After outcry, Biden plans to lift refugee cap in May

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements and getting swift blowback from allies in return. In an emergency determination signed Friday, Biden stated the admission of up to […]

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Gov. Kemp faces next test from Trump loyalists in Georgia

ATLANTA — Georgia’s new voting law overhaul kickstarted Gov. Brian Kemp’s effort to reconnect with hardline conservatives angry that the Republican executive didn’t help overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss last November. But the new GOP-backed law hasn’t mollified the most intense Trump loyalists. The next measure of their ire […]

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