Tag: Border

Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" will be released despite an attempt from President Trump's lawyers to block its publication. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DACA fate hangs in the balance as Trump hosts bipartisan immigration meeting

Gabby Morrongiello · January 9, 2018 4:41 pm

National Border Patrol Council chief Brandon Judd blasted Congress for failing to approve President Trump's year-old executive order to hire 5,000 additional Border Patrol agent.

Border Patrol union: Agents we hire this year will be halfway to retirement before we meet Trump’s goal of hiring 5,000 agents

Anna Giaritelli · January 9, 2018 4:09 pm

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said Congress will probably have to pass a stopgap measure, amounting to a few days, to keep the government open as lawmakers reach an agreement. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart ‘convinced’ Congress will pass DACA fix

Laura Barrón-López · January 9, 2018 4:06 pm

Joe Arpaio, the polarizing yet iconic former Arizona sheriff, beloved by many conservatives for his hawkish immigration policies, presents an alternative in the upcoming GOP Senate primary to Kelli Ward and Rep. Martha McSally. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona

David M. Drucker · January 9, 2018 4:00 pm

Four companies have been selected to build prototypes for President Trump's border wall, and they have all been stuck in limbo on how the government plans to address the issue of eminent domain. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

Border wall contractor: White House hasn’t issued guidance on eminent domain

Siraj Hashmi · January 9, 2018 1:00 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hinted that he and Democrats wouldn't agree to Republican demands in the latest spending showdown, which could lead to a partial government shutdown. But he said it's up to Republicans to find a deal Democrats can support. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bernie Sanders pre-emptively blames GOP for government shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · January 9, 2018 12:56 pm

President Trump and congressional Republicans wonÃ¢â¬â¢t have the luxury of a late legislative windfall in 2018. This year, the entire House and a third of the Senate is up for re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Crunch time for Trump’s agenda

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a law that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Democrats’ disingenuous dealing on DACA

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Some analysts predict big gains for Democrats in November - even a takeover in the House, where Republicans have held the majority since 2010 and now enjoy a 21-seat advantage.

GOP agenda runs up against the midterms

Susan Ferrechio · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that immigration reform and government spending talks between lawmakers are going well, in spite of President Trump butting in intermittently. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Schumer: Trump making ‘unreasonable demands’ for border wall

Al Weaver · January 8, 2018 9:31 pm

The Department of Homeland Security granted temporary protected status to Salvadorans following two earthquakes that devastated the Central American country in 2001. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Trump administration cuts El Salvador’s temporary protected status for 200,000 recipients

Anna Giaritelli · January 8, 2018 3:41 pm

There are multiple moving parts: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a border wall, chain migration, the visa lottery, and hanging over it all, funding the government. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: With DC distracted, immigration debate reaches critical point

Byron York · January 8, 2018 11:13 am