Officials brace for end of Title 42 amid border crisis
The controversial border policy Title 42 is ending this week, raising fresh concerns about an influx of migrants into border states while drawing cheers from immigration activists who have long said the policy is cruel and inhumane. Leading a clamor of concern about the policy's end are Republicans on Capitol Hill, who warned Sunday of a border crisis that is about to get worse. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) slammed President Biden and Vice President Harris on Sunday, saying they have failed to put another plan in place in lieu of Title 42. “They’ve
Read MoreManchin sidesteps questions on leaving Democratic Party: ‘I’ll let you know later’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday sidestepped questions about whether he'd leave the Democratic Party after being asked about his comments regarding his serving in the Senate as an "independent voice." Manchin avoided saying outright if he'd join fellow centrist Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.), who shocked Washington earlier this month by announcing that she would become an Independent. The West Virginia Democrat instead criticized hyper-partisanship in Congress and said he would wait and see how the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction
Read MoreHow Democrats face a conundrum when it comes to Biden
President Biden is riding high in a number of ways as he closes the door on 2022. He’s coming off a strong midterm election that saw his party gain a Senate seat and two governorships. Democrats lost the House majority but did much better than expected, ensuring the GOP’s majority in the next Congress will be slim. The successes have strengthened Biden’s standing ahead of a widely expected 2024 reelection bid. Talk of challenges to Biden has quieted, and the two Democratic leaders of Congress — outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Senate Majority Le
Read MoreSchiff says Trump's political relevance may have slowed DOJ probes
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said former President Trump’s political relevance may have impacted the Justice Department's probes involving Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, his potential mishandling of classified documents and his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol. When asked by co-anchor Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" whether he thinks Trump should be charged, Schiff replied: "I think that he should." "I think he should face the same remedy, force of law, that anyone else would. I do worry that it may take until
Read MoreWhy the GOP has Ducey at the top of its Senate candidate wish list
A Republican Party already bullish about its Senate chances in 2024 is smelling blood in the water following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (Ariz.) decision to become an Independent last week, and one name is rising to the top of its candidate wish-list: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R). Ducey, the outgoing two-term governor, is widely viewed among Republicans as the party’s best bet to flip a seat that has already garnered a sizable amount of attention, particularly on the left. “He's not our only chance, but he's probably our best chance,” one Arizona-based GOP operative
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