On McConnell’s latest move: In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell recommended to GOP senators in a closed-door meeting that they vote against the first procedural vote Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the meeting who were … Continue reading →
Speaker Johnson of the House says “no” to the new “bipartisan” border bill sent by the Senate: … Speaker Johnson said, “I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border … Continue reading →
Just those two and those two alone: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were the only House members to vote against a bill that would bar Hamas members and those who participated in the attacks against Israel last … Continue reading →
From Andrew C. McCarthy: For many years, Iran has had an operational alliance with the Marxist totalitarian regime in Venezuela. This gives Iran a toehold in the West and a well-trod route to infiltrate operatives across the southern border. Biden … Continue reading →
I kid you not. I kid you not. From the horse’s mouth: Only now that the sheer numbers of illegal aliens causing mayhem and busting budgets in Democratic cities like New York have become an electoral liability has Biden had … Continue reading →
I was wondering about the position the border guards would take. Would they stand with the Biden administration or Texas? For the moment, it’s Texas for the win: Rank-and file BP agents are not going to start arresting TX NG … Continue reading →
Why is Biden – or the Biden administration – making such a stink about Texas’ barbed wire on the border? It would seem to me that now, not too long before a presidential election, wouldn’t be the ideal time for … Continue reading →
Here’s the gist of the state law: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill making Texas the first state in the union to give law enforcement officers the authority to arrest migrants who illegally enter the state. … Senate Bill … Continue reading →
It’s come to this: Police are treating ‘Irish lives matter’ graffiti which has appeared in west Belfast as a ‘hate incident’ The graffiti appeared after signage saying the community “will no longer accept the re-housing of illegal immigrants” was erected … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan.”] Mark Steyn gets to say “I told you so.” Boy, does he ever. Please read this piece by Steyn that first appeared in Commentary back in May of 2009. It is astounding how much of the … Continue reading →
An idea whose time has apparently come: The Biden administration has paved the way for the construction of a new wall along the southern border in Texas by waiving more than a dozen federal laws in a stark reversal of … Continue reading →
This: The Biden administration is considering forcing migrants who cross into the United States illegally to remain in Texas while they wait out their asylum screening. Administration officials cite the proposed plan as a way to curb the flow of … Continue reading →