They’re in a great position to demand concessions from Trump, so they should put some demands on the table instead of making the wall non-negotiable.
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Our View: Trump makes it clear he won’t be part of shutdown solution
The impasse will last until Senate Republicans pay the political price for their blind devotion.
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Border wall has its own obstacles. Just ask a construction expert.
The full version of President Trump’s envisioned wall would cost at least $25 billion, says Ed Zarenski, who spent 30 years figuring out project costs for one of the nation’s largest construction firms.
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Texas landowners dig in to keep border wall out
President Trump plans a visit Thursday to the border in Texas, where many landowners have hired lawyers to fight the government if it moves to seize their land through eminent domain.
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Fact-checking President Trump’s Oval Office address on immigration
The president made a misleading statement in his first sentence and continued to rely on false and misleading claims to justify a border wall.
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See the speech: Trump makes his case for border wall to solve ‘humanitarian and security crisis’
Congressional leaders are expected to go to the White House on Wednesday to resume talks with the president on ending the partial government shutdown.
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Maine Voices: Woman who reached out to immigrant family took away some lessons
Two families, one from Maine and an immigrant family from Cambodia, make a special connection.
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Rhodes scholar and ‘Dreamer’ fears he can’t return to USA
A Harvard student who became the first “Dreamer” to receive a Rhodes Scholarship says the joy of that achievement has given way to uncertainty.
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Commentary: Many people of faith reject anti-immigration policies as immoral
Jesus called on his followers to embrace the marginalized and ‘welcome the stranger.’ Politicians who don’t should be voted out of office.
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Dana Milbank: White House escapees offer similar plea – don’t blame me
Those who disagreed with the Trump madness had an obligation to resign without delay, or at least to speak out – not to wash their hands of responsibility after the fact.