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Biden says 'nothing has changed,' but child migrants are crossing border at higher pace
As President Biden stated last week, crossings often rise during the early months of the year as the weather improves. But the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021 is considerably higher than in recent years.
As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil
Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world’s daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and health experts are warning that the nation is on the verge of even greater calamity.
Rejected by 1 Mexican port of entry, migrants are flown by U.S. to another
Some areas on the border in Mexico are refusing to take back unauthorized migrants expelled by the United States, so U.S. authorities are flying them to where Mexican officials will accept them.
Analysis: No, western Minnesota won't leave for South Dakota. Here's why
A bill at the Capitol to let western Minnesota decamp for South Dakota is intriguing, but it’s not a demographic and economic marriage made in heaven. MPR News data reporter David Montgomery crunched the numbers and finds it’s a hard road to South Dakota-sota.
Pelosi names D.C. National Guard commander as new House sergeant-at-arms
The appointment of the first Black American sergeant-at-arms for the House comes as Congress works to overhaul its security procedures in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.
Fact check: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more
President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that "nothing has changed" when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump, was in office. The numbers are up since Biden became president on Jan. 20.