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Trump claims ‘extreme power’ of president in new threat
2 months ago

Trump claims ‘extreme power’ of president in new threat

Raw Story  

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign said Tuesday that her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, would be "unchecked" and "unhinged" in a potential second term, pointing to his comments at the roundtable with Latino leaders in which he said he would use "extreme power" to close the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump's pledge to use "extreme power" to shut down the …

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Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money
7 months ago

Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall money

CNN  

CNN — Democrats were roundly united against former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. A Rosen campaign spokesperson said in a statement to CNN that Rosen has “consistently fought for commonsense and bipartisan reforms to secure the border, fix our broken immigration system and keep our communities safe.” A spokesperson for Brown said that he, too, supported an opportunity for bipartisan …

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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 …

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US Congress to vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan: What’s the deal?
8 months ago

US Congress to vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan: What’s the deal?

Al Jazeera  

United States lawmakers are expected to vote on Saturday evening on three military aid packages for Ukraine, Israel and other allies in the Asia Pacific region. Funding includes: $5.2bn to replenish and expand Israel’s missile and rocket defence system $3.5bn for purchasing advanced weapons systems $1bn to enhance weapons production $4.4bn for other supplies and services to Israel $9.2bn in …

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What will Biden say on immigration? Border agent and ‘Dreamers’ expected at State of the Union
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What will Biden say on immigration? Border agent and ‘Dreamers’ expected at State of the Union

LA Times  

After a failed bipartisan national security bill and amid reports that the White House is considering executive action that could restrict asylum, the nation’s immigration crisis will be a topic of interest for many attending President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday. “I fully expect the president to address border security,” said Padilla, who who opposed the bipartisan bill …

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Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
10 months, 1 week ago

Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

NPR  

Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Enlarge this image toggle caption Catie Dull/NPR Catie Dull/NPR A bipartisan majority in the U.S. Senate voted 70-to-29 to advance a $95 billion foreign aid package, despite warnings from House Republicans that the bill may never receive a vote. The package contains no changes to U.S. border policy, despite early insistence …

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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 …

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MTG swears Trump not behind border bill attack: 'Anyone voting for it is a traitor'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

MTG swears Trump not behind border bill attack: 'Anyone voting for it is a traitor'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Raw Story walked with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she trashed members of her own party over a bipartisan border control bill looking unlikely to pass. Senate Republicans have spent weeks hammering out a landmark legislation on border security and immigration but its future looks bleak as far-right Republican in the House condemn it …

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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 …

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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 …

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Maharashtra: Border Row with Karnataka, Koshyari's Remarks to Dominate Winter Session
2 years ago

Maharashtra: Border Row with Karnataka, Koshyari's Remarks to Dominate Winter Session

News 18  

Remarks by Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari on Shivaji Maharaj and the simmering border row with Karnataka are expected to dominate the winter session of state legislature beginning in Nagpur from Monday. In a show of strength, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress, and other parties took out a massive Halla Bol morcha in Mumbai on …

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