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A government of laws, not of men, meant that no one should be able to leverage his political office to retain power, and when officials began to violate that principle, Congress in 1939 passed the Hatch Act, forbidding all federal employees except the president and vice president “from using federal property for political activities or for engaging in anything that is a partisan political act,” as political scientist Norm Ornstein, from the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute, put it.

“People have been fired for sending flyers around for a municipal election that was partisan,” Ornstein says. “Every time Kellyanne Conway in her official capacity made a statement that was partisan, it was a violation of the Hatch Act. Every cabinet member, every border patrol member, every federal employee participating in the activities at the White House tonight violated the Hatch Act. This was the most blatant abuse of power and legal authority for partisan purposes by far than anything we have ever seen by a president or an executive branch.” Violations of the Hatch Act are supposed to result in removal from office, but punishment for the numerous violations in this administration has been minimal.

Indeed, disregarding the Hatch Act this week has been a demonstration of Trump’s move toward a dictatorship. In 1997, then-Vice President Al Gore, a Democrat, had to defend making fund-raising phone calls from the White House despite the vice president’s exemption from the Hatch Act, but Trump is running roughshod over the law with impunity. This morning White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said that “nobody outside the Beltway really cares” about the Hatch Act, and this evening, Fox News Channel personality Dana Perino said that “it doesn’t matter” that Trump is breaking the law because “by the time they have an investigation, this election is going to be over.”

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) didn’t mince words on Sunday morning, declaring that she has no “confidence” in White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, whom she blamed for President Donald Trump peddling coronavirus disinformation.Last week, during a closed-door meeting with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Politico reported that the speaker tore into Birx. “Deborah Birx is the worst. Wow, what horrible hands you’re in,” she reportedly exclaimed.Pelosi also accused Birx of “spreading disinformation” while simultaneously praising top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci—who has found himself in Team Trump’s crosshairs of late—as a “hero.”Asked whether her reported comments were accurate, Pelosi doubled down on her Birx criticism during an appearance on ABC’s This Week.“I think the president has been spreading disinformation about the virus and she is his appointee so, I don’t have confidence there, no,” the House leader huffed.At the end of a contentious CNN interview that included host Dana Bash pressing her on why the administration’s coronavirus response “failed so badly,” Birx was asked to react to Pelosi’s harsh remarks.“I have tremendous respect for the speaker,” Birx deflected. “And I have tremendous respect for her long dedication to the American people.”The White House coronavirus task force member then turned her attention to The New York Times, which recently published a deep-dive into the administration’s “failure” in containing the pandemic and reported that Birx was only giving good news to Trump.“And I think it was unfortunate that The New York Times wrote this article without speaking to me. I could have brought forth the data,” she complained, defending her record. “I provide data every single day with an analysis. The day that they are talking about that I was ‘Pollyannish.’”“It said there was improvement in the New York metro, but ongoing cases in Boston and Chicago, a new outbreak in Houston and full logarithmic spread, and new concerning outbreaks in Baltimore, New Haven, and Washington, D.C,” she continued. “This was not a Pollyannish view. I have never been called Pollyannish or non-scientific or non-data-driven. And I will stake my 40-year career on those fundamental principles of utilizing data to really implement better programs to save more lives.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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Nancy Pelosi Tears Into Dr. Birx: ‘I Don’t Have Confidence’ in Her

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) didn’t mince words on Sunday morning, declaring that she has no “confidence” in White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, whom she blamed for President Donald Trump peddling coronavirus disinformation.Last week, during a closed-door meeting with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Politico reported that the speaker tore into Birx. “Deborah Birx is the worst. Wow, what horrible hands you’re in,” she reportedly exclaimed.Pelosi also accused Birx of “spreading disinformation” while simultaneously praising top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci—who has found himself in Team Trump’s crosshairs of late—as a “hero.”Asked whether her reported comments were accurate, Pelosi doubled down on her Birx criticism during an appearance on ABC’s This Week.“I think the president has been spreading disinformation about the virus and she is his appointee so, I don’t have confidence there, no,” the House leader huffed.At the end of a contentious CNN interview that included host Dana Bash pressing her on why the administration’s coronavirus response “failed so badly,” Birx was asked to react to Pelosi’s harsh remarks.“I have tremendous respect for the speaker,” Birx deflected. “And I have tremendous respect for her long dedication to the American people.”The White House coronavirus task force member then turned her attention to The New York Times, which recently published a deep-dive into the administration’s “failure” in containing the pandemic and reported that Birx was only giving good news to Trump.“And I think it was unfortunate that The New York Times wrote this article without speaking to me. I could have brought forth the data,” she complained, defending her record. “I provide data every single day with an analysis. The day that they are talking about that I was ‘Pollyannish.’”“It said there was improvement in the New York metro, but ongoing cases in Boston and Chicago, a new outbreak in Houston and full logarithmic spread, and new concerning outbreaks in Baltimore, New Haven, and Washington, D.C,” she continued. “This was not a Pollyannish view. I have never been called Pollyannish or non-scientific or non-data-driven. And I will stake my 40-year career on those fundamental principles of utilizing data to really implement better programs to save more lives.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal “Dreamer” immigrants.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters who call for an immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended.

