Scoop: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell implored Republican senators during a closed-door meeting Thursday to embrace a border-security deal with Democrats, arguing this is the moment to actually get something done to address the crisis.
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January 11, 2024
McConnell to Senate Republicans: Take the border deal
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