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A woman dressed a baby at a respite center hosted by a humanitarian group after they were released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Brownsville, 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 Tuesday but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. 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)
Biden aims to prevent border crossings from swamping agenda

By Jonathan Lemire Mar. 21, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the U.S. from Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says FEMA will support a government-wide effort over the next three months, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge

By Ben Fox And Nomaan Merchant Mar. 17, 2021 12:21 AM EDT

Ambulances line up outside of St. David's South Austin Medical Center in preparation to transport patients in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 as the region carried on with recovery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a balmy respite — temperatures as high as the mid-60s. (Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)
Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath

By Juan Lozano, Jonathan Mattise And Adrian Sainz Feb. 21, 2021 11:37 AM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?

By Nicholas Riccardi Dec. 23, 2020 11:59 PM EST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?

By Nicholas Riccardi Dec. 23, 2020 03:20 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 04:32 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Minneapolis Star...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, with House Democrats, speaks during a news conference about COVID-19, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
House condemns racism against Asian Americans amid pandemic

By Mary Clare Jalonick Sep. 17, 2020 02:19 PM EDT