"Biden and Speaker Johnson Discuss Border Security Amid Shutdown Threats"

House Speaker Mike Johnson urged President Joe Biden to use executive authority to secure the southern border amid threats of a government shutdown by some House Republicans if tougher border policies are not agreed upon. Johnson's letter to Biden outlined steps to secure the border, including ending the policy of releasing migrants without court dates and pursuing agreements with other countries. Negotiators in the Senate have been working on reaching an agreement on border policy, with Sen. James Lankford stating that a deal could be reached this week, but it would need to pass a divided Congress.