Senate Republicans are rejecting a request by moderate Democrats to jettison their party-line efforts on immigration and work on a bipartisan solution.

Eager to show lessons learned from November’s blistering election losses, Democrats are on the cusp of helping Republicans deliver President Donald Trump his first legislative victory only days into his second term.

Senate Bill 7, an act to prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement, was heard and passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The bill seeks to stop state or political entities from doing two things: First,