Amid record-levels of border crossings, President Biden visited the U.S. border with Mexico on Sunday, his first trip to the region since he took office two years ago.
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As the House descended into dysfunction, Mitch McConnell's stock rose as the one Republican capable of making a deal and making it stick.
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Write comment (92 Comments)As President Biden visits El Paso, thousands of people who fled oppressive countries are marooned in Mexico in the wake of his expansion of a Trump-era policy.
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Write comment (92 Comments)We have to stay focused on the frightening increase in political violence, which threatens American democracy.
Kevin McCarthy's decades-long dream of becoming speaker of the House was nearly brought down by a band of Republican radicals.
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