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FEMA chief says COVID-19 positivity rate among migrants is less than 6%
"What we're seeing is less than 6% positive right now, coming across the border," Acting Administrator Robert Fenton told lawmakers.
CBS News' "The Debrief" podcast reports on unaccompanied children at the U.S.- Mexico border
On this week's episode of The Debrief, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett takes a look at the influx of unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border, and what is being done to help them find safety.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse says the FBI's Kavanaugh investigation appears to have been "politically-constrained and perhaps fake."
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Thousands of unaccompanied minors cross into U.S.: "It's heartbreaking"
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The Good Friday Agreement has kept Northern Ireland peaceful for almost 23 years, and kept the Irish border open. Now a post-Brexit spat is awakening old demons.
Biden gets mixed ratings on immigration
CBS News Poll: Biden's approval on immigration is lower than his job rating overall.
Biden heads to Pennsylvania to tout $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan
The president, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses are traveling the country to advertise the legislation this week.
Kim Jong Un's sister warns the U.S. against "causing a stink"
The warning from North Korea comes as President Biden's top military and diplomatic officials visit America's closest Asian allies to show solidarity against Kim, and China.
Vice President Kamala Harris makes history with U.N. speech
"The status of women is the status of democracy," she told diplomats.
Newsom vows to name Black woman to Senate if Dianne Feinstein steps down
Feinstein, 87, is next up for reelection in 2024.
Fencing and security to be reduced at Capitol
The acting Sergeant at Arms said in an email to lawmakers that Capitol police that "there does not exist a known, credible threat against Congress or the Capitol Complex."
What Deb Haaland's historic confirmation means to Native Americans
"If an Indigenous woman from humble beginnings can be confirmed as secretary of the Interior, our country holds promise for everyone," Haaland said.
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