Tensions escalate over the Texas border and on Capitol Hill as discussions on immigration and Ukraine funding create divisions among Senate Republicans. In Texas, a standoff over razor wire ensues between the U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas government. The Border Patrol aims to remove the razor wire, while the Texas government insists on keeping it up. Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Biden administration to cut down the wire, it remains in place.
Meanwhile, frustrations erupt on Capitol Hill during a Senate Republican lunch as debates over compromise legislation with Democrats turn heated. Some Republicans openly question Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's strategy, further intensifying disagreements. Currently, Senate Republicans are meeting behind closed doors to find a way forward, but divisions over strategy and compromise deals on immigration and Ukraine funding are causing deep rifts within the party.
