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Biden campaign and Trump PAC release dueling ads on immigration

The advertisements focus on a topic that's expected to be one of the most potent issues driving voters’ decisions in November.
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House Republicans had a bad day

Most of them voted against a sweeping funding bill. One threatened to overthrow Speaker Johnson. Another Republican resigned early. And Santos caused turmoil in a N.Y. race.
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Wyoming governor vetoes abortion restrictions and signs trans medical care ban for minors

While rejecting the abortion bill, Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law a measure that makes Wyoming the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
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Kamala Harris visits Puerto Rico for first time as vice president

Harris was visiting the town of Canóvanas, which received federal housing funds to rebuild after Hurricane María, and marking the island's 151st anniversary of abolishing slavery.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, left, with Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, on March 22, 2024.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, left, with Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, on March 22, 2024.

Biden's big play for Puerto Rican voters: From the Politics Desk

Plus, what worries former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer about America’s democracy.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, left, with Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, on March 22, 2024.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, left, with Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, on March 22, 2024.

Jan. 6 defendant who was the subject of a conspiracy theory pleads guilty

Rally Runner, an amateur mascot formerly known as Daniel Donnelly Jr., pleaded guilty in connection with efforts to push his way into the Capitol during the riot.
Daniel Donnelly Jr., aka Rally Runner, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Daniel Donnelly Jr., aka Rally Runner, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Puerto Rico isn’t on the 2024 map, but Biden is betting big on voters from the island

Kamala Harris made her first visit to the U.S. territory as vice president as Biden’s campaign airs ads there in hopes of reaching voters on the mainland.
A resident speaks with Kamala Harris.
A resident speaks with Kamala Harris.
16h ago

Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher will resign early, leaving House majority hanging by a thread

House Republicans lost another member in Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday. Gallagher's departure April 19 will leave Republicans with just one vote to spare on legislation.
Rep. Mike Gallagher talks with reporters in the Capitol after the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok on March 13, 2024.
Rep. Mike Gallagher talks with reporters in the Capitol after the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok on March 13, 2024.

House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill, sending it to Senate hours before shutdown

Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus?were furious about the legislation and blamed Speaker Mike Johnson,?but stopped short of threatening his job.
Chuck Schumer speaks with Mike Johnson at the Capitol.
Chuck Schumer speaks with Mike Johnson at the Capitol.

Bipartisan spending bill includes effective ban on Pride flags over U.S. embassies

A provision in the 1,012-page funding measure would prohibit most flags from flying over U.S. embassies other than the American flag.
A symbol of unity and inclusiveness adorns the front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin on June 28, 2023.
A symbol of unity and inclusiveness adorns the front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin on June 28, 2023.

Lawmakers ask why the Biden administration won't let immigration judges talk to the media

The Justice Department has ordered leaders of the immigration judges union to seek supervisor permission before speaking, contrary to past policy.
National Guard soldiers lay material out in preparation to build and repair damaged fencing on the banks of the Rio Grande river near Shelby Park on March 21, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.
National Guard soldiers lay material out in preparation to build and repair damaged fencing on the banks of the Rio Grande river near Shelby Park on March 21, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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