When he needs to send a message to his foes, Mitch McConnell is the master of subtlety.
What I'm hearing: At the Republican Study Committee meeting this past week, RSC Chairman Mark Walker told members the following story, according to a source in the room and another source briefed on the conversation.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May has accepted the resignation of embattled Home Secretary Amber Rudd after a fallout over the Windrush generation scandal, as she failed to explain her role in the treatment and deportation of immigrants, the BBC reports.
The details: Rudd has been criticized over her handling of the immigration crisis that has dominated U.K. headlines in recent weeks. More than 200 members of Parliament signed a letter accusing her of spearheading a policy change “on the hoof” in an effort to overcome the scandal, the Guardian reports.
Scores of Central American migrants have made their way through Mexico arriving at California's San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego, seeking asylum in the U.S. by turning themselves in to authorities, the AP reports.
Flashback: The caravan prompted President Trump to unleash a barrage of tweets this month, warning that the migrants pose a threat to America's national security.
Canadian authorities are urging the U.S. government to help curb the influx of Nigerian asylum claimants who are entering the country from upstate New York, reports the Washington Post.
Why it matters: Officials reportedly want the Trump administration to more rigorously vet Nigerians who are granted U.S. visiting visas to ensure they return to their home country as required.
"Immigration officers in the United States operate under a cardinal rule: Keep your hands off Americans. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents repeatedly target U.S. citizens for deportation by mistake," the L.A. Times' Paige St. John and Joel Rubin report.
Why it matters: "[T]he detentions of U.S. citizens amount to an unsettling type of collateral damage in the government’s effort to remove undocumented" immigrants.
The National Enquirer, an ally to President Trump, went after Michael Cohen, the president’s personal attorney, on the cover of the magazine.
The backdrop: The Enquirer has largely been in Trump's corner — its parent company, American Media, reportedly bought off a story from a former Playboy Playmate in 2016 that would hurt Trump. But Cohen is in hot water after the FBI obtained documents related to his payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, the House chaplain since 2011, was abruptly dismissed by Speaker Paul Ryan, the New York Times reports, causing an "uproar...over religion."
The details: Per the Times, some Republicans demanded an explanation for the dismissal, and Democrats called for an investigation, but the move re-ignited "long-simmering tensions between Roman Catholics and evangelical Christians" over who should have the position. Ryan, who is a Roman Catholic, said his decision stemmed from the chaplain's "pastoral care," not politics, or a prayer he gave in November that Ryan took issue with.
Democratic voters have become much less open to compromise with Republicans under President Trump, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
Reproduced from a Pew Research Center report.; Chart: Axios Visuals
Why it matters: The dramatic shift in Democrats' support for compromise — from 69% last July to just 44% now — reflects the party's growing progressive base. They want to stand up to Trump and stick to their liberal views, even if it's against their moderate colleagues.
