Republicans condemned for bowing to Trump on border deal: ‘Pathetically weak’
Republican lawmakers who have got behind Donald Trump‘s call to reject a bipartisan border deal sparked outrage on both sides of the aisle.
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Biden calls regional partners ahead of CIA chief’s meeting in push for another Gaza hostage deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke Friday with his Egyptian and Qatari counterparts ahead of a trip by his CIA director meant to press toward a deal to secure the release of more hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a pause to fighting with Israel in Gaza.
Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson took a strong stand Friday against a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, sending a letter to colleagues that aligns him with hardline conservatives determined to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy.
Johnson Digs In Against Border Deal as Negotiators Try to Salvage It
Speaker Mike Johnson sought on Friday to choke off the last remaining glimmers of hope for a bipartisan immigration compromise to emerge from Congress this year, repeating that a deal under discussion in the Senate would almost certainly be “dead on arrival” in the Republican-led House.
Speaker Mike Johnson calls Ukraine-immigration deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House
House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a “Dear Colleague” letter that an agreement being brokered in the Senate to restrict immigration in exchange for aid to Ukraine is “dead on arrival” in the House.
'So Pathetically Weak': Gavin Newsom Exposes GOP's 'Shameful' Approach To Border Deal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at “pathetically weak” Republicans following President Donald Trump’s pressuring of GOP lawmakers to pass on any bipartisan border deal.
Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump calls it ‘meaningless’
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.”
'Immoral': Some Republicans rebuke efforts to kill immigration deal to help Trump
WASHINGTON — Tempers flared Thursday as Republicans battled amongst themselves over whether to accept or reject a deal for tougher immigration laws, with some pushing back on colleagues who want to bow to President Donald Trump's wishes and kill it.