immigration

Senate Whiffs on Immigration Reform

After months of negotiations, the bipartisan immigration reform and Ukraine aid deal falls apart.

Mood: Disorder

What being a loyal Republican means now.

The Fast and the Furious

Send the immigration bill to the House.

The Senate Foreign-Aid-and-Border Package Is Mostly Dead

The Republican House has no truck for the deal brokered by Senate negotiators.

Is a Congressional Deal on Immigration and Ukraine Funding Dead?

A bill to stem the tide of illegal immigration may pass the Senate, but its chances in the House look increasingly slim.

Joe Biden and Greg Abbott’s Fight Over the Texas Border, Explained

Who has the authority to do what at the U.S.-Mexico border?

Rebel Yell

The politics of ‘invasion’ in Texas.

‘Changing Politics’ Threaten Senate Immigration Deal

A bipartisan border security package in the upper chamber teeters on the brink.

Et Tu, Mitch?

McConnell surrenders to Trump. Or does he?

Would ID Cards Allow Noncitizens to Vote in U.S. Elections?

A pilot program ‘would modernize documentation provided to some noncitizens’ but would not allow unauthorized immigrants to vote.

An End-of-Year Migrant Surge

Border crossings continue to reach record levels while Washington struggles to address the crisis.

Will Congress Make a Deal on Border Policy in the New Year? 

There’s a lot of bipartisan will to get to yes, but key issues remain unresolved.

Trump’s ‘Poisonous’ Campaign Rhetoric

Is Trump’s increasingly extreme language a campaign tactic or a preview of his governing style?

Time Traveling to the Present

A prediction of the future does not reality make.

Smart Politics, for Once

The House GOP’s Ukraine gambit is surprisingly shrewd.

Ukraine Funding at Impasse over Immigration

The debate about the supplemental funding plan goes off the rails.