A border proposal still being hammered out by Senate negotiators would include a Title 42-type authority that would only be mandated if numbers at the southern border exceeded 5,000 migrant encounters a day — part of a package already drawing fierce criticism from some conservatives in the chamber, with one GOP lawmaker branding it a “stinking pile of crap.” Talks have been ongoing for months as lawmakers have...

Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, the Democrat presidential underdog, fell just short of his stated goal in the New Hampshire primary. With 95% of votes accounted for, Phillips — who previously said “getting in the 20s would be an extraordinary accomplishment” — received 19.5% of the state. President Biden secured victory with approximately 55% of the vote. DEAN PHILLIPS FIRES BACK AT REPORTERS: ‘YOU’RE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS AMERICANS...