• Republican presidential hopefuls make their case to voters but remain far behind Trump

    Republican presidential hopefuls make their case to voters but remain far behind Trump

    Nov 09, 2023 11:45 PM EDT

    ... family first before preaching to anybody else. Nikki Haley: Leave my daughter out of your voice. Lisa Desjardins: There were a host of issues. The border. Sen. Tim Scott: We should go to our Southern border and close our Southern border with the resources necessary. Lisa Desjardins: Fentanyl and addiction.

  • In Miami debate, GOP presidential candidates share support for Israel but emphasize differences on China

    In Miami debate, GOP presidential candidates share support for Israel but emphasize differences on China

    Nov 09, 2023 03:15 AM EDT

    ... polls. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, declared she would end trade relations with China “until they stop murdering Americans from fentanyl — something Ron has yet to say that he’s going to do.” In return, the Florida governor said Haley “welcomed” Chinese investment to her ...

  • WATCH: Austin and Blinken urge Senate to send aid to Israel and Ukraine

    WATCH: Austin and Blinken urge Senate to send aid to Israel and Ukraine

    Oct 31, 2023 01:30 PM EDT

    The White House has also requested around $14 billion to protect the U.S. border. That money would be used to boost the number of border agents, install new inspection machines to detect fentanyl and to increase staffing for processing asylum cases. But the House is trying to set aside ...

  • House of Representatives gets back to work with new Speaker Mike Johnson

    House of Representatives gets back to work with new Speaker Mike Johnson

    Oct 26, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    ... request -- this is new from Laura Barron-Lopez, who was passing this on to us yesterday -- $56 billion for domestic needs. That includes disasters, fighting fentanyl, and childcare, some other things. All told, it's about $161 billion that the president is requesting. Talking to senators and Senate leaders, they ...

  • U.S. commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads

    U.S. commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads

    Oct 20, 2023 07:57 PM EDT

    ... earlier. There’s also $14 billion for Israel, $10 billion for unspecified humanitarian efforts, $14 billion for managing the U.S.-Mexico border and fighting fentanyl trafficking and $7 billion for the Indo-Pacific region, which includes Taiwan. The proposal was described by three people familiar with the details who ...

  • White House asks Congress for $105 billion to boost national security

    White House asks Congress for $105 billion to boost national security

    Oct 20, 2023 02:56 PM EDT

    ... last month. The White House wants roughly $14 billion to, among other things, boost the number of border agents, install new inspection machines to detect fentanyl and increase staffing to process asylum cases. The biggest line item in the supplemental funding request is $61.4 billion to support Ukraine. Some ...

  • Most Americans have favorable view about Mexico as partner in border control, AP-NORC poll says

    Most Americans have favorable view about Mexico as partner in border control, AP-NORC poll says

    Oct 19, 2023 06:01 PM EDT

    ... ties. But both Washington and Mexico City are under immense pressure to reduce unauthorized migration at their shared border and to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids that killed around 75,000 people in the U.S. last year. “For two countries that are such close neighbors ...

  • WATCH: President Biden's Address to the Nation | PBS NewsHour's full evening coverage

    WATCH: President Biden's Address to the Nation | PBS NewsHour's full evening coverage

    Oct 19, 2023 03:23 PM EDT

    ... earlier. There’s also $14 billion for Israel, $10 billion for unspecified humanitarian efforts, $14 billion for managing the U.S.-Mexico border and fighting fentanyl trafficking and $7 billion for the Indo-Pacific region, which includes Taiwan. The proposal was described by three people familiar with the details who ...

  • Oregon decriminalization reveals possible solutions and challenges to addressing addiction

    Oregon decriminalization reveals possible solutions and challenges to addressing addiction

    Oct 10, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... Commissioner Mingus Mapps has heard from his constituents. He's thrown his hat into the race for mayor next year. Mingus Mapps: Turning around our fentanyl problem has to be, frankly, job number one. Measure 110 is something that we imposed on ourselves, and we can fix it too. Stephanie ...

  • Former Texas congressman Will Hurd suspends long-shot 2024 presidential bid

    Former Texas congressman Will Hurd suspends long-shot 2024 presidential bid

    Oct 09, 2023 11:19 PM EDT

    ... He announced his candidacy criticizing both President Joe Biden and Trump, saying the president wasn’t up to securing the U.S.-Mexico border, combating fentanyl smuggling that has led to epidemic of American overdoses and violent crime and homelessness in the country’s cities. “President Biden can’t solve ...