At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to “put pen to paper” to get legislation before the full House. He provided no timeline.

Ryan provided no timeline. But some centrist Republicans did, as they continued to press – against Ryan’s will – a rare procedure to force House votes on immigration legislation, including a bill mainly supported by Democrats.

Representative Jeff Denham, the leader of the rebellion, said that unless leadership produces a new immigration bill by Tuesday, he will put a “discharge petition” in motion. “We will absolutely have all 218 (signatures needed) and probably a lot more than that,” Denham told reporters.

Some of these centrists represent congressional districts with large Hispanic populations that want Dreamer protections cemented into law.

Meantime, Ryan continued searching for a bill that most of his fellow Republicans could instead get behind.

“Nothing was hammered out today,” said Representative Peter King. Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs an influential group of hard-right Republicans called the Freedom Caucus, said, “There is not consensus.” Difficult issues included which Dreamers would qualify for protections and whether they eventually could become U.S. citizens, lawmakers said.

Many lawmakers lobbied Ryan for their pet proposals. Representative Dana Rohrabacher even pushed his bill to create a new visa for immigrants who would pay a $1 million fee for entry, which he said would finance Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall.

White House legislative liaison Marc Short told reporters: “I think it will be a week or so until you see final text on a bill.”

But he said the starting point is the immigration principles laid out by Trump early this year: aggressive immigration security, including the construction of a wall along the Southwest border with Mexico, and a clamp-down on allowing family members abroad from joining relatives living legally in the United States.

The Senate in February soundly rejected such a tough immigration bill.

A push by House Republicans for immigration legislation stems from Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is now caught up in court.

As Thursday’s meeting wound down after more than two hours, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a strongly worded statement that could complicate Ryan’s efforts.

Reacting to a just-released Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report finding that one in five people in federal prisons are “known or suspected aliens,” Sessions said in a statement: “It is outrageous that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year because of the drugs and violence brought over our borders illegally.”

Representative John Carter, a Republican who has been a central figure in past, failed immigration battles, was asked by Reuters about Ryan’s prospects for success now.

“Same song, third verse,” Carter grumbled, adding that he remained silent during the closed-door squabbling. “I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down.”

Reporting by Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell; writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal “Dreamer” immigrants.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters who call for an immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended.

At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to “put pen to paper” to get legislation before the full House. He provided no timeline.

Ryan provided no timeline. But some centrist Republicans did, as they continued to press – against Ryan’s will – a rare procedure to force House votes on immigration legislation, including a bill mainly supported by Democrats.

Representative Jeff Denham, the leader of the rebellion, said that unless leadership produces a new immigration bill by Tuesday, he will put a “discharge petition” in motion. “We will absolutely have all 218 (signatures needed) and probably a lot more than that,” Denham told reporters.

Some of these centrists represent congressional districts with large Hispanic populations that want Dreamer protections cemented into law.

Meantime, Ryan continued searching for a bill that most of his fellow Republicans could instead get behind.

“Nothing was hammered out today,” said Representative Peter King. Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs an influential group of hard-right Republicans called the Freedom Caucus, said, “There is not consensus.” Difficult issues included which Dreamers would qualify for protections and whether they eventually could become U.S. citizens, lawmakers said.

Many lawmakers lobbied Ryan for their pet proposals. Representative Dana Rohrabacher even pushed his bill to create a new visa for immigrants who would pay a $1 million fee for entry, which he said would finance Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall.

White House legislative liaison Marc Short told reporters: “I think it will be a week or so until you see final text on a bill.”

But he said the starting point is the immigration principles laid out by Trump early this year: aggressive immigration security, including the construction of a wall along the Southwest border with Mexico, and a clamp-down on allowing family members abroad from joining relatives living legally in the United States.

The Senate in February soundly rejected such a tough immigration bill.

A push by House Republicans for immigration legislation stems from Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is now caught up in court.

As Thursday’s meeting wound down after more than two hours, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a strongly worded statement that could complicate Ryan’s efforts.

Reacting to a just-released Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report finding that one in five people in federal prisons are “known or suspected aliens,” Sessions said in a statement: “It is outrageous that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year because of the drugs and violence brought over our borders illegally.”

