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" because former President Trump wants to build his reelection campaign around immigration. Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, the lead Republican involved in the talks, said negotiations were still moving forward, and that McConnell was acknowledging the "political realities" of the situation, but not suggesting the deal be abandoned. "I think the Republican conference is going to make a decision in the next 24 hours as to whether they actually want to get something done or whether they want to leave the border a mess for political reasons," said Murphy, D-Conn. Trump's influence over GOP policymaking While text of an agreement has not yet been released, Trump spoke out against a bipartisan framework last week, writing on his social media site, Truth Social: I do not think we should do a Border Deal, at all, unless we get EVERYTHING needed to shut down the INVASION of Millions & Millions of people, many from parts unknown, into our once great, but soon to be great again, Country!"

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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 …

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 …

Biden spars with Republicans on border security during State of the Union
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden spars with Republicans on border security during State of the Union

NPR  

Biden spars with Republicans on border security during State of the Union Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images President Biden continued to attack Republicans for playing politics with the border during his State of the Union address, as Republicans in the House gallery heckled him back. He pointed his finger and blasted Republican leaders for …

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 …

Will Biden government run out of funds? Congress is racing to strike a deal, aid for Ukraine unlikely
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Biden government run out of funds? Congress is racing to strike a deal, aid for Ukraine unlikely

India TV News  

Washington: Days before a possible partial government shutdown, negotiators in Congress worked furiously Wednesday to finish up a federal spending plan as Washington joined Ukraine and other American allies around the world in watching and waiting for House Speaker Mike Johnson's next move. Meanwhile, Western allies are keeping close tabs on Johnson to see whether he will consider Biden's request …

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 …

Biden and Trump both plan trips to the Mexico border Thursday, angling for advantage on immigration
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump both plan trips to the Mexico border Thursday, angling for advantage on immigration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S-Mexico border on Thursday, as both candidates try to turn the nation’s broken immigration system to their political advantage in an expected campaign rematch this year. Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, an area that often sees large numbers …

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 …

Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s replacement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s replacement

Raw Story  

By Sejal Govindarao "After border bill fiasco, Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s replacement" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz lashed out at his party’s leader in the …

Abandoned by his colleagues after negotiating border deal, GOP senator faces backlash alone
10 months, 2 weeks ago

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

LA Times  

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford walks down Capitol stairs with his wife, Cindy, and Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Wednesday before Senate Republicans blocked the bipartisan border package that they had asked Lankford to negotiate. 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 …

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 …

Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
10 months, 2 weeks 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
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package that had been tied to the funding, then struggled to coalesce around a plan to salvage the aid for Kyiv. After GOP senators scuttled months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema outlines border deal negotiations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema outlines border deal negotiations

NPR  

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema outlines border deal negotiations SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: It appears that any hope of Congress passing a border security deal is fading. You know, four months ago, when my Republican colleagues demanded that border security be included in a national security supplemental package, I stood up and joined them and said, yes, I agree. And, you know, something …

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 …

California Sen. Padilla splits with Biden on proposed immigration, foreign aid package
10 months, 2 weeks ago

California Sen. Padilla splits with Biden on proposed immigration, foreign aid package

LA Times  

Sen. Alex Padilla, shown during a committee meeting last year, says border state Democrats weren’t part of negotiating the immigration bill, which he says makes extreme changes to the asylum process. California Sen. Alex Padilla said the bipartisan $118-billion border and foreign aid bill supported by President Biden “misses the mark,” putting the Democratic senator in the unusual position 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, …

US senators release package that pairs border policies with aid for Israel, Ukraine
10 months, 2 weeks ago

US senators release package that pairs border policies with aid for Israel, Ukraine

India Today  

US senators on Sunday released a highly-anticipated US 118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other American allies, setting off a long-shot effort to push the bill through heavy scepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. Still, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent who negotiated the border proposal, told CBS’ “Face …

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 …

Many Democrats blame Biden for border chaos as issue threatens to cost him votes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Many Democrats blame Biden for border chaos as issue threatens to cost him votes

The Telegraph  

Over the past 18 months, the President has also quietly resumed some of Mr Trump’s actions: repairing parts of the US border wall, and taking a punitive approach to asylum seekers who do not present themselves at a point of entry by rapidly denying most of their claims. And we need stronger border security.” Recent arrivals The scale of the …

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 …

Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan

Raw Story  

Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded verbal jabs Saturday over a bipartisan plan for border reform aimed at stemming a surge in migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico. Republican primary frontrunner Trump has put immigration front and center in his campaign, issuing dire warnings about the porous nature of the border -- yet has simultaneously pushed back hard …

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’

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 …

McConnell loses the plot to Trump on Ukraine and immigration
10 months, 4 weeks ago

McConnell loses the plot to Trump on Ukraine and immigration

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. But on Wednesday, Punchbowl News reported that Mr McConnell told the Senate Republican conference …

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 …

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