CONGRESS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [6-22-18] that Republicans should wait until they have more solid majorities in Congress to pursue an immigration overhaul, throwing cold water on a House bill that has been delayed until next week…Republicans currently have a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate and a 235-193 margin in the House. Some election watchers see Democrats making heavy gains in the House in the midterm elections this fall, and perhaps winning back majority control. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.), chief deputy whip, said Friday the planned immigration vote will move ahead despite the flagging support for the effort, citing leadership’s promise to GOP moderates. Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) had agreed to hold the vote on what Republicans dubbed a ‘compromise’ bill to head off a special maneuver called a discharge petition that would have allowed centrist Republicans to join with Democrats to bring their own immigration bills to the floor.”
-Natalie Andrews, “Trump Says Republicans Should Stop ‘Wasting Time’ on Immigration,” The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2018 2:04 pm