear that he opposed the Senate's bipartisan border bill that Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer remains optimistic will pass. Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill would be "dead on arrival" if it reaches the House, and Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Republican lawmakers to stop the bill from passing in a Monday morning post …

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 …

Bipartisan Senate group releases text of Ukraine-immigration agreement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bipartisan Senate group releases text of Ukraine-immigration agreement

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. The bipartisan bill would require the Department of …

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, …

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 …

Senate releases $118 BILLION border bill: Law that would shut border if there are 5,000 crossings a day and clamp down on asylum applications sparks fury from Republicans and Donald Trump for being 'W
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate releases $118 BILLION border bill: Law that would shut border if there are 5,000 crossings a day and clamp down on asylum applications sparks fury from Republicans and Donald Trump for being 'W

Daily Mail  

A bipartisan group of senators finally released the text of a sprawling immigration and security supplemental deal, but Republican intra-party warfare is likely to tank its passage. Speaker Johnson announced Saturday that the House separately will be bringing a 'clean, standalone' $17 billion Israel aide to the floor next week President Biden said 'I strongly support it' in a statement …

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 …

Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House

NPR  

Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Samuel Corum/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Samuel Corum/Getty Images After months of negotiations, a trio of Senate negotiators unveiled a $118 billion bipartisan agreement to overhaul some key Biden administration immigration policies. Politics If the border deal …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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