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SOUTHERN BORDER

Biden’s Border Wall, Explained

October 10, 2023

After the Department of Homeland Security announced it would waive laws to enable miles of border wall construction in Texas, President Joe Biden said he “can’t stop” the money being spent on border barriers because of the way it was appropriated by Congress. That’s correct, experts told us.

Brooks and Capehart on U.S. border policy and debt ceiling negotiations

October 6, 2023

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the end of the Title 42 border policy, former President Trump found liable for sexual abuse and the ongoing negotiations over the debt ceiling.