Representative John Carter, a Republican who has been a central figure in past, failed immigration battles, was asked by Reuters about Ryan’s prospects for success now.

“Same song, third verse,” Carter grumbled, adding that he remained silent during the closed-door squabbling. “I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down.”

Reporting by Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell; writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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U.S. House Republicans offer ideas, no solutions yet on

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal “Dreamer” immigrants.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters who call for an immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended.

At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to “put pen to paper” to get legislation before the full House. He provided no timeline.

Ryan provided no timeline. But some centrist Republicans did, as they continued to press – against Ryan’s will – a rare procedure to force House votes on immigration legislation, including a bill mainly supported by Democrats.

Representative Jeff Denham, the leader of the rebellion, said that unless leadership produces a new immigration bill by Tuesday, he will put a “discharge petition” in motion. “We will absolutely have all 218 (signatures needed) and probably a lot more than that,” Denham told reporters.

Some of these centrists represent congressional districts with large Hispanic populations that want Dreamer protections cemented into law.

Meantime, Ryan continued searching for a bill that most of his fellow Republicans could instead get behind.

“Nothing was hammered out today,” said Representative Peter King. Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs an influential group of hard-right Republicans called the Freedom Caucus, said, “There is not consensus.” Difficult issues included which Dreamers would qualify for protections and whether they eventually could become U.S. citizens, lawmakers said.

Many lawmakers lobbied Ryan for their pet proposals. Representative Dana Rohrabacher even pushed his bill to create a new visa for immigrants who would pay a $1 million fee for entry, which he said would finance Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall.

White House legislative liaison Marc Short told reporters: “I think it will be a week or so until you see final text on a bill.”

But he said the starting point is the immigration principles laid out by Trump early this year: aggressive immigration security, including the construction of a wall along the Southwest border with Mexico, and a clamp-down on allowing family members abroad from joining relatives living legally in the United States.

The Senate in February soundly rejected such a tough immigration bill.

A push by House Republicans for immigration legislation stems from Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is now caught up in court.

As Thursday’s meeting wound down after more than two hours, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a strongly worded statement that could complicate Ryan’s efforts.

Reacting to a just-released Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report finding that one in five people in federal prisons are “known or suspected aliens,” Sessions said in a statement: “It is outrageous that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year because of the drugs and violence brought over our borders illegally.”

Representative John Carter, a Republican who has been a central figure in past, failed immigration battles, was asked by Reuters about Ryan’s prospects for success now.

“Same song, third verse,” Carter grumbled, adding that he remained silent during the closed-door squabbling. “I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down.”

Reporting by Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell; writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal “Dreamer” immigrants.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters who call for an immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended.

At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to “put pen to paper” to get legislation before the full House. But he provided no timeline and dodged questions about whether a threat by centrist Republicans to force votes on immigration has eased.

“Nothing was hammered out today,” said Representative Peter King. Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs an influential group of hard-right Republicans called the Freedom Caucus, said, “There is not consensus.”

Many lawmakers lobbied Ryan for their pet proposals. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, for example, pushed his bill to create a new visa for immigrants who would pay a $1 million fee for entry, which he said would finance Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall.

White House legislative liaison Marc Short told reporters: “I think it will be a week or so until you see final text on a bill.”

But he said the starting point is the immigration principles laid out by Trump early this year: tough border security, including the construction of a wall along the Southwest border with Mexico, and a clampdown on allowing family members abroad from joining relatives living legally in the United States.

The Senate in February soundly rejected such a tough immigration bill.

A push by House Republicans for immigration legislation stems from Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is now caught up in court.

As Thursday’s meeting wound down after more than two hours, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a strongly worded statement that could complicate Ryan’s efforts.

Reacting to a just-released Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report finding that one in five people in federal prisons are “known or suspected aliens,” Sessions said in a statement: “It is outrageous that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year because of the drugs and violence brought over our borders illegally.”

Frustrated with Ryan’s refusal so far to address the issue, a small group of centrist Republicans have teamed up with Democrats to force a wide-ranging immigration debate on the House floor. They now have 215 signatures on a petition – three short of the House majority they need – to bring several bills to the floor.

Some of these centrists represent congressional districts with large Hispanic populations that want Dreamer protections cemented into law.

Ryan, fighting to avoid the possible passage of a bill supported mainly by Democrats, is trying to avert such a debate by cobbling together a Republican measure.

But his chances of success are in doubt.

Representative John Carter, a Republican who has been a central figure in past, failed immigration reform battles, was asked by Reuters about prospects now.

“Same song, third verse,” Carter grumbled, adding that he remained silent during the closed-door squabbling. “I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down.”

