Indicted former president Donald Trump continues to lash out with the racist “birther” lie – but this time the ugly vitriol reaches new lows and is directed at a GOP opponent who was once a member of his administration.  Trump took to his Truth Social account earlier this month... Continue »
English NBC News Biden to meet with top congressional leaders on immigration and Ukraine aid By Julie Tsirkin, Monica Alba, Frank Thorp V and Rebecca Kaplan January 16, 2024 Punchbowl Why today’s W.H. meeting may be a waste By Andrew Desiderio, Jake Sherman and Heather Caygle and Mica Soellner... Continue »
English The Atlantic (Opinion) What Trump’s Victory in Iowa Reveals By Ronald Brownstein January 16, 2024 Dallas Morning News 3 migrants drown in Rio Grande after Texas denies Border Patrol access, congressman says By Aarón Torres and Philip Jankowski January 13, 2024 CBS News 3 migrants drowned near area... Continue »
Leaders and advocates in Texas and across the country are blasting Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s apparent lament that the state can’t shoot migrants on sight at the border. Yes, he really said that. In shocking remarks initially reported by Heartland Signal, Abbott complained to right-wing activist and former... Continue »
English NBC News Negotiators consider expanding expedited deportations as border talks near ‘finish line’ By Julia Ainsley, Julie Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V January 12, 2024 Politico Johnson confronts biggest test yet: Whether to walk away from his own funding deal By CAITLIN EMMA, ANTHONY ADRAGNA and JORDAIN CARNEY... Continue »
No matter which Republican presidential candidate emerges as the victor in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, what is assured is that attacking and vilifying immigrant communities all over the U.S. and at the southern border will remain the bedrock of their strategy to drive GOP voters to the polls, both... Continue »
English CBS News Senate border talks broaden to include Afghan evacuees, migrant work permits and high-skilled visas By Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Margaret Brennan January 10, 2024 Wall Street Journal GOP Hard Liners Confront Mike Johnson Over Spending, Border By Siobhan Hughes, Lindsay Wise, and Kristina Peterson January 10, 2024 NBC... Continue »
Alarming reports have revealed that Senate negotiators and the Biden White House could be close to agreeing to a “border security” deal that would actually do nothing to improve conditions at the border. It would instead implement permanent changes that would eviscerate decades of established asylum law, severely limit... Continue »
Republican presidential candidates are making their closing arguments to Iowans ahead of the caucuses next week. Donald Trump hopes to all but end the nomination contest with a decisive victory, while Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis hope to make a strong enough showing to start to turn the tide... Continue »
English New York Times Impeachment and Border Talks Put G.O.P. at Odds Over Mayorkas By Karoun Demirjian January 08, 2024 ABC News Mayorkas impeachment effort criticized, called ‘policy dispute’ by group of Democrats By Luke Barr January 10, 2024 Politico GOP senators clash over conditioning Ukraine aid on border... Continue »