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Calls for Congress to defund the Biden administration's open-border operations and to enact real border security measures gained steam this week.

Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus — which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis — and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown. The deal includes a small decrease in federal spending paired with new border security policies in return for 30 days of continued government funding beyond the Sept. 30 expiration. Such a stopgap funding measure is considered a necessary step to give House Republicans ...

“I am optimistic that we will eventually get something done. I’m pessimistic that it will be smooth,” said Utah Rep. John Curtis.

A coalition of House Republicans has negotiated a stopgap budget-cutting measure to keep the government open and is daring GOP colleagues to vote against it.

McConnell blasted government shutdowns as "losers" for Republicans. The fate of the temporary spending bill remains uncertain as the Sept. 30 deadline looms.

The delegation criticized Biden's border policies after a new report revealed around 2,200 illegally entered the U.S. in just one night. 

In just four days, CBP encountered more than 35,000 illegal aliens at the U.S.-Mexico border, Fox News reported. Calls for action are rising.

A group of House Republicans scuttled a vote to advance the annual defense spending bill on Tuesday, delivering another setback for Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a sign of difficulty ahead to pass a short-term funding measure to keep the government open.

Republican leaders of the pragmatic House Main Street Caucus \u2014 which includes Utah Rep. John Curtis \u2014 and the hardline House Freedom Caucus negotiated a deal on Sunday in an attempt to avoid a government shutdown.

House Republicans revealed their own short-term government funding package Sunday evening as lawmakers in Washington work to reach a bipartisan deal to avoid a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.