Reporting by Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell; writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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House Republicans offer ideas, no solutions yet on

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal “Dreamer” immigrants.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters who call for an immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended.

At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to “put pen to paper” to get legislation before the full House. But he provided no timeline and dodged questions about whether a threat by centrist Republicans to force votes on immigration has eased.

“Nothing was hammered out today,” said Representative Peter King. Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs an influential group of hard-right Republicans called the Freedom Caucus, said, “There is not consensus.”

Many lawmakers lobbied Ryan for their pet proposals. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, for example, pushed his bill to create a new visa for immigrants who would pay a $1 million fee for entry, which he said would finance Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall.

White House legislative liaison Marc Short told reporters: “I think it will be a week or so until you see final text on a bill.”

But he said the starting point is the immigration principles laid out by Trump early this year: tough border security, including the construction of a wall along the Southwest border with Mexico, and a clampdown on allowing family members abroad from joining relatives living legally in the United States.

The Senate in February soundly rejected such a tough immigration bill.

A push by House Republicans for immigration legislation stems from Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is now caught up in court.

As Thursday’s meeting wound down after more than two hours, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a strongly worded statement that could complicate Ryan’s efforts.

Reacting to a just-released Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report finding that one in five people in federal prisons are “known or suspected aliens,” Sessions said in a statement: “It is outrageous that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year because of the drugs and violence brought over our borders illegally.”

Frustrated with Ryan’s refusal so far to address the issue, a small group of centrist Republicans have teamed up with Democrats to force a wide-ranging immigration debate on the House floor. They now have 215 signatures on a petition – three short of the House majority they need – to bring several bills to the floor.

Some of these centrists represent congressional districts with large Hispanic populations that want Dreamer protections cemented into law.

Ryan, fighting to avoid the possible passage of a bill supported mainly by Democrats, is trying to avert such a debate by cobbling together a Republican measure.

But his chances of success are in doubt.

Representative John Carter, a Republican who has been a central figure in past, failed immigration reform battles, was asked by Reuters about prospects now.

“Same song, third verse,” Carter grumbled, adding that he remained silent during the closed-door squabbling. “I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down.”

Reporting by Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell; writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday struggled to agree on immigration legislation that could be voted on before November’s congressional elections, as party members disagreed on key issues such as the future of illegal “Dreamer” immigrants.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters who call for an immigration bill addressing the so-called Dreamers, young adults who were brought to the United States as children, rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan convened the closed-door meeting for 235 Republican members, presenting a series of options but no firm proposals, according to lawmakers who attended.

At a news conference following the meeting, Ryan said the next step is to “put pen to paper” to get legislation before the full House. But he provided no timeline and dodged questions about whether a threat by centrist Republicans to force votes on immigration has eased.

“Nothing was hammered out today,” said Representative Peter King. Representative Mark Meadows, who chairs an influential group of hard-right Republicans called the Freedom Caucus, said, “There is not consensus.”

Many lawmakers lobbied Ryan for their pet proposals. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, for example, pushed his bill to create a new visa for immigrants who would pay a $1 million fee for entry, which he said would finance Republican President Donald Trump’s desired border wall.

White House legislative liaison Marc Short told reporters: “I think it will be a week or so until you see final text on a bill.”

But he said the starting point is the immigration principles laid out by Trump early this year: tough border security, including the construction of a wall along the Southwest border with Mexico, and a clampdown on allowing family members abroad from joining relatives living legally in the United States.

The Senate in February soundly rejected such a tough immigration bill.

A push by House Republicans for immigration legislation stems from Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program protecting from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally when they were children, commonly known as “Dreamers.”

The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is now caught up in court.

As Thursday’s meeting wound down after more than two hours, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a strongly worded statement that could complicate Ryan’s efforts.

Reacting to a just-released Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report finding that one in five people in federal prisons are “known or suspected aliens,” Sessions said in a statement: “It is outrageous that tens of thousands of Americans are dying every year because of the drugs and violence brought over our borders illegally.”

Frustrated with Ryan’s refusal so far to address the issue, a small group of centrist Republicans have teamed up with Democrats to force a wide-ranging immigration debate on the House floor. They now have 215 signatures on a petition – three short of the House majority they need – to bring several bills to the floor.

Some of these centrists represent congressional districts with large Hispanic populations that want Dreamer protections cemented into law.

Ryan, fighting to avoid the possible passage of a bill supported mainly by Democrats, is trying to avert such a debate by cobbling together a Republican measure.

But his chances of success are in doubt.

Representative John Carter, a Republican who has been a central figure in past, failed immigration reform battles, was asked by Reuters about prospects now.

“Same song, third verse,” Carter grumbled, adding that he remained silent during the closed-door squabbling. “I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down.”

Reporting by Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell; writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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