House GOP struggles with immigration bill ahead of recess

Struggling to find the votes to pass an immigration overhaul, House Republicans are focusing on a slimmed-down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure has hit uncertainty.

GOP leaders eye new bill on family separations at border

House Republicans say they will make another run at immigration legislation in the coming ... WASHINGTON - Struggling to find the votes to pass a sweeping immigration overhaul, House Republicans are narrowing on a slimmed down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure hit uncertainty Monday.

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A top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said President Donald Trump is using "inhumane" immigration policies to "gin up" his base. "It's wrong to separate babies, to use cruel, inhumane policies in order to gin up your political base," Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago told "This Week" Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos.

Americans Evaluate Trump’s Character Across 13 Dimensions

A review of Americans' ratings of President Donald Trump across a series of personal dimensions shows that at least half consider him intelligent, strong and decisive, and able to bring about change. However, much smaller proportions deem him honest, likable or admirable, or say he has appointed good advisers or works well with both parties.

Romney makes final pitch to voters ahead of Senate primary

Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary Tuesday against a conservative state lawmaker. His opponent has painted him as an outsider who can't get along with President Donald Trump, but Romney has quieted his once-strident criticism.

Bob Corker: Trump’s family separation policy done in ‘ready, fire, aim way’

Appearing on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker said President Donald Trump's administration was ill prepared for its policy that led to the separation of babies, children and adolescents from their parents. Corker described the roll out of the "zero tolerance" immigration policy as one that was "done in a ready, fire, aim way."

Trump wants those who ‘invade’ sent right back

President Donald Trump on Sunday compared people entering the U.S. from Mexico to invaders and said they should be immediately sent back without appearing before a judge. The American Civil Liberties Union said in response that such a step would be illegal and violate the Constitution that Trump swore to uphold, "We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country," the president said on Twitter as he was being driven to his private golf club in Northern Virginia.

Kushner: Mideast Peace Plan Due Soon, With or Without Abbas

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser said in an interview published Sunday that the administration will soon present its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, with or without input from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In an interview published in the Arabic language Al-Quds newspaper, Jared Kushner appealed directly to Palestinians and criticized Abbas, who has shunned the Trump team over its alleged pro-Israel bias, particularly on the fate of contested Jerusalem.

‘Ready, fire, aim’ – critics see pattern to Trump’s approach

Maybe it's not so easy after all. President Donald Trump's struggles to push immigration legislation through Congress and his about-face on breaking up immigrant families are putting a spotlight on his competence in carrying out his policies.

Elijah Cummings blames Donald Trump for political climate after Red Hen boots Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Rep. Elijah Cummings , Maryland Democrat, is certainly no fan of the Trump administration , but he said Sunday that the Red Hen owner should have served White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders . "As far as the restaurant incident, I think the restaurant owner should have served her.

Trump calls for depriving immigrants who illegally cross border of due process rights

President Donald Trump boards the presidential limousine after arriving at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, where he said he wanted fewer immigration judges, June 23, 2018. Trump asserted on Sunday that immigrants who crossed into the United States illegally should be sent back immediately without due process or an appearance before a judge, an escalation of his attacks on the judicial system.

Malloy Offers Feds Assistance In Reuniting Families Affected By ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy At Border

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011.