border security

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a recent interview rejected the notion that President Joe Biden's early immigration moves caused a surge in migrants at the US-Mexico border.While speaking with The New York Times, Mayorkas, who has repeatedly clashed with congressional Republicans during his tenure, said the Biden administration's desire to pivot away from many…

The Senate voted on party lines to effectively end Alejandro Mayorkas's impeachment trial.GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted "present" on both votes.It caps off a months-long drama that helped spur one House Republican's resignation. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app And just like…

The Senate is now poised to move forward with a bill that would provide billions in aid to Ukraine and Israel, setting up an eventual clash with House Republicans.On Wednesday, 17 Republican senators joined with Democrats to begin debate on a version of the foreign aid bill that no longer includes any of the border…

Sen. Chris Murphy said in an interview that "no one" is leading Senate Republicans."You can't make policy if no one is in charge," Murphy told Politico Magazine.The Democratic negotiator's remarks came after GOP lawmakers blocked the border security package. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the…

House Speaker Mike Johnson is blocking a $95 billion emergency foreign aid bill, saying he's in "no rush" to take up the legislation the Senate overwhelmingly approved last week.The bill — opposed by many conservatives due to its exclusion of desired security measures at the US-Mexico border — would provide about $60 billion in badly…

The Senate approved a Ukraine and Israel aid bill — without any border provisions.Republicans had demanded border security measures, only to reject them as insufficiently harsh.22 GOP senators, slightly less than half of the conference, joined most Democrats to pass the bill. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while…

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday took a victory lap for helping tank the Senate's bipartisan border security legislation, a bill that the ex-president repeatedly criticized as he has sought to make immigration a central tenet of his 2024 campaign.At a campaign rally in South Carolina, Trump, who had previously called on Republicans to reject…

During the SOTU, Biden called Laken Riley's alleged killer, an undocumented immigrant, an "illegal."Democrats in particular have long considered the word to be hurtful and dehumanizing.Several progressive members of Congress said Biden was wrong to use the word. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download…