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The Senate on Wednesday voted against advancing a bipartisan border policy and foreign aid bill after weeks of negotiations. Steven Smith, professor of political science at Arizona State University, joins CBS News to discuss what the failure says about the inner workings of Capitol Hill -- and what it will take to get anything passed in an election year.
The Senate on Wednesday failed to advance a bipartisan border policy and foreign aid package. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the role former President Donald Trump played in the vote's collapse.
A landmark, bipartisan plan to tighten the southern border and help pay for the war in Ukraine has collapsed. Scott MacFarlane reports on the 72-hour fallout on Capitol Hill.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may have survived impeachment on Tuesday, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says the chamber will vote again. NOTUS politics reporter Jasmine Wright and Washington Post Live anchor Leigh Ann Caldwell join "America Decides" to assess the state of Johnson's speakership.
The Senate failed to advance a joint border and foreign aid bill during a procedural vote Wednesday. Now, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to hold a vote on just the $95 billion in aid. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Weijia Jiang have the latest.
Republicans targeted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The FBI says Paul Faye told an undercover agent the U.S. is "being invaded" by migrants and he planned commit acts of violence against federal agents at the border.
The bipartisan border and foreign aid deal appears to be falling apart in the Senate and seems doomed in the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Nanette Díaz Barragán about the bill.
Despite months of bipartisan negotiations, a newly unveiled border security deal may not even make it out of the Senate. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains. Then, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut joins to unpack the bill.
The House on Tuesday rejected a Republican-led effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins to discuss.
The Senate's bipartisan deal released Sunday, which was months in the making and has President Biden's support, would overhaul American border policy by restricting access to the asylum system during spikes in illegal immigration. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on what it would mean at the border if the legislation passes both chambers of Congress.
A House committee voted to impeach Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas as Republicans accuse him of failing to limit immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. The vote, largely along party lines, took place late last night even though there is little to no evidence that Mayorkas broke any laws and comes as GOP leaders suggested they would block a bipartisan immigration bill being negotiated in the Senate. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
A group of senators released a bipartisan immigration proposal on Sunday. The $118 billion package would give the president far-reaching powers to clamp down on unlawful border crossings, including the authority to turn away migrants without allowing them to request asylum when numbers surge. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.
After months of closed-door negotiations, Senate leaders finally unveiled a bipartisan $188 billion border security and foreign aid package. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
Migrants determined to escape China's increasingly repressive political climate and sluggish economy are now the fastest growing group trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico.
A growing number of Chinese nationals, trying to escape repressive politics and a bleak economy, are headed to the U.S. They're turning to a gap at the southern border with Mexico as a way to get in.
A gap in the border fence has become a destination for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. But what happens after they step onto American soil?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border with more than a dozen GOP governors Sunday to talk about illegal migrant crossings.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Independent of Arizona, tells "Face the Nation" that the border security deal put forward by the Senate "ends the practice of catch and release" among other ways to "disincentive for individuals to come to this country."
The U.S. immigration court backlog has soared to 3.3 million as an influx of migrants arrive at the southern border, with about one-third of those backlogged cases involving asylum seekers. Congress is divided on issues around border security, and attempts to reach a deal on immigration has instead resulted in prolonged negotiations between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House. Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson was responsible for U.S. borders in 2013 — the last time bipartisan immigration reform legislation came close to passing, but ultimately failed. Correspondent Martha Teichner asked Johnson whether a current compromise is possible, and what that could mean for border laws today.
Conservative protesters from around the U.S. joined a convoy which made its way to a small Texas border town this weekend. A rally was held Saturday near Eagle Pass, where there has been a standoff between federal and Texas authorities over border control. Jason Allen has more.
Senate negotiators say that they have reached a deal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S.-Mexico border. The full text of the $110 billion proposal will be released this weekend and includes funding for Israel and Ukraine. However, the bill faces a tough road and comes as a truck convoy heads to the border to protest the Biden administration. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
A group of protesters are making their way to the southern border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, to show solidarity with the state's efforts to curb illegal crossings. Border Patrol has moved migrants away from the area as a precautionary measure. CBS News Texas reporter Jason Allen has more.
A convoy is headed to the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, to protest the Biden administration's immigration policy that it says has led to unprecedented levels of illegal immigration. CBS News Texas reporter Jason Allen has more.
The trial date for the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump has been removed from the court's calendar. And Sen. Chuck Schumer is pushing for a vote next week in the Senate on the bipartisan border deal that is getting strong pushback from some House Republicans. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
The government shutdown entered its 11th day Saturday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan.
Diane Keaton had a decades-long career with performances in 1977's "Annie Hall," the "The Godfather" films, and many more.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment amid his ongoing treatment for prostate cancer, a spokesperson said.
The Defense Department announced earlier this week that about 200 National Guard soldiers from Texas and another 300 from Illinois were federalized and sent to the Chicago area.
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed 16 victims in the blast at a news conference on Saturday night.
Two people onboard the helicopter and three people on the street were hospitalized for injuries suffered in the crash.
The Ukrainian leader wrote in a social media post that if a war can be stopped in one region, "surely other wars can be stopped as well."
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.