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SOMERTON, AZ - MAY 11: Immigrants turn themselves over to U.S Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Somerton, AZ. Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed border agents to quickly turn back migrants, expires this week. Under a new rule, the U.S. on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Why border crossings fell after Trump-era rules expired

Biden administration officials worried border crossings would spike after pandemic-era rules expired. Instead the numbers fell.

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US President Joe Biden speaks during a State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Biden is speaking against the backdrop of renewed tensions with China and a brewing showdown with House Republicans over raising the federal debt ceiling. Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Does the 14th Amendment permit the president to bypass the debt ceiling?

Some legal scholars say a clause in the 14th Amendment could mean the president can bypass Congress and clear the way for more debt to be issued. Others are dubious.

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, SONORA - MAY 12: Soraya (cq) Cruz Amaya, 22, of El Salvador, husband Jose Martinez, 25, and son Jesus Martinez, 4, filled out the CBP One mobile application seeking asylum, at Asociacion Casa Del Migrante La Providencia migrant shelter on Friday, May 12, 2023 in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. The family has an appointment on May 24, 2023 in Nogales. The family of three received death threats by gang members. Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed border agents to quickly turn back migrants, expires this week. Under a new rule, the U.S. on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online using the CPB One mobile application or seeking protection in a country they passed through. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

She helped other migrants seek asylum ahead of Title 42’s end. Now it’s her turn

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) departs a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. This was Feinstein's first hearing after fighting illness and being absent from the Senate for almost three months. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

California Democrats further torn after seeing Sen. Feinstein’s return to Washington

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speak to reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) at the White House on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

This time, the debt ceiling crisis really could end in disaster

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