The Biden administration is reportedly planning to announce an asylum regulation as early as Thursday that would allow officials to remove some illegal immigrants earlier in the asylum process. Although it is far short of broader changes envisioned by either the administration or Republicans. The Department of Homeland Security is planning to issue a regulation that would apply denials to eligibility for those claiming asylum at the initial...

The White House says it “strongly opposes” a congressional effort to put a citizenship question on the census to prevent non-citizens being counted for congressional apportionment — warning that it would be costly and “make it more difficult to obtain accurate data.” The Equal Representation Act has been introduced in the House and Senate and would require a citizenship question to be put on the decennial census asking...

Gambling legislation remains stalled in the Alabama Senate with members expressing doubt that it will get another vote in the closing hours of the legislative session. The session ends Thursday and supporters have been unable to break a stalemate in the state Senate after the measure initially failed by one vote last week. Supporters had hoped to get the bill back for another vote but said that seems...