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Here’s What’s in the Senate’s $118 Billion Ukraine and Border Deal
Tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine would be tied to an immigration crackdown under legislation that faces a test vote in the Senate this we [...]
Senators Release Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, but Fate Remains Uncertain
After months of talks, a small group of Republicans and Democrats produced the text of a plan to clamp down on migration, but it faces an uphill path [...]
Schumer Plans Vote Next Week on Border and Ukraine Deal, but Prospects Are in Doubt
The Senate majority leader promised a test vote by Wednesday on a measure pairing an immigration crackdown with Ukraine aid, but its outlook remains d [...]
How the Border Crisis Shattered Biden’s Immigration Hopes
An examination of President Biden’s record reveals how he failed to overcome a surge in new arrivals and political obstacles in both parties.
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Haley Hits Trump on Border and His ‘Rants,’ Saying ‘He Feels Threatened’
Nikki Haley, coming off losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, also said she needed to “show momentum” in South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary, but stopped sho [...]
Johnson Digs In Against Border Deal as Negotiators Try to Salvage It
The speaker said the emerging bipartisan immigration deal would be “dead on arrival” in the House, after senators conceded that the opposition of form [...]
Warning EU border system has lasting “negative impacts”
In joint written evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee, the Port of Dover, DFDS, Irish Ferries, and P&O Ferries said there was an "existenti [...]
McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It
The minority leader privately told Republicans that the former president had put his party “in a quandary,” casting further doubt on the deal’s chance [...]
With Border Deal Near, Parole and Money Take Center Stage in Senate Talks
Republicans and Democrats have agreed to try to reduce the number of migrants granted parole to stay in the United States, but cementing the compromis [...]
Supreme Court Backs Biden for Now in Dispute With Texas Over Border Barrier
A federal appeals court had ruled that Border Patrol agents may not remove concertina wire erected by the state except for medical emergencies.
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A Border Wall to the North? Republicans Want to Discuss.
Presidential candidates, warning of terrorists, criminals and traffickers, have drawn a national spotlight to the nation’s border with Canada. But pro [...]
With Deal Close on Border and Ukraine, Republican Rifts Threaten to Kill Both
A divided G.O.P. coalesced behind a bit of legislative extortion: No Ukraine aid without a border crackdown. Now they are split over how large a price [...]
Johnson Digs In Against Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden
Hours before a scheduled meeting at the White House about how to break the stalemate in Congress over aid to Ukraine, the Republican speaker signaled [...]
On the Border in Eagle Pass, Texas
Reporting from the banks of the Rio Grande
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Fact Checking Republicans’ Immigration Claims During Texas Border Visit
The visit to Texas reflects the extent to which immigration has become one of President Biden’s biggest political vulnerabilities, particularly as the [...]