President Biden is vowing to “shut down the border” if Congress passes the bipartisan immigration deal he claims would give him “emergency authority” necessary to stop the years-long surge of migrants. Biden said in a Friday press release later published on social media that the border security measures, which are tied to a Ukraine aid package opposed by the GOP, would be “the toughest and fairest set of reforms...

his is the first story in a series about the addiction and homelessness crises plaguing Oregon. SALEM, Ore. – It was a quiet morning, aside from the man shouting incoherently behind the Oregon State Capitol. He paced back and forth, occasionally flailing his arms, and seemed unbothered by the January drizzle. Inside the building, lawmakers filtered in and out of meetings, trying to figure out how best to...