Migrant Crowd Rushes Border, Overwhelms Texas National Guard

More than a hundred migrants on Thursday tried to force their way across the U.S. southern border in Texas, overwhelming the National Guard troops deployed there by the state’s governor Greg Abbott (R.).  Around 600 migrants showed up at Texas’s border with Mexico, with many in the crowd tearing through razor wire and knocking over

Senate clears senior Labor nominee after Menendez votes to confirm

The second time’s the charm: The Senate approved José Javier Rodríguez, 50-48, for a senior Labor Department role after previously voting against confirming the former Florida Democratic politician last November. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined with all Republicans in voting no, but Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) flipped his vote in favor of the nominee for assistant

Two Johns’ subtle differences on Social Security, Medicare

Two of the top contenders to be the next Senate GOP leader are taking subtle but different approaches to the future of Social Security and Medicare. Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested that lawmakers take steps to ensure the programs’ continued viability — amid Democratic attacks on his party for potentially entertaining new limits to