Speaker Mike Johnson says he speaks with Trump 'frequently' about border negotiations
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a central figure in border negotiations, said he has «frequently» discussed the issue with former President Donald Trump.
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Jesse Watters Turns Racism Up A Notch With Heartless Dig At Migrant Children
Jesse Watters on Wednesday called migrant children “banditos” in a segment on the immigration crisis that viewers deemed racist. (Watch the videos below.)
Jasmine Crockett Uses Rihanna To Slam Republicans In Scathing Takedown
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) name-dropped Rihanna as she jokingly applauded Republicans for putting on quite a show at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.
Congress Hunts The Rarest Beast: Bipartisan Election-Year Deals
WASHINGTON ― Congress is striving to accomplish what rarely gets done in an election year: three separate bipartisan agreements on taxes, spending and immigration policy.
Rwanda Bill Faces Tough Lords Test Even If It Survives Commons Row
Attention is on the House of Commons this week, as Tory rebels threaten to revolt over Rishi Sunak’s legislation designed to revive the plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, but even if it survives a row amongst MPs, it must still get past the Lords.
DHS threatens to take 'appropriate action' against Texas over border access
The Department of Homeland Security has threatened the state of Texas — saying the state is acting unconstitutionally in blocking Customs and Border Protection's access to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, and if the state continues to do so, the Justice Department will take «appropriate action», according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
No 10 Insists Rishi Sunak Is Being "Transparent" About Asylum Backlog Numbers
Rishi Sunak is being "transparent" about the government's progress in reducing the asylum backlog, his spokesperson has insisted, following accusations that ministers are being misleading about the number of cases dealt with by the Home Office.
Migrant encounters along southwest border reach all-time high of 302,000
There were 302,000 encounters along the southwest border in December, marking the highest monthly total ever recorded, sources told ABC News.