immigration policies

Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy

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Amanda Smith

The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of ...

House Panel Approves Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The House Homeland Security Committee approved two articles of impeachment early Wednesday against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, over ...

Trump Strengthens Grip on Capitol Hill as He Presses Toward Nomination

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — For months, Senate Republicans have been working with Democrats on a deal they have described as a once-in-a-generation opportunity for ...

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

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Amanda Smith

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday ...

Johnson Heads to Border, Turning Up Heat on Biden for an Immigration Deal

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is kicking off the new year by leading more than 60 House Republicans to the U.S.-Mexico border ...

Biden mulls border crackdown in face of Trump’s migrant-bashing rhetoric

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Amanda Smith

Heading into the heat of the 2024 election season, Joe Biden is weighing major changes to US immigration policy that would toughen ...

Biden announces $200M in aid for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets GOP skepticism in Congress

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced $200 million in pre-approved aid for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s marathon day of meetings here ...

Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress returns to session this week, lawmakers will be trying to forge an agreement on sending a new ...