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  1. At the End of the GOP’s Immigration Battle Stands Stephen Miller With a Veto PenThe already long odds against passage of an immigration bill face the additional problem of a White House that may prefer outrage to accomplishment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Trump Evinces Interest in a ‘DACA for Wall’ DealAs moderates try to push protections for Dreamers through the House, the president suggests he could support a bill if it “includes a wall.”
    By Eric Levitz
  3. Trump Administration Will Separate Parents From Children at BorderJeff Sessions announced the draconian new policy on Monday.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. Trump Is Sending National Guard Troops to the Border“It’s time to act,” DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. The 8 Zaniest Things About Trump’s Flipping and Flopping on the OmnibusWhether or not Trump is just pitching a fit, or blowing up months of negotiations, it’s all very … wacky.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. California Republicans Mostly Steer Clear of Trump During His VisitMost of them found something else to do during the president’s visit, though a gubernatorial candidate just missed his flight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Trump Floats ‘DACA Extension for Wall Money’ DealThe president just realized he’s about to lose his last, best chance to build a border wall. But it’s probably too late to make a deal.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. Trump’s Trip to California Is Aimed to DispleaseThe president’s quick trip to California won’t involve efforts to charm the locals. It’s part of a strategy to demonize the state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. foreign policy
    Mexican President Won’t Visit the White House As PlannedThis may come as a shock, but he still wants Trump to stop pretending that Mexico will pay for a border wall.
    By Chas Danner
  10. A Dreamers-for-Wall Deal Could Pass the Senate — If Trump Lets ItA bipartisan group of senators just struck such a deal. But Trump is (reportedly) unwilling to compromise on cuts to legal immigration.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. Trump Endorses Government Shutdown Just As Bipartisan Deal Seems ImminentThe man seems addicted to making everyone’s lives more difficult.
    By Benjamin Hart
  12. Trump’s Surprise Immigration ProposalThe White House presented the outline of a deal — amnesty for Dreamers, but big asks — that might just make everyone mad.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Schumer Takes Border-Wall Offer Off the TableA day after Democrats caved, the Minority Leader is trying to snatch back some negotiating power.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. Trump Disputes Chief of Staff, Says He Hasn’t ‘Evolved’ on Border Wall“The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it,” Trump tweeted.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. Trump’s Chief of Staff Says Some of Trump’s Campaign Promises Were ‘Uninformed’“One thing is to campaign, another thing is to govern. It’s really hard,” John Kelly told lawmakers.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. The Progressive Case for Giving Trump His Stupid WallA jobs program for border-state construction workers will do less harm than many of the concessions that Democrats are poised to make on DACA.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. Trump Wants $18 Billion Border Wall in Deal to Protect DreamersHis proposal won’t get very far in Congress.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. Nobody Seems to Know What Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Wall’ Would Look LikeYears after Trump started talking about a border wall, congressional negotiators trying to cut a spending deal still aren’t sure how it’s defined.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. Doug Jones to Enter Senate As a Regular Democrat Who’s Open to BipartisanshipWhile you can expect him to reflect Alabama sensitivities in the Senate, he’s not going to be a Democrat in name only.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Why a Government Shutdown Is Looming Again in JanuaryAnother month of GOP rule, another month of stressful and arbitrary deadlines.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Trump: Give Me a Border Wall or I’ll Deport the DreamersIf the president means what he says, then there will be no DACA deal — and 800,000 Dreamers will become subject to deportation.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. dreamers
    Democrats Abandon Threats to Shut Down Government to Protect DreamersAfter some saber-rattling, congressional Democratic leaders have decided to pursue Dreamer protections through bipartisan negotiations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Shutting Down the Government for Dreamers May Be Risky for DemocratsOf all the reasons for triggering a government shutdown, reestablishing DACA protections ranks low in public support.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Which Mexican Border-Wall Prototype Is the Worst?A brief review.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. Trump Caves on Border-Wall Demand, Won’t Shut Down GovernmentThe “great negotiator” strikes again.