BORDER/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is meeting with Republicans Tuesday [6-19-18] on Capitol Hill at a pivotal moment — both for his presidency and his party — as the GOP-controlled House of Representatives prepares to hold major votes on two very different immigration bills this week…It’s the heart-wrenching stories of immigrant families being separated at the border that are suddenly dominating the news and igniting sustained public wrath against the Trump administration — all at a time when Republicans are searching for enough unity on immigration to approve legislation that was once thought impossible to pass. Adding to the drama is a President who’s doubling down on defending the separation policy while also causing heartburn on the Hill, going back and forth about whether he would support one of the bills set to come to the floor this week, even though his own White House helped negotiate that very measure. While the White House has said he backs both bills, some Republicans are still skittish that the President could thwart the hard-fought compromise bill with a random tweet or off-the-cuff comment.”
-Ashley Killough and Lauren Fox, “Trump huddling with Republicans during crucial week on immigration,” CNN Politcs, CNN.com, June 19, 2018 6:02 pm