Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Biden administration should have moved sooner to tighten the southern border, conceding ground on a critique that fueled Republican attacks on the department he ran for four years.
Thune Backs Senate Shutdown Pay Freeze
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday he supports legislation that would block senators from receiving paychecks during government shutdowns, calling the proposal “good