Fri, January 26th 2024
GOP governors side with Texas, Democrats ramp up criticism of Biden amid border standoff
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/gop-governors-side-with-texas-democrats-ramp-up-criticism-of-biden-amid-border-standoff-razor-wire-supreme-court-patrol-agents-illegal-crossings-migrant-crisis-senators-house-aid-ukraine-scalise-manchin-trump-schmitt-tester
WASHINGTON (TND) – Twenty-five Republican governors are backing Texas in an escalating border standoff with the federal government.
Governor Greg Abbott resumed placing razor wire along the southern border this week, ignoring the Supreme Court ruling that dropped Monday. The court's decision cleared the way for Border Patrol agents to cut the wire put in place by Texas to deter illegal crossings.
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Trump Urges States to Send Troops to Texas Border
2024-01-26
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/trump-abbott-border-send-troops-national-guard-texas/
Last night, former president Donald Trump inserted himself into the showdown between the federal government and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, encouraging states to send troops to the southern border to try to curb illegal immigration.
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