GOP Senators Cotton, Graham, Marshall; Dem Senators Warnock, Menendez, Sinema, Kelly - Squawk - There is No Border DealU.S. Senate

The wrangling in the U.S. Senate goes on over Ukraine funding, Israel funding and U.S. Border Security.

NOTE Here is a link yesterday's cluster of related stories.

11-year-old Boy Found Dead - with Shoe Laces Around Neck - in NYC Migrant Shelter for FamiliesNew York City

westsiderag.com An 11-year-old boy was found dead within an Upper West Side migrant shelter on Monday evening, a police spokesperson told West Side Rag. The unresponsive child was discovered about 5 p.m. inside the lobby of the Stratford Arms Hotel at West 70th Street, which is currently serving as a migrant shelter for families, police said. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. An 11-year-old boy was found dead within an Upper West Side migrant shelter on Monday evening, a police spokesperson told West Side Rag. ::: The unresponsive child was discovered about 5 p.m. inside the lobby of the Stratford Arms Hotel at West 70th Street, which is currently serving as a migrant shelter for families, police said. ::: He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Speaker Johnson Sticks to Border Security Demands as Ukraine Zelenskyy Meeting in WashingtonWashington/Capitol Hill

thehill.com Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emphasized that the U.S. southern border should come first in negotiations with Democrats over aid for Ukraine, as senators show increasing doubt that the two sides can reach a compromise by the end of the year. ::: "I think the American people agree with us that national security begins at our own borders," Johnson told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday. "We have to maintain our own sovereignty, that we can project peace through strength and help our friends. And so I don?t think that?s an outrageous request."

Democrat Governor Demands $512 Million From Biden Administration for Border SecurityArizona

thethinkingconservative.com/the Epoch Times Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is demanding that the federal government pay more than a half-billion dollars in "reimbursement" to deal with the financial crisis created by President Joe Biden's failure to secure the southern border. ::: In the letter released on Dec. 8 by Ms. Hobbs, the Democrat governor is seeking more than $512 million in federal funds to reimburse state spending on illegal immigrant-related expenses, including transportation, drug interdiction, law enforcement, and other costs "due to the federal government's failure to secure our border."

NOTE Here is a link to the stories from the 8th on this, which includes a link to the letter sent to Joe Biden.

DeSantis Goes after Trump on Abortion, COVID-19 and Border Wall in Iowa TownhallCNN Townhall

thehill.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit former President Trump over his pledge to build a border wall at the U.S. southern border and have Mexico pay for it, saying Tuesday "he didn't utilize the levers of power that he had." ::: "I am going to build the border wall, and I remember in 2016 ? I went to the rallies with Donald Trump. He said he was going to build the wall and have Mexico pay for it, and that didn?t happen. And why didn?t it happen?" DeSantis said during a CNN town hall.

Overseas Migrant Stories from France, U.K./Rwanda, Pakistan and the Russian borderOverseas

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