Responding to a question about meeting with five girls who are in a child migrant detention center in Texas, Vice President Kamala Harris said the encounter was a reminder that immigration shouldn’t be reduced to politics, and urged Congress to pass reform legislation on the issue.
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via GettyIn her first five months in office, Vice President Kamala Harris has learned at least one important lesson about immigration: You can run to the border, but you can’t run from the border.That’s because sooner or later the border will find you. That’s especially true when you’re a U.S. elected official in 2021, whether you’re pandering to white nativists who want to keep out Central American refugees, or Latino activists who want to let more of them in.This we
Kamala Harris faces perhaps the most politically challenging moment of her vice presidency Friday when she heads to the U.S. southern border as part of her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration.
Republican leaders who want a future in the party, such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, see support for aggressive border measures as a political winner, buoyed by 2020 results suggesting that Donald Trump did not drive away Latino voters as some Democrats had predicted.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced this month that his state would provide a $250 million "down payment" to begin construction on a border wall between Texas and Mexico. But critics question whether states have the authority to act on immigration, a responsibility they claim falls to the federal government.
Fresh from a trip to Mexico and Guatemala - her first foreign foray since being tasked with stemming the flow of migrants at the US border - Vice President Kamala Harris gave a testy interview to NBC News. The host’s question was straightforward enough: why hadn’t she been down to the southern frontier to see first hand one of the country’s most pressing crises? Ms Harris fumbled her answer in spectacular fashion. At first she claimed she had already done so, then became exasperated when correct
Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre reports details on Yahoo Finance’s Investment idea of the day.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Politico Thursday that he will not support the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Biden struck with 10 senators, after Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded it be passed alongside a budget resolution with key Democratic priorities.Why it matters: The bipartisan infrastructure bill needs every Democrat and 10 GOP votes — meaning five more than the number of Republicans that have already signed on — in order to overcome a legislati
President Joe Biden stepped into the gun control debate once again this week, igniting a controversy likely to motivate Republicans to turn out in next year’s midterm elections and produce meaningful legislation in a narrowly Democratic Congress.
A bill signed this week by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will require school students to attend kindergarten as the first step in their K-12 education.
Blackalicious rapper Gift of Gab has died. He was 50. The news of the rapper's death was announced by the hip-hop collective Quannum on Friday. "It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear brother, Timothy J. Parker a.k.a. “The Gift of Gab."
ABC11 was the only media in the room as George Floyd's uncle, Roger, heard Derek Chauvin's 22 ½ year sentence announced on live television from an office in Raleigh.
It's not hard to find examples of companies publicly voicing solidarity with Black workers but not backing it up in hiring practices and policies.
The Education Department (ED) under the Trump administration unleashed a lot more harm than good for students across the country, according to former Education Secretary John B. King Jr.
Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren joined Yahoo Fianance's Brian Cheung to discuss inflation expectations, unemployment and economic recovery in a post-covid world.
Sergio Romo explained what was going through his mind when he pulled down his pants on a substance check earlier this week.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Nikki Haley received an attentive reception from a sold-out ballroom of Republican activists, a positive sign for her 2024 aspirations after a falling out with former President Donald Trump imperiled her standing with grassroots conservatives.
The family of George Floyd says they will not celebrate the 22 and 1/2 year prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. CBS News contributor Ibram X. Kendi spoke with CBSN's Elaine Quijano about the reaction to the judge's decision.
Students say racial issues on the Chapel Hill campus are bigger than just the question of whether journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones gets tenure.
Emperor Naruhito expressed concerns about the Games on Thursday, just one day before the committee said a "no-spectator Games" remains an option.
The "F9" post-credits scene has major implications for "Fast 10" and some franchise favorites. That tease, explained.
