James Lankford

‘I was actually listening to the president’

U.S.
Amanda Smith

U.S. Sen. James Lankford has again been on the receiving end of backlash from his own party because of his work on ...

James Lankford Hasn’t Forgotten The Border Bill Debacle

Politics
Amanda Smith

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is using a sports metaphor to describe what happened to him when his fellow Republicans, with the urging ...

Bipartisan border, Ukraine deal looks set to fail in US Senate

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan $118 billion U.S. Senate bill to tighten border security and provide aid to allies ...

In Huge Reversal, GOP Poised To Kill The Border-Ukraine Package It Demanded

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans on Monday signaled their plan to filibuster bipartisan legislation that paired tougher border policy with more U.S. aid ...

Republicans Agonize Over Supporting Bipartisan Border Bill They’d Insisted On

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans are in deep distress over whether to support a plan to fix the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico ...

Republicans Who Screamed About A Crisis On The Border Now Oppose A Plan To Fix It

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON ― For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe ...

Scalise aide to Senate GOP: Border deal is dead on arrival in House 

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A senior aide to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told a group of Senate Republican chiefs of staff Thursday that a ...

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine and U.S border deal

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene top congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House pressing for his $110 billion national ...

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

Politics
Amanda Smith

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

Biden’s Ukraine aid deadline falls prey to rapidly shifting U.S. immigration politics

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — In a briefing with senior White House officials in the Old Executive Office Building on Dec. 8, progressive activists raised ...