 President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden returned to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday evening after spending six days in the U.S. Virgin Islands on a New Year holiday, the president returned to the White House to focus on his 2024 election strategy and to grapple with a host of issues he'll have handle with a closely divided Congress upon arrival at the White House. Biden was questioned about attempts to strike a bipartisan security deal, as border crossings rise to high levels. We've got to do something. They ought to give me the money I need to protect the border, Biden said, talks between the White House and key senators have focused on three main areas of discussion, toughening asylum protocols for migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, bolstering border enforcement with more personnel and high-tech systems, and deterring migrants from making the journey in the first place. An agreement on border security would unlock Biden's request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs.