GOP Leaders Signal No Taste for Renewing Shutdown Over Wall

ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2019 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes the president's confrontational tactics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate Sets Up Showdown Votes on Shutdown Plans

ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2019 Senate leaders agree to vote on dueling proposals: Side with the president or vote to temporarily end the shutdown and keep negotiating. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Cannot Be Allowed to Use Immigrants as Bargaining Chips

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jan 20, 2019 The president's proposal to end his shutdown includes billions for his wall in exchange for temporary protections for DACA and TPS recipients. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump ‘Dreamers’ Deal Panned From Left and Right

JILL COLVIN, CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2019 Democrats dismiss the president's plan to end the shutdown as a "non-starter" while conservative firebrand Ann Coulter labels it "amnesty." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Their Numbers Growing, Latinos Gain Clout in the New Congress

LUIS ALONSO LUGO / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2018 A record 43 Latinos have been elected to Congress, demonstrating the rising power of the 57 million people of Latin American origin who live in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Were Recent Nationwide Protests Pro-Immigrant or Anti-Trump?

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Jul 2, 2018 Demonstrations organized by non-immigrant protesters are reminiscent of the immense anti-war protests that took place during the George W. Bush presidency. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

President’s Tweet Sabotages GOP on Immigration

LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2018 "Republicans should stop wasting their time" on immigration reform, Trump writes on Twitter. It is hardly the first time he has abandoned his allies in a moment of need. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White House: Trump Now Supports GOP Leaders’ Immigration Bill

ALAN FRAM and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jun 15, 2018 The president ignites eleventh-hour confusion over Republican efforts to push immigration legislation through the House. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

GOP Moderates: Tentative Immigration Deal With Conservatives

ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Jun 7, 2018 It is unclear if the offer is a potential breakthrough in the GOP's long-running schism over immigration or would devolve into another failed bid to bridge that gap. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pushed by Voters, GOP Moderates Rebel on Immigration

ALAN FRAM and NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Jun 2, 2018 Across the country, centrist Republicans are under pressure to buck their party's hard-line stance on deportations and give "Dreamers" a path to citizenship. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Judge Deals Big Setback to Trump on ‘Dreamers’ Program

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Apr 25, 2018 A federal judge rules that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Wall Means a Big Problem for Trump

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 3, 2018 The president's antipathy toward Latinos and other non-whites is genuine, but his ability to follow through on building a border wall is pure counterfeit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )