.ON DECEMBER 6TH Republicans declined President Joe Biden’s ask for $106bn of funding, the majority of it to assist arm Ukraine, on the basis that its provisions to get America’s southern boundary performed not progress good enough. A group of legislators now appear near blowing a bipartisan bargain on migration rules, believed to include harder policies as the rate of Republican support. Yet it looks likely to be defeated in the House of Agents.
On January 14th Mike Johnson, your home audio speaker, pointed out that significant border reform would need to stand by up until a Republican was head of state. Yet on January 17th, after a meeting with Mr Biden, he suggested that he might be open up to a concession besides. Is one very likely?