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. Trump May End DACA — and Still Hold Dreamers HostageA reported go-slow approach to rescinding DACA is compatible with a strategy of making Dreamers part of a broader immigration deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Breitbart News Will Try to Force Trump to Be Trump, Whether He Likes It or NotYou can expect Breitbart News to intensify its efforts to get Trump to stay “populist”, even if it mean repudiating key family members and advisers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Paul Ryan Dismisses Trump’s Shutdown ThreatThe speaker says it isn’t in anyone’s interest to shut down the government, even if Democrats refuse to vote for border wall funding.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. Trump Threatens to Shut Down the Government If He Doesn’t Get a Border WallThe great deal-maker is warning Democrats that if they oppose his border wall, he will sabotage his own approval rating and that of his party.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. Trump Could Bust Loose Again at Phoenix RallyIt would be natural for the president to follow up on controlled remarks about Afghanistan with an uninhibited base-feeding frenzy the next night.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. The Government Could Be Headed for a Showdown and a Shutdown Over Trump’s WallCongressional Democrats and Republicans can probably avoid a government shutdown or a debt default. But Trump’s border wall could be a deal-breaker.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. House Approves $1.6 Billion for Border-Wall ConstructionBut the funding probably won’t make it through the Senate.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. Trump Says He ‘Absolutely’ Still Wants Mexico to Pay for WallAt a meeting with Enrique Peña Nieto, Trump returns to the topic that drove a wedge between the two leaders.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. Trump’s New Idea to Pay for Border Wall: Cover It With Solar PanelsIt is, of course, a dumb idea.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  35. early and often
    Trump Caves, Will Let Border Wall Remain a Big, Beautiful Fantasy, for NowHis push for wall funding threatened to shut down the government, but now he says he can wait until September.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. There Could Be a Ton of Drama in Washington This WeekPossibly a government shutdown crisis, the return of Trumpcare, and the unveiling of the president’s tax-reform plan — or none of the above.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. Trump Has Big Demands — and No Leverage — in the Government-Shutdown FightNo one has more to lose from a shutdown than Trump. And no one is demanding bigger concessions to prevent one.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Trump’s Ego Could Cause a Government ShutdownNegotiators have some wiggle room on an April 28 deadline for a funding deal. But the 100-day mark of the Trump presidency could cause its own crisis.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Trump’s Choice: Openly Sabotaging Obamacare or Letting Government Shut DownHe can stop insurer subsidies and create a health-care crisis, or risk a clash with House conservatives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. select all
    This New Meme Is Constructed Entirely From Trump’s Vain Border-Wall RequirementsIn addition to being strong and tall, President Trump would like the wall to “look good.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  41. build that wall
    Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Border Wall Threatened by Political RealityIt’s still unclear what the barrier will look like, and even Republicans are questioning how it will be paid for.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. Trump Plan Would Gut Coast Guard and TSA to Pay for Immigration CrackdownApparently, making America “safe again” involves cutting airport and coastal security to channel billions of dollars to pro-Trump border unions.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. Trump Can’t Find ‘Existing Funds’ to Start Building Border Wall As PromisedDHS has found only enough money to build a “handful” of prototypes, Reuters reports.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. Report: Border Officials Will Push Trump Away from Wall, Toward a FenceOne official told CNN that “you never want to have a barrier in place that will obstruct your vision.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. Internal DHS Report Puts $21.6 Billion Price Tag on Trump’s WallThe leaked report also says it will take 18 months longer to finish the wall than DHS head John Kelly says.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. Trump’s Homeland Security Head Takes Blame for Travel Ban RolloutEven though multiple reports say he was barely consulted on the executive order.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. DHS Head John Kelly Says He Only Needs Two Years to Build That WallIn an interview with Fox News, Kelly also says there will be “parts of the wall that you can actually see through.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. Trump and Nieto Had an Hour-long Phone CallBut the White House’s “joint statement” omits the part where the two leaders say they won’t talk publicly about the wall.
    By Jen Kirby
  49. The 20 Percent Tariff on Mexico That Wasn’tSean Spicer explained the House GOP’s border-adjustment tax poorly. The media assumed the worst. “Fake news” ensued.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. Wait, Who’s Paying for the Mexico Border Wall?Analysts estimate it could cost as much as $20 billion.
    By Christine Nguyen
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