Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during the weekly Republican Caucus lunch news conference Tuesday at the US Capitol building in Washington, DC.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during the weekly Republican Caucus lunch news conference Tuesday at the US Capitol building in Washington, DC.
Mandatory Credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters

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Tensions erupt in private Senate Republican lunch over border talks

Republicans engaged in a tense back-and-forth during their conference lunch Tuesday over border talks with some openly questioning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s strategy and others assailing colleagues for attacking the proposal before it’s even out.