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Vice President Kamala Harris holds a roundtable discussion with advocates from faith-based NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and shelter and legal service providers, during her visit to the Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, Friday, June 25, 2021. The Paso del Norte Port of Entry is one of the country's busiest pedestrian border crossings. It is located on the Paso Del Norte International Bridge. Thousands of people cross the border through the Port each day.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
On border tour, Harris laments 'infighting' over immigration

By Alexandra Jaffe Jun. 25, 2021 05:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Friday, May 28, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Red Cross says if you recovered from COVID-19 and had a vaccine, you cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out natural antibodies. The Red Cross said the statement is inaccurate, and COVID-19 vaccines do not wipe out antibodies, according to experts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at a Senate Rules Committee markup to argue against the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

By Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy May. 12, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a markup of the "For the People Act of 2021" in the Senate Rules Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill, which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

By Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy May. 11, 2021 06:27 PM EDT

This Jan. 10. 2021 image provided but the Youngkin for Governor campaign shows Glenn Youngkin in Richmond, Va. The GOP gubernatorial candidate will be chosen during the party's May 8 nominating convention. (Kate Magee Joyce/Youngkin for Governor Campaign via AP)
GOP seeks a candidate that can end its exile in Virginia

By Matthew Barakat And Bill Barrow May. 07, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Monday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2021. There are 242 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 10:54 AM EDT
Kansas City Star. April 23, 2021. Editorial: Missouri health director Randall Williams is gone, and he won’t be missed ...

Rep. Grace Meng D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Senate breaks filibuster on Asian-American hate crime bill

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Apr. 14, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

Central American migrants who managed to cross illegally into the U.S. in order to seek asylum, stay under a park gazebo after they were sent back to Mexico by U.S. border authorities in Reynosa, Mexico Friday, March 26, 2021. The migrants claimed that they were expelled back to Mexico in the middle of the night two days ago without any legal proceedings. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-MIlls)
VP to focus on border diplomacy; no immediate plans to visit

By Ben Fox Mar. 26, 2021 04:56 PM EDT

A smuggler takes migrants, mostly from Central American countries, on a small inflatable raft towards U.S. soil in Roma, Texas, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Small Texas border town is route to US for migrant children

By Elliot Spagat Mar. 26, 2021 12:10 AM EDT

A migrant carries a child as their group follows an official to an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Lisa Mascaro And Aamer Madhani Mar. 25, 2021 12:10 AM EDT

A child rests its head on a table as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer processes migrants after they crossed into the U.S., early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Lisa Mascaro And Aamer Madhani Mar. 24, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks. (AP Graphic)
Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 23, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks after meeting with leaders from Georgia's Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Emory University in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

By Alexandra Jaffe Mar. 22, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. March 19, 2021. Editorial: No solutions for border in political posturing As politicians hurl...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Monday, March 22, the 81st day of 2021. There are 284 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this March 14, 2021, file photo, migrant children and teenagers are processed after entering the site of a temporary holding facility south of Midland, Texas. Migration flows to the U.S. from Mexico are surging for the third time in seven years under Republican and Democratic presidents — and for similar reasons. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
'Very angry': Democrats face tough choices on immigration

By Will Weissert Mar. 19, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge

By Jill Colvin Mar. 18, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

Migrants stand in line after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody at a bus station, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas. Team Brownsville, a humanitarian group, is helping the migrants reach their final destination in the U.S. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge

By Jill Colvin Mar. 17, 2021 07:04 PM EDT

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021, photo Lucas Szekely, right, takes a video of Josh Sobocinski as he does skateboarding tricks in a parking lot in Greensburg, Pa. Szekely, who thought the results of November's election "a little fishy" also said Democrats sending out another round of direct payments won't change that. Then added "It's a good thing now, but you can't keep doing it forever." (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class

By Will Weissert Mar. 14, 2021 09:33 AM EDT