Your Weekend Reading: No Shutdown, Just Lawsuits
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Illegal immigration at the Mexican border is a fraction of what it was, a former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson says.
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President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to unlock more money for a border wall, and the legal battle has already begun. But by also signing a spending bill, he averted a second government shutdown. What did get shut down this week was Amazon’s plan for New York City. Facing stiff opposition, Jeff Bezos pulled the plug. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is happy; Mayor Bill de Blasio, not so much.