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A U.S. Border Patrol agent processes a group of migrants in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Democratic lawmakers and immigrant advocates are urging President Biden to end Title 42 border restrictions.

Pressure to end pandemic restrictions mounts as Ukrainians reach the U.S. border

7:02pm March 11, 2022

by Joel Rose

One Ukrainian family was allowed to enter the U.S. after being denied entry under border restrictions known as Title 42. The Biden administration faces renewed pressure to end the Trump-era policy.

Flanked by US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Attorney General Merrick Garland convenes a Justice Department component heads meeting at the Justice Department on March 10. Garland was prompted by an NPR

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Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story

5:23pm March 11, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department is directing prosecutors to stop limiting peoples' rights to seek compassionate release from prison in plea deals, a practice that advocates called cruel.

Trump is campaigning against Republicans he dislikes for fall's midterm elections

5:19pm March 11, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

As primary campaigns for the 2022 elections heat up, former President Trump is campaigning against people in the GOP who have crossed him, such as those who voted to impeach him.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chair of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and the panel's vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., testify before the House Rules Committee on Dec. 14, 2021. Their panel is looking into who funded t

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

4:54pm March 11, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol offer some clues on how it's following the money.

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Biden announces plans to revoke Russia's trade relations status

11:42am March 11, 2022

by Scott Detrow

President Biden took new steps to curb U.S. trade with Russia to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine — including banning imports of vodka and caviar.

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President Biden is expected to announce further restrictions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Biden moves to revoke Russia's trade relations status amid war in Ukraine

11:10am March 11, 2022

by Alana Wise

The economic restriction, one of several announced in recent weeks, is meant to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin and further hobble Russia's finances as it invades Ukraine.

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News brief: Russian military strikes, Democrats midterm strategy, opioid crisis

5:59am March 11, 2022

Russian forces extend their battlefield in Ukraine. House Democrats are plotting their way forward to the November elections. Victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family.

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Biden will address House Democrats as they plot midterm strategy in Philadelphia

5:13am March 11, 2022

President Biden on Friday speaks to House Democrats at their retreat in Philadelphia — as the party plans its message for the midterm elections.

A sign shows the price of gas outside of a gas station in Washington, D.C, on March 8. Annual inflation is likely to have hit another 40-year high in February, yet the data won't fully capture the most recent surge in energy prices after Russia invaded Uk

Inflation hits another 40-year high. The war in Ukraine could make it worse

10:50pm March 10, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Annual inflation climbed to a new four-decade high in February, with consumer prices up 7.9% from a year ago. The increase does not reflect most of the recent jump in gasoline prices.

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Vice President Harris has traveled to Poland in support of Ukraine and its neighbors

6:18pm March 10, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris says the world has witnessed Russian "atrocities" in Ukraine and vowed support for the country and its neighbors. But a proposal for Polish fighter jets is off the table.

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