Republicans’ Border Bluff—The Weekly Roundup
Biden pledges to close the border, the strike on U.S. soldiers in Jordan, and Nikki Haley takes the gloves off
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Show Notes
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On this weekly roundup, Biden praises the border security deal and pledges to “shut down” the border if it passes, an Iranian-backed militia kills three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, and Nikki Haley goes on offense.
This week’s panel:
Ron Steslow
Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder)
Olivier Knox (veteran politics and foreign policy reporter, most recently at The Washington Post )
Segments this week:
(02:35) The border deal
(18:00) Iran-backed militias
(36:13) Nikki Haley
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Related reading:
Segment 1:
WP - Lankford defends bipartisan border security bill after attacks by Trump, GOP
The Hill - House Republicans poised to torpedo GOP’s best chance in years to pass border bill | The Hill
Axios - Bloomberg poll: Biden losing ground to Trump on immigration
White House - Statement from President Joe Biden On the Bipartisan Senate Border Security Negotiations | The White House
WSJ - A GOP Border Reckoning - WSJ
Segment 2:
CNN - Jordan drone attack: Three US troops killed at Tower 22, more than 30 injured | CNN Politics
NPR - U.S. identifies the 3 service members killed in drone strike in Jordan : NPR
NYT - 3 American Soldiers Killed in Drone Strike in Jordan, U.S. Says
Axios - Biden says he's decided how to respond to deadly Jordan attack
AP - Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan
Segment 3:
The Bulwark - An Open Letter to Nikki Haley - by Michael Wood
NYT - Nikki Haley Goes After Trump and Biden in ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Campaign - The New York Times
Axios - Nikki Haley's coast-to-coast money week
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