#Texas Democrat agrees border situation ‘hurting’ Biden’s campaign

#Texas Democrat agrees border situation ‘hurting’ Biden’s campaign

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) on Tuesday said the illegal crossings at the U.S.-southern border are “hurting” President Biden’s campaign, arguing a resentment is growing among Hispanic and Democratic voters. Asked on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” about if the situation at the border is “hurting” Biden’s campaign, Cuellar said, “Absolutely.” “My district is about 80 percent…

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#Texas Democrat agrees border situation ‘hurting’ Biden’s campaign

#Rep. Cuellar unharmed in armed carjacking in DC

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked in Washington, D.C. on Monday night, according to a staffer from his office. Cuellar was parking his car outside of his apartment in Navy Yard, D.C. when three armed individuals approached the congressman and stole his car, Cuellar’s chief of staff confirmed to The Hill. Cuellar’s chief of staff…

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#GOP passes amendments that threaten to doom defense bill

#GOP passes amendments that threaten to doom defense bill

House adoption of conservative amendments to a defense bill has thrown the fate of the must-pass package into doubt, sparking widespread opposition from Democrats and putting new burdens on Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to rally enough Republican votes to pass it through the lower chamber.  The threat to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is…

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#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

Five things to know about the end of Title 42 When a federal judge in November declared Title 42 illegal, “with great reluctance” he allowed the Biden administration to keep implementing the border management policy for five weeks. Those five weeks end Wednesday, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer have the…

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#Migrants converging on El Paso fuel calls for border crackdown

#Migrants converging on El Paso fuel calls for border crackdown

Migrants converging on El Paso fuel calls for border crackdown Increased migrant border crossings near El Paso are drawing attention back to the border, as Congress grapples with must-pass end of year legislation that could include an immigration deal. The focus on border chaos has fueled calls for draconian measures, including extending the much-criticized Title…

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#Biden ignoring locals for ‘activists’ in border crisis

#Biden ignoring locals for ‘activists’ in border crisis

“#Biden ignoring locals for ‘activists’ in border crisis” While Rep. Henry Cuellar supported Joe Biden in his bid for office, the Texas Democrat now believes the president has surrounded himself with the wrong people to combat the crisis at the southern border.  During an appearance on the Fox News podcast, “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” Cuellar…

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#Dems’ #AbolishICE wing is winning

#Dems’ #AbolishICE wing is winning

“#Dems’ #AbolishICE wing is winning” Democrats’ #AbolishICE crowd is running the show on the House Appropriations Committee, which just OK’d plans to slash the budget for Enforcement and Removal Operations, the key border-control portion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The plan also orders ERO to focus on handing illegal immigrants over to nonprofit-run shelters, rather than…

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#Texas Democrat reveals photos of kids packed in border facilities

#Texas Democrat reveals photos of kids packed in border facilities

“#Texas Democrat reveals photos of kids packed in border facilities” New photos that reveal startlingly overcrowded conditions at border facilities were released by a Democratic congressman Sunday. The shots show dozens of children packed into glass-walled rooms, lying shoulder-to-shoulder on thin mattresses, many covered with foil blankets amid the escalating crisis. Others showed hundreds of…

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