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WASHINGTON — Years-old sanctions on the Bashar Assad regime are receiving new scrutiny amid efforts to speed delivery of humanitarian aid to the tens of thousands of Syrians injured or displaced by this month’s devastating earthquake.

Lawmakers and others are worried about easing sanctions on Syria after a devastating earthquake, fearing abuse of aid funding.

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Thom Tillis returned to Washington this month from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border with a bipartisan group of eight senators, the North Carolina Republican was quickly reminded of just how difficult it would be to craft a broad immigration agreement.

Senators from both sides of the aisle discussed their search for a path forward to resuscitate bipartisan immigration efforts.

"It's unbelievable how this could happen. It's totally irresponsible," Sen. Joe Manchin said.

Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.

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WASHINGTON — Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive, prolonging a legislative stalemate on the issue and paving the way for U.S. border policy to likely be decided in the courts.

Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive.