It is believed that the Party thinks Trump has a strong grip on the nomination and is planning to accuse Biden of being weak on immigration. This means that the deal linking aid to border security is likely to fail.
Congress has been a battleground for legislation for over a decade, but the current dilemma over aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as border policy, is unique due to the variety of issues involved.
It all began after Hamas’s terrorist attack on October 7th, prompting Joe Biden to visit Israel and then make an oval office address urging Congress to approve aid for Ukraine and Israel’s militaries, funds for Taiwan, and support for border security.
Peter Navarro, a former Trump White House aide convicted of contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena from the January 6 committee, is set to be sentenced in federal court.
Biden is set to visit Wisconsin, a crucial state for him to win in November, to announce $5 billion in transportation investments from the 2021 infrastructure overhaul he supported.
As the trial of author E Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against him resumes in New York City, Trump may or may not testify today.
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2024-01-25 09:30:25
Original from www.theguardian.com