He then said Congress had to give him what he wants or he'd close the border. All of this, Trump said, would unfold over the next few days. That is, until this morning.

The bipartisan border security deal that’s headed for a pivotal first vote this week would pair $20 billion in emergency spending with policy changes that would amount to the most stringent ...

“It would give me, as President, a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. And if given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law ...

Current and former DHS officials are expressing concern over President Joe Biden’s assertion this weekend that he wants the authority to “shut down” the border.