Republicans have been engaged in a showdown for days over which corner of their party has Trump's ear in negotiations over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program expiring in March. He also said the proposed deal would make chain and lottery migration "worse." On Thursday afternoon, the bipartisan group of six lawmakers, led by Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Dick Durbin of Illinois, agreed on a plan to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants protected under DACA from being deported. But their victory -- first announced by Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona -- was short-lived.

Source: CNN January 12, 2018 06:00 UTC