The House rejected a revised version of its signature border bill, offered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), that would have given U.S. border authorities additional tools to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Lawmakers voted 215-199 to defeat the border security package, falling short of the two-thirds majority threshold needed to pass the House under suspension of the rules. Only five Democrats voted with all Republicans in favor of the border bill.
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