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Articles by Stephen Dinan

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Shutdown showdown votes slated for Thursday

Senate leaders scheduled a showdown on a pair of shutdown votes for Thursday, in what will be the first test of whether President Trump or Democrats have a stronger hand in the negotiations.

January 22, 2019
During a training drill, Customs and Border Protection officials block the entrance to the San Ysidro port of entry. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump yields on 3 immigration policies

President Trump's latest immigration proposal marks a retreat on three areas of policy in what the White House said was a "good faith" effort to try to break the gridlock that for more than a decade has thwarted every effort to strike a compromise on the thorny issue.

January 20, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks about the partial government shutdown, immigration and border security in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s plan: Some wins for him, some wins for Ds, some middle ground

President Trump's new immigration proposal Saturday marked a retreat on three different areas of policy, in what the White House said was a "good-faith" effort to try to break the gridlock that for more than a decade has thwarted every effort to strike a compromise on the thorny issue.

January 19, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at 2019 March for Life dinner in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Mike Pence: ‘This is not an amnesty bill’

The White House flatly denied accusations from conservatives that President Trump's new immigration plan Saturday is an "amnesty" for illegal immigrants, insisting that it's only a temporary salve that does not offer a full pathway to citizenship.

January 19, 2019