Senate to vote on border bill as Democrats seek to shift blame to GOP

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a bipartisan border security measure that Republicans blocked earlier this year after former President Donald Trump announced his opposition to it. 

The bill is likely to fail for a second time, but Democrats will try to use Republicans' resistance to shift public opinion in their favor as polls show voters have been critical of President Biden's handling of immigration. Border security has been a central theme of the Republican platform heading into the November election. 

"We'll see who's serious about actually wanting to fix the border … and those who prefer to merely talk about it," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Wednesday.