GOP Barrels Ahead on Fresh Border Bill as Democrats Cry Foul (1)

Republicans advanced another border bill this week that’s drawing outrage from Democrats who say it undermines the government’s role at the border and hamstrings humanitarian groups.

The House Homeland Security Committee voted 18-15 on party lines to advance legislation (H.R. 2794) early Thursday after an hourslong markup that began Wednesday morning. GOP leaders plan to merge the panel’s border bill with a related measure the Judiciary Committee advanced last week (H.R. 2640) and put a broader package on the House floor in May.

Any House-passed border legislation is likely to hit a dead end in the ...