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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross into the United States illegally as it prepares to end COVID-19 restrictions at the United States-Mexico border, according to federal officials familiar with the plans. The move would be a significant reversal after officials in late 2021 stopped holding families in detention [...]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows [...]
BOSTON (AP) — Evena Joseph was unaware how much her 10-year-old son was struggling in school. She found out only with help from somebody who knows the Boston school system better than she does. Her son, J. Ryan Mathurin, wasn't always comfortable pronouncing words in English, but Joseph, a Haitian immigrant raising him by herself, [...]
BALTIMORE (AP) — A new generation of House Democratic leaders taking over for Nancy Pelosi debuted at the party's annual retreat, feisty and fired up to brag about their accomplishments with President Joe Biden and counter Speaker Kevin McCarthy's new Republican majority. The team, led by New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, brings a wholesale reshuffling [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject President Joe Biden's plan for student loan forgiveness, the White House is aiming to turn the political heat toward Republicans while deflecting criticism from disappointed borrowers. At stake is the loyalty of young, college-educated voters who are a critical part of the Democratic [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month's fiery crash and toxic chemical release in East Palestine would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences under legislation introduced earlier this week by Ohio's two U.S. senators. An early copy of the Railway Safety Act of 2023, [...]
According to a survey, colleges and universities have been slow to create policies, educational programs or restrictions on sports betting among high-risk students. The findings by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism were announced amid an aggressive expansion of sports gambling and abundant advertising at some college campuses — on scoreboards and banners at [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate primaries in several pivotal states last year exuded a carnival-like aura, dominated by candidates whose ill-advised remarks and damaging personal baggage ultimately cost the party its chance of retaking a majority. Among those candidates were the football legend who held a gun to his ex-wife’s head, the rivals who nearly [...]
The death of a Mexican man who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting the spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec and parts of New England, officials say. The number of illegal border crossers is tiny compared with those entering the country illegally from Mexico, but the death [...]
Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there's a big push to make sure they're not surprised. Officials in 32 states and other jurisdictions have been using texts, voicemails, snail mail, flyers and social media posts — all in [...]