Biden: GOP threw Lankford ‘overboard’ on border deal
President Biden said Wednesday that Republicans “threw Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) overboard” after he torpedoed a border security bill that the Oklahoma Republican helped craft. “They really threw a man overboard,” Biden told donors at a New York City fundraiser. The president repeated comments he made the day before, when he held former President Trump […]
Gingrich slams attempt at border deal, says it was ‘stupid’ to start by trying to work with Democrats
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Wednesday criticized Senate Republicans for their attempted border deal, calling them “stupid” for trying to work with Democrats. Gingrich appeared on an episode of “The Cats & Cosby Show,” hosted by John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby, and recorded a podcast with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). “Neither of us […]
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border security deal
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted against advancing a bipartisan border security deal that is part of a massive emergency foreign aid package to fund the war in Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific security. The motion to proceed with the package failed 49-50, with the majority of the Senate Republican conference voting against it. Republican Sens. Susan […]
Mitch McConnell scoffs at GOP critics after his border deal collapses: ‘They had their shot’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed the backlash from Republican critics after support for a bipartisan border deal collapsed on Wednesday. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called for McConnell’s resignation this week, arguing the border deal was too weak to be tolerated. McConnell said his detractors are ignoring and compromising political realities. “For all the time […]
Senate to vote on funding for Israel and Ukraine as immigration deal set to go down in flames
Just days after the long-awaited text of the border bill was released, it is on track to die after its first procedural vote in the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. Howerver, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., has another plan. According to a Senate Democrat aide, Schumer told the caucus he is planning to put the […]
Biden Admin’s Secret Border Deal with Mexico Delays Onslaught of Migrant Crossings — 50 Percent Drop in Jan.
The number of migrants apprehended along the southwest border with Mexico in January was down more than 50 percent from the record-breaking December report. 125,000 in January due to President Joe Biden’s decline in approval ratings on the topic of immigration and border security and actions taken by the Mexican government following a meeting between […]
Hamas offers remaining hostages for prisoners, 135-day cease-fire in deal Biden calls ‘a little over the top’
Hamas is offering the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a 135-day ceasefire, complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the release of well over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. The terrorist organization made the offer to Israel on Tuesday, following previous terms sent by Egypt and Qatar last week. The three-phase plan would see […]
House Republicans wrestle with Ukraine aid’s future as Senate spending deal crumbles
House Republicans support sending aid to Ukraine as overhaul of U.S. border policy becomes more likely to fail, compromise on funding to Kyiv becomes more likely to fail is scrambling to find a way to pass it through Congress. “There are a lot of people who are advocating for military aid because that’s what they […]
Obama veteran who boasted about using ‘know nothing’ reporters to push Iran deal re-launches anti-Trump group
The former Obama administration official who infamously used an inexperienced reporter to fabricate support for the former president’s failed Iran nuclear deal is reviving an advocacy group whose sole purpose is to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. I’m letting you do it. Ben Rhodes, who served as the 44th president’s deputy national […]
Blinken Arrives in Israel with ‘Serious Proposal’ for Hostage Deal, ‘Expanding’ Truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived late Tuesday night to discuss what he called a “serious offer” for a deal in which Hamas would release the remaining 136 Israeli hostages in exchange for a long-term halt in the war in Gaza. I visited there. Blinken’s visit will be his sixth since the war began […]