Next week: Congress returns to immigration stalemate

By Susan Ferrechio

Published June 2, 2018 1:00pm ET

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Next week: Congress returns to immigration stalemate — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took aim at Schumer and his Democratic colleagues for "complaining" about James Comey's removal for "many of the very reasons" they had been complaining about over the past six months. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans will inch closer to a major immigration reform debate when they return to work next week, while the Senate plans a major announcement that could shorten the August recess.

Moderate Republicans are just a few signatures shy of triggering a vote later this month on a series of immigration reform bills, but say they are willing to work with GOP leaders on a Republican-led compromise plan instead.

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