Supplemental vote expected next week, but path to passage fraught - Roll Call The Senate plans to start debate on a defense supplemental combined with immigration policy changes, but the path ahead is unclear. Roll Call · Feb 1, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel on Taylor Swift NFL conspiracy theories: ‘They think football is fake and wrestling is real’ Late-night hosts discuss Swift at the Super Bowl and another round of congressional dysfunction over immigration The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2024
Supplemental stuck for now in Senate starting blocks - Roll Call Senate negotiations over immigration remained stuck as the fate of more than $100 billion for Ukraine and other partners hung in the balance. Roll Call · Jan 31, 2024
Senators reach bipartisan border deal amid pressure from Trump Lawmakers have reached a bipartisan border deal, including provisions on border shutdown, asylum process reform, and work permits. However, the deal faces ... Top News · Jan 30, 2024
Capitol Hill deadlock: Immigration compromise efforts face significant obstacles This content examines the dysfunction and political barriers surrounding immigration policy on Capitol Hill, tracing its origins and current state. Top News · Jan 29, 2024
Republicans face political dilemma over new border protection legislation This article discusses the Congressional Republicans' decision on a new law to protect the U.S. Southern border and the political implications they face. Top News · Jan 29, 2024
Senate border negotiations forge ahead despite pressure from Trump Senate negotiators are continuing to work on a bipartisan border deal even after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested the politics around the agreement have shifted. WEKU · Jan 25, 2024
Latest Border Crisis: Average of 800 'Gotaways' Daily Since October This content discusses the ongoing negotiations regarding border security and the issue of gotaways at the southern border, while also highlighting the imp... Top News · Jan 24, 2024
Border security deal close to being reached in ongoing negotiations Senate negotiations on a border security deal continue, with optimism that a legislation could be unveiled soon. Progress has been made, but challenges remain. Top News · Jan 23, 2024
Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump rallies opposition Senators are closing in on a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration. But vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump is threatening to topple the compromise. WEKU · Jan 20, 2024
Biden meeting doesn’t change contours of debate over Ukraine, border - Roll Call President Joe Biden met with House and Senate leaders to press for aid to Ukraine, but GOP pressure for tougher border policies remain. Roll Call · Jan 17, 2024
Unfinished 2023 business dominates start of 2024 session - Roll Call At the start of a presidential election year with both chambers in play, Congress and the White House are dealing with leftovers from 2023. Roll Call · Jan 8, 2024
Border, supplemental aid deal looks likely to slip to January - Roll Call Senators returned to town Monday with little hope of passing a war funding and border package before they adjourn for the Christmas recess. Roll Call · Dec 18, 2023
Senate Delays Recess to Continue Working Towards Immigration Deals Amid Signs of Optimism "Negotiations on a path forward to getting the national security supplemental done have made good progress," said Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Latin Times · Dec 15, 2023
France 24 · Dec 7, 2023 Biden willing to 'compromise' on US border policy as Senate Republicans block Ukraine aid As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning" and dangerous. Yet he also signaled an openness to what GOP lawmakers ultimately want: border policy changes.
WEKU · Dec 6, 2023 Senate fails to advance Ukraine aid despite dire warnings from Biden Republicans blocked a procedural vote on a national security funding bill over demands for additional border security measures.
The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023 US ‘out of money’ for Ukraine: six things to know about the aid standoff White House urges Congress to approve extra funding for war against Russia – but hard-right wing of the party is holding out
WEKU · Nov 10, 2023 Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.
Roll Call · Nov 9, 2023 Beer industry enters fray in battle over rum tax benefits - Roll Call The squabble between beer brewers and liquor distillers is putting some new heat on the “rum cover-over.”
The Hindu · Nov 4, 2023 Illegal immigration thrives despite deaths and hardships As many as 45,000 Indians who have been apprehended while trying to sneak into the USA via southern border have told the US authorities that “they have fear in their country”
Roll Call · Sep 19, 2023 Johnson offers way out of Senate appropriations impasse - Roll Call Senate Republicans have identified a potential breakthrough to resolve a hold on the chamber’s three-bill appropriations package.
Roll Call · Jun 22, 2023 Dobbs anniversary finds Democrats still on offense on abortion policy Democrats going into 2024 elections see abortion as a winning issue, while some Republicans are pushing for a national ban.
Roll Call · May 31, 2023 Senate stalled on latest ‘Dreamers’ proposal ahead of court hearing - Roll Call Congress appears no closer to passing a bill to protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
Zenger · May 14, 2023 Title 42 Ends As Congress Calls For Border Security Where Migrants Are Coming From Mexico The Biden Administration has come under fire for letting boarder crossers in as they try to claim for asylum in the United States.
Roll Call · May 11, 2023 House-passed border bill may spark bipartisan immigration talks - Roll Call House Republicans passed a sweeping border security package Thursday that lawmakers said could spark bipartisan negotiations on immigration.