Republican attorneys general from 11 states visited the U.S.-Mexico border wall in remote Yuma, Arizona, this week, touting a more than 90% decrease in illegal crossings since President Donald Trump began his second term. Their visit came a day before the House narrowly passed Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which in part allocates $46.5 billion to revive construction of the wall, which at its current stage covers just a...

Senate reaction to the House’s passage of its “big, beautiful bill” was sharply divided, with Democrats warning of long-term harm to the working class and Republicans arguing it would help that very group. “Republicans’ reconciliation bill dismantles the American Dream and strips health care, food assistance, and more away from millions of hardworking Americans,” Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., fumed in a Thursday statement. “Republicans are taking...

“This is one big ugly bill that House Republicans are trying to jam down the throats of the American people under the cover of darkness,” argued House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. at 6:09 a.m. Thursday morning on the House floor. Nothing could be further from the truth. The sun was rising. “Why are we here at 3 a.m., fast-tracking this bill?” asked Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., during...