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White House scrambles in last-ditch effort to salvage border talks. As Zelenskyy visits Washington, Dems race to find common ground as Ukraine aid remains in limbo. Top Biden admi officials are scrambling to keep border talks alive as a deal with Senate Republicans over Ukraine funding has grown increasingly elusive, four people familiar with the talks said.

Among ideas under consideration to two of the people, is a version of Title 42-like expulsion authorities and a nationwide expansion of the process known as expedited removal, which allows govt to deport anyone unable to establish a legal basis. In addition, conversations have centered on including a mandatory detention policy until migrants can be placed into expedited removal proceedings, as well as changes to the credible fear standard, which would ultimately deny more migrants the opportunity to apply for asylum.

People both on the Hill and the administration cautioned that talks were fluid. They also warned that no specific policies have been agreed to and simply because an idea was under consideration didn’t mean it would be included, let alone presented, as a Democratic-authored proposal.
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Republicans helping Russia by denying Ukraine aid, Biden says. US president announces emergency $200m in aid after Congress continues to deny to Zelenskiy.

Joe Biden has given his starkest warning yet that Republicans are playing directly into the hands of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, by threatening to end military aid to Ukraine.

“Russian loyalists in Moscow celebrated when Republicans voted to block Ukraine’s aid last week,” the US president said at a joint press conference with the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Washington on Tuesday. “The host of a Kremlin-run show said: ‘Well done Republicans, that’s good for us.’”