Author: Emily Jacobs
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Biden faces progressive reckoning on failed Senate border deal
President Joe Biden’s standing with the progressive Left could be further imperiled by his support for the Senate’s failed bipartisan border deal. Biden has faced months of slumping poll numbers and surveys that show him losing in November to former President Donald Trump due to the diminished turnout of his 2020 coalition. Those numbers have…
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Senate Republicans chart diverging paths forward on Israel aid
Senate Republicans are split over how Congress should approach passing an Israel aid package. A bipartisan group backed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is organizing a larger national security package that includes aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and a border security measure. McConnell said Tuesday that he’s…