WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday pressed Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, but House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the…
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People’s rights are threatened everywhere, from wars to silence about abuses, rights group says
UNITED NATIONS — People’s rights are being suppressed and threatened everywhere in the world, from wars to selective government outrage about some abuses and silence about others because of “political…
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New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network
FORT MORGAN, Colo. — Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration officers handcuffed and led her husband away was the contents of his wallet, a few bills. The hopes that had…
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Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks
WASHINGTON — Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with the Biden administration over the direction of border security talks. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of…
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NEW YORK — It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are…
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Congress departs without a deal on Ukraine aid and border security, but Senate will work next week
WASHINGTON — Congress was departing Washington on Thursday without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukraine, but Senate negotiators and President Joe Biden’s administration were still racing to wrap…