Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect
5 years, 9 months ago

Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared so he could build his border wall with Mexico. Moments after Thursday’s vote, the president tweeted a single word of warning: “VETO!” Two years into the Trump era, a defecting dozen Republicans, pushed along by Democrats, showed a willingness to take that political risk. “Today’s votes cap a week of something the American people haven’t seen enough of in the last two years,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, “both parties in the United States Congress standing up to Donald Trump.” The result is a role-reversal for Republicans who have been reluctant to take on Trump, bracing against his high-profile tweets and public attacks of reprimand. “A vote for today’s resolution by Republican Senators is a vote for Nancy Pelosi, Crime, and the Open Border Democrats!” Trump tweeted. Tillis had been one of the first senators to say he would oppose the declaration, writing in a Washington Post opinion column last month that there’d be “no intellectual honesty” in backing Trump after his repeated objections about executive overreach by President Barack Obama.

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Senators holding ‘secret’ talks about bipartisan bill to boost border security
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Senators holding ‘secret’ talks about bipartisan bill to boost border security

The Independent  

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Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Bipartisan border security bill fails again after Republicans shoot down measure on key election issue
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Republicans Unite To Block Border Bill Again As Election Year Fight Heats Up
7 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
11 months ago

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Biden’s most valuable Republican ally when it came to Ukraine aid, also began appealing to senior administration officials for the spending measure to include border provisions. In an effort to push the bill forward, Biden …

Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating a border compromise, GOP senator faces backlash alone
11 months ago

Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating a border compromise, GOP senator faces backlash alone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Just before the Senate voted Wednesday to kill the border deal he spent the last four months negotiating, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford climbed a set of marble stairs outside the chamber and joined his wife in the visitors’ gallery. As the Republican quietly watched from a floor above, briefly the outsider after defending his legislation in a last …

Broken Congress: It can’t fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts
11 months ago

Broken Congress: It can’t fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached by the House. “We’ve gone from the sublime to the ridiculous.” The next steps are highly uncertain as an emboldened generation of hard-right lawmakers allied with Trump are energized by the disruption, eager to carry on with their emerging agenda despite the GOP’s slim majority in the House that …

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

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
11 months 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’
11 months 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
11 months 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, …

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

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

How the Republican support for the border bill evaporated
11 months 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, …

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

Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
11 months 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
11 months 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
11 months, 1 week 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 …

The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Dan Crenshaw rips Republican ‘stupidity’ for vowing to kill border deal
11 months, 1 week ago

Dan Crenshaw rips Republican ‘stupidity’ for vowing to kill border deal

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 More and more Republicans are expressing frustration and outright anger …

Republicans Invoking Border Crisis Now Oppose Plan To Fix It
11 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Invoking Border Crisis Now Oppose Plan To Fix It

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe Biden needs to act to address it, insisting the flow of migrants is an urgent national security threat. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images In a statement last week, Biden called the deal the “toughest …

Joe Biden claims border proposal will give him new emergency authority: ‘Toughest and hardest reform’
11 months, 1 week 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’
11 months, 2 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 …

Republicans Flail On Bipartisan Border Deal After Trump Orders Them To Reject It
11 months, 2 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 …

Trump Privately Pressuring GOP Senators To ‘Kill’ Border Deal To Deny Biden A Win
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Privately Pressuring GOP Senators To ‘Kill’ Border Deal To Deny Biden A Win

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON – Donald Trump on Wednesday privately pressured Senate Republicans to “kill” a bipartisan deal to secure the U.S. border because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to chalk up a win ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a source familiar with the tenuous negotiations on the package. Last Wednesday, he wrote on Truth Social, …

Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pressures Republicans
11 months, 2 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
11 months, 2 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" …

Senators are racing to win support for a border deal as aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Senators are racing to win support for a border deal as aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators were laboring Monday to win wide support for a deal on border policy as they entered what could be a pivotal stretch for a painstakingly negotiated compromise that could open the door for Republican votes to replenish U.S. wartime aid for Ukraine. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s ability to marshal his conference for the border measures …

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.
11 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal
11 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

Biden considering expelling migrants without asylum screening
1 year ago

Biden considering expelling migrants without asylum screening

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's White House is signaling to Congress it is open to supporting a dramatic new border strategy to expel migrants without screening them for asylum in an effort to compel Republicans into backing more aid for Ukraine. But the new proposal would effectively reinstate Title 42, allowing officials to pause asylum law without a public health emergency just …

Biden considering expelling migrants without asylum screening and expanding detention and deportations in new hardline immigration plan
1 year ago

Biden considering expelling migrants without asylum screening and expanding detention and deportations in new hardline immigration plan

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's White House is signaling to Congress it is open to supporting a dramatic new border strategy to expel migrants without screening them for asylum in an effort to compel Republicans into backing more aid for Ukraine. President Joe Biden is negotiating with Republicans to get a $100 billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in exchange …

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

White House Issues Veto Threat For Border Bill As Pandemic Deportation Tool Expires
1 year, 8 months ago

White House Issues Veto Threat For Border Bill As Pandemic Deportation Tool Expires

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The White House is threatening to veto a top-priority bill from House Republicans to crack down on illegal immigration at the Mexican border as the administration’s use of a pandemic-era tool to expel most migrants comes to an end. “This bill would make things worse, not better,” President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget …

US Democrats’ bid to reform immigration laws blocked in Senate
3 years, 3 months ago

US Democrats’ bid to reform immigration laws blocked in Senate

Al Jazeera  

Setback for reform advocates comes as the US is facing a new migrant crisis at the southern border with Mexico. The Senate parliamentarian, an unelected official who rules on key procedural matters, said on September 19 that a Democratic plan to attach the immigration proposal to a $3.5 trillion spending bill was not allowed under Senate rules, lawmakers said. “We …

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
3 years, 9 months ago

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats’ drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as one of President Joe Biden’s early priorities seemed in danger of running aground in a Congress his own party controls. “I don’t see a means of reaching that,” Durbin, a veteran of past efforts to strike an …

Congressional GOP grapples with ‘unhinged’ Trump
4 years ago

Congressional GOP grapples with ‘unhinged’ Trump

CNN  

CNN — Even in his waning days in power, President Donald Trump is still finding ways to inflict his signature loyalty tests on the Republican Party. Through all that, Trump is obsessively pursuing any tactic that could overturn the results of the election, encouraging an already-doomed effort by a small group of House Republicans to challenge the Electoral College results …

Senate partisanship boils over as stimulus talks stall
4 years, 9 months ago

Senate partisanship boils over as stimulus talks stall

LA Times  

Senate Republicans and Democrats grew visibly angry and emotional on the Senate floor Monday as negotiations over a financial rescue package appeared to stall, even as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin were close to a final agreement. Democrats “have to stop asking for things that have no relationship to what we’re …

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