Politics

As immigration emerges as key election issue, experts provide insights on border situation

By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz

Immigration has become a flashpoint this election cycle and is expected to be a key issue in Thursday’s debate between President Biden and Donald Trump. Laura Barrón-López has on-the-ground perspectives of the situation at the southern border from Sheriff Mark…

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Border arrests fall more than 40 percent after Biden's new asylum restrictions, DHS says

By Elliot Spagat, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40 percent during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday.

WATCH: Country star Randy Travis testifies on recording artists' rights and the radio

By News Desk

The hearing will examine why artists have not received royalty payments from non-subscription terrestrial radio stations as well as modernization of copyright law.

Biden pardons ex-service members convicted under a defunct gay sex ban so they can regain benefits

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

“Today, I am righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.

Here's what's left for the Supreme Court to decide

By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The court heard 61 cases this term, and 12 remain unresolved.

Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor's bribery conviction, making it harder to prosecute public corruption law

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The high court on Wednesday sided with James Snyder, a Republican who was convicted of taking $13,000 from a trucking company after prosecutors said he steered about $1 million worth of city contracts the company's way.

Supreme Court sides with Biden administration over COVID-era social media dispute

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims that officials in the Democratic administration leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.

WATCH: Paris Hilton testifies on child welfare before House committee hearing

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report Wednesday.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman ousted by George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, in New York primary

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

With the victory, Latimer has ousted one of the most liberal voices in Congress and one of its most outspoken critics of Israel.

Boebert wins GOP primary after switching Colorado districts

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s resounding win over four other candidates in the new district across the state from where she lived before showcased her political cachet among Republicans and positions her for a likely easy win in the November general election.