Republicans’ Border Bluff—The Weekly Roundup

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On this weekly roundup, Biden praises the border security deal and pledges to “shut down” the border if it passes, an Iranian-backed militia kills three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, and Nikki Haley goes on offense.

This week’s panel: 

Ron Steslow

Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder) 

Olivier Knox (veteran politics and foreign policy reporter, most recently at The Washington Post )

Segments this week:

(02:35) The border deal

(18:00) Iran-backed militias

(36:13) Nikki Haley

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Related reading:

Segment 1: 

WP - Lankford defends bipartisan border security bill after attacks by Trump, GOP

The Hill - House Republicans poised to torpedo GOP’s best chance in years to pass border bill | The Hill

Axios - Bloomberg poll: Biden losing ground to Trump on immigration

White House - Statement from President Joe Biden On the Bipartisan Senate Border Security Negotiations | The White House

WSJ - A GOP Border Reckoning - WSJ

Segment 2: 

CNN - Jordan drone attack: Three US troops killed at Tower 22, more than 30 injured | CNN Politics

NPR - U.S. identifies the 3 service members killed in drone strike in Jordan : NPR

NYT - 3 American Soldiers Killed in Drone Strike in Jordan, U.S. Says

Axios - Biden says he's decided how to respond to deadly Jordan attack

AP - Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan

Segment 3: 

The Bulwark - An Open Letter to Nikki Haley - by Michael Wood

NYT -