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A Republican-led House committee is trying to impeach a member of President Biden's cabinet over an influx of migrants at the border. The panel held a hearing Tuesday to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
The House Homeland Security Committee is weighing two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday accusing him of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust." CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
A House committee met Tuesday to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The effort comes as Texas and the Biden administration continue to clash over the southern border. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Camilo Montoya-Galvez have more.
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee are meeting today to discuss articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Democrats calling it a waste of time. Meanwhile, a possible bipartisan border security deal is facing an uphill battle as former President Donald Trump advocates against a deal. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News political contributor Sean Sullivan have more.
Senate negotiators are preparing the final text of what could be the most consequential immigration legislation in nearly 40 years. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details.
House Republicans are rallying against a bipartisan Senate plan on immigration reform that is still being finalized. The bill would allow the president to deport most migrants seeking asylum whenever illegal border crossings surge. Nancy Cordes reports.
Key border policy negotiators say the White House and Senate are near a deal. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa have the details.
President Biden says the U.S. will respond to a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan on Sunday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and contributor Sam Vinograd have more.
The Senate may soon unveil an immigration bill that would reform certain policies at the border and streamline parts of the asylum process, but as CBS News' Nikole Killion reports, the bill may not survive the House of Representatives, which does not appear to have consensus among lawmakers on new migration policies.
A bipartisan deal on border security with support in the Senate and from President Biden could come within the next few days. But the bill is facing opposition from former President Donald Trump and some of his allies in Congress, particularly in the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that and House GOP efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Senators were still negotiating the final language of an immigration bill that would allow the president to suspend asylum proceedings as border crossings soar while also raising the standard for accepting asylum seekers. Skyler Henry reports.
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, says he expects the Senate to take up a national security package, including aid to Ukraine, soon after senators finalize an agreement on immigration changes.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is on the verge of striking a deal with the Biden administration that would enact sweeping new border controls, including the authority to pause asylum processing during spikes in migrant crossings, three people familiar with the talks told CBS News. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports from the border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
This week on "Face the Nation," Congress tries to rescue a breakthrough border security compromise from the pull of election-year politics. We'll talk to Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, the top GOP negotiator, and Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who's hoping an agreement will also clear the way for more foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel. Plus, we'll check in with Biden administration envoy Amos Hochstein and UAW President Shawn Fain.
The growing border battle in Congress is threatening to upend a bipartisan deal to overhaul immigration policies. President Biden has urged Congress to pass the deal, which he said would include tough reforms to secure the border, but House Speaker Mike Johnson warns it is likely dead on arrival. His words come amid concerns that Republicans are blocking the deal to help former president Donald Trump in the upcoming election. CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports from the White House.
Texas is doubling down on the U.S.-Mexico border, refusing to remove razor wire that would allow Border Patrol into a public park in Eagle Pass, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will "hold the line" against border crossings, and 25 Republican governors have signed a letter supporting Abbott. CBS News' Camilo Montoya Galvez has more from Eagle Pass.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson sent a letter to his GOP colleagues Friday warning legislation coming out of the Senate, if reports about what is in it are true, would be "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
The Senate's proposal for immigration reform and foreign aid funding may not make it to the President's desk as Senate Republicans and House Speaker Mike Johnson signal they may not have the support to usher the deal through Congress. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports from the southern border.
Nikki Haley has vowed to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, despite losing to Donald Trump in Iowa and New Hampshire and polling behind the former president in South Carolina by double digits. Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to discuss Haley's campaign as well as President Biden's reelection bid, third-party candidates and the situation at the southern border.
Former President Donald Trump testified yesterday in his civil defamation trial in New York, before a jury decides what damages he owes writer E. Jean Carroll. Meanwhile, the former president seems to be trying to kill a potential deal in the Senate to address illegal immigration at the Southern border. CBS News' chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
Iowa is more than 1,000 miles away from America's southern border. But immigration and border control will be a major issue in tonight's Republican caucus. Tony Dokoupil talks to voters about why that is.
The Biden administration is under pressure to do more to deal with the recent spike in migrants crossing the southern border. Top officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Mexican pesident about efforts to slow the record pace before migrants get to the U.S. Christina Ruffini reports from Washington.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he's ready for a legal battle with the Department of Justice over floating barriers that state officials set up along the U.S.-Mexico border to repel migrant crossing. The Biden administration says the large buoys violate federal law and pose humanitarian challenges. Janet Shamlian reports from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Donald Trump posted on social media about a possible border security deal being negotiated on Capitol Hill. "A Border Deal now would be another Gift to the Radical Left Democrats," he wrote. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more from Eagle Pass, Texas, where a standoff between the state and the federal government continues.
Ukrainians are waiting at checkpoints along the U.S. border with Mexico after the Biden administration promised to welcome 100,000 refugees from Russia's invasion into Ukraine. Meanwhile, those seeking asylum from Latin American countries are blocked due to current U.S. immigration policy. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Tijuana, Mexico.
