Schumer and Warren were seen arriving at the White House Wednesday afternoon.... Late last month, Biden said he was" considering dealing with some debt reduction" and would have an answer on the matter" in the next couple of weeks." Biden has been under pressure to fulfill a campaign promise to deal with student loan debt.... Read More Since taking office, Biden has taken several actions to provide student loan relief....

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came out in hard opposition to the much-anticipated bipartisan immigration bill released on Sunday evening.“ We are, in a lot of ways, contributing to an even worsening border crisis with this bill, ” Ms Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent on Monday evening just outside the US House of Representatives chambers. The legislation — negotiated by Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Republican James Lankford of Oklahoma and Democrat Chris Murphy of Co

Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment 113 Add to your saved stories Save Immigration reform has vexed Congress like few other issues.... An increasing number of Democratic governors and mayors are pushing for the Biden administration and Congress to crack down on the border, pointing to influxes in their areas.... While Biden has painted border security as a concession to Republicans, he has plenty of political reason to support some kind of crackdown as well, with the influx on the

She has not attended the picnic before, instead keeping to her own Independence Day tradition of making a stop at a local fire station.... Former presidents and party leaders would then follow suit, they believe, in hopes of avoiding a contentious fight to lead the Democratic ticket.A more open race, these top Democrats hope, would be for Harris’ running mate, with a focus on leading Democratic governors.... Andy Beshear are the most discussed; the list also includes Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvan

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.... Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent who is part of the core negotiating group.... “ There is nothing that is humane about having thousands of individuals sitting in the desert without access to restrooms or food or water, no shade, just waiting for days to interact with a Border Patrol agent....

Greg Abbott amid a historic influx of border crossings." In his entire administration, it has eclipsed everything else," said Muzaffar Chishti, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute.... " It's the first time in quite a while that Democrats have had this level of internal division over immigration." MORE: Biden Is Moving Right On Immigration.... While a bipartisan deal could deflate the GOP's talking point that Biden hasn't sufficiently tackled the issue, there's the loo

MEXICO CITY— Elena Cauduro Perez was finishing high school in 2019 when she took a home pregnancy test and it was positive. She scheduled an abortion at a Mexico City hospital where her boyfriend’s sister worked.... But heavy traffic slowed the drive from her home in the state of Morelos, and she missed her appointment.... Women wait in line before a clinic opens at 7 a.m.( Yuriria Avila/ For The Times) Searching online for an alternative, Cauduro found a clinic that offered her an abortion fo

Dianne Feinstein has grown isolated over the years from most members of her California delegation and other Democrats in her home state, feeding a discontent among allies who tell CNN they now wish for a more engaged and energetic senior senator.... Dozens of elected California Democrats who might otherwise interact with Feinstein on a regular basis tell CNN they long ago stopped expecting to.... It’s been six weeks since Feinstein came back to the Senate from an extended medical absence for s