Speaker Johnson Says Biden’s Staff Restricting President From Closing Border

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) claimed on Feb. 2 that President Joe Biden’s staff is restricting the president from shutting down the southern border. Mr. Johnson lamented that President Biden would not use his executive powers to address the crisis at the border. “He knows that he has the authority. We’ve documented it for him. I’ve read to him the law myself, to the president. Read him the provisions of the law and said, ‘Mr. President, please take action,’” said Mr. Johnson on Fox Business. “I don’t think he’s allowed to do it. I’m not sure Joe Biden is actually making these decisions,” he continued. “I think it’s staff around him and they’re pushing him to hold the … or to keep the border open.”...