WASHINGTON – A divided Congress is back to work and facing several big battles over government funding, foreign aid, and immigration.
Trying to strike a deal on border security and immigration policy has become central to passing more aid for Ukraine.
Senate negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement as House Republicans are trying to interject their hardline immigration demands.
Congressional leaders have already secured a separate agreement on overall spending as they try to avoid a partial government shutdown. The leaders left out border policies pushing some House conservatives to use the prospect of a government shutdown to further their efforts for border reform.
Portions of the U.S. southern border wall are so busy with the flood of migrants that street vendors sell migrants food.
With the number of illegal crossings topping 10,000 over several days last month. High-stakes talks on Capitol Hill center on the border.
A small group of Senate negotiators are working on a bipartisan bill to reduce the number of migrants who travel to the southern border to apply for asylum protections.
Significant disagreements remain, possibly prolonging negotiations beyond this week.
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) told Fox News bargaining talks are long overdue.
“Nothing has been
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