Coverage dated December 18, 2023 to December 20, 2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Biden to take executive actions on the border

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The Republican speaker's letter comes as Congress left for the year without an agreement to address the border crisis and CBP saw record migrant apprehensions.

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Hot Air
Biden Chooses the Wrong Approach to Closing the Border (opens Hot Air)
Published Dec 18, 2023
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President Joe Biden has recently begun making some long-overdue moves to get the southern border under control. Even though it took significant pressure and arm-twisting by the House GOP to bring him...
Breitbart News
Johnson Calls On Biden to Take Executive Action to Stop Illegal Immigration Inflow at Border (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 20, 2023
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Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on President Biden to take executive action to stop the ongoing inflow of illegal immigration at the border.
Washington Examiner
Mike Johnson urges Biden to take action on southern border as Senate negotiations drag on (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 20, 2023
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is urging President Joe Biden to take executive action to address the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border, pressing him to reinstate a slew of Trump-era policies as border negotiations in the Senate are ongoing.
Fox News
Speaker Johnson urges Biden to use executive powers to crack down on border crisis (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 20, 2023
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Speaker Mike Johnson wrote a letter to President Biden on Thursday calling for him to use executive orders to re-establish Trump-era border measures.
PJ Media
Speaker Johnson Dares Biden to Finally Do Something About the Border (opens PJ Media)
Published Dec 20, 2023
NBC News
House Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Biden to take executive actions on the border (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 20, 2023
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The Republican speaker's letter comes as Congress left for the year without an agreement to address the border crisis and CBP saw record migrant apprehensions.
Washington Times
‘Unspeakable human tragedy’: Speaker Johnson blasts Biden over delay in border security (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 20, 2023
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As the border reached new levels of chaos this week House Speaker Mike Johnson demanded President Biden stop waiting for senators and take unilateral action to try to derail the unprecedented number of migrants surging into the country.