A dismal whip count came back this week showing House leaders don’t yet have the votes to pass the bill on the floor.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listens to other members speak during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 2, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesTop House Democrats have promised to put key immigration bills on the floor this month — but President Joe Biden’s sweeping overhaul won’t be one of them.The issue of what to do with Biden’s comprehensive immigration plan has bedeviled Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team, particularly after a...…A dismal whip count came back this week showing House leaders don’t yet have the votes to pass the bill on the floor.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listens to other members speak during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 2, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesTop House Democrats have promised to put key immigration bills on the floor this month — but President Joe Biden’s sweeping overhaul won’t be one of them.The issue of what to do with Biden’s comprehensive immigration plan has bedeviled Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team, particularly after a...WW…

The public polls that drove so much news about the November election are mostly sidelined in Georgia after some high-profile misses.Early voters stand in line at the State Farm Arena on Dec. 14 in Atlanta. | Megan Varner/Getty ImagesSomething’s missing from Georgia’s high-stakes Senate runoffs: the polls.After a disastrous November election for the polling industry, when the polls again underestimated President Donald Trump (who lost regardless) as well as GOP candidates down the ballot, pollsters are mostly sidelined in the run-up to the Jan. 5 Georgia elections, which most observers...…The public polls that drove so much news about the November election are mostly sidelined in Georgia after some high-profile misses.Early voters stand in line at the State Farm Arena on Dec. 14 in Atlanta. | Megan Varner/Getty ImagesSomething’s missing from Georgia’s high-stakes Senate runoffs: the polls.After a disastrous November election for the polling industry, when the polls again underestimated President Donald Trump (who lost regardless) as well as GOP candidates down the ballot, pollsters are mostly sidelined in the run-up to the Jan. 5 Georgia elections, which most observers...WW…

Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, sister of Stacey Abrams, rejected a call for her to recuse.A federal judge in Georgia ordered two counties to reverse a decision removing more than 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections. | Jessica McGowan/Getty ImagesA federal judge in Georgia on Monday ordered two counties to reverse a decision removing more than 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.The judge, Leslie Abrams Gardner — the sister of former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, a prominent ally of...…Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, sister of Stacey Abrams, rejected a call for her to recuse.A federal judge in Georgia ordered two counties to reverse a decision removing more than 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections. | Jessica McGowan/Getty ImagesA federal judge in Georgia on Monday ordered two counties to reverse a decision removing more than 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.The judge, Leslie Abrams Gardner — the sister of former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, a prominent ally of...WW…

Asian American voter turnout boomed in Georgia last month. Democrats are hoping that trend continues in the Senate runoffs.Rev. Raphael Warnock addresses supporters during a rally with Jon Ossoff in Atlanta on Monday. | Ben Gray/AP PhotoAsian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic or racial group in the country, and they flexed their power at the polls in Georgia last month, helping push President-elect Joe Biden over the top in the state.Now, with Senate runoffs just weeks away, Democratic organizers are gearing up for a repeat.There were multiple factors that led to Georgia turning blue...…Asian American voter turnout boomed in Georgia last month. Democrats are hoping that trend continues in the Senate runoffs.Rev. Raphael Warnock addresses supporters during a rally with Jon Ossoff in Atlanta on Monday. | Ben Gray/AP PhotoAsian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic or racial group in the country, and they flexed their power at the polls in Georgia last month, helping push President-elect Joe Biden over the top in the state.Now, with Senate runoffs just weeks away, Democratic organizers are gearing up for a repeat.There were multiple factors that led to Georgia turning blue...WW…

Restrictions on travel across the border are about to be extended for a fourth time since the start of the pandemic. Most Canadians are fine with that.The Canada-U.S. border. | Elaine Thompson/AP PhotoU.S. lawmakers are applying pressure on Ottawa and Washington to ease restrictions on the Canada-U.S. border, but few Canadians want to welcome their American neighbors any time soon.A growing chorus is agitating for Canada and the U.S. to loosen the rules around “essential” travelers, even as coronavirus cases skyrocket in the states and for another month. The travel industry, border...…Restrictions on travel across the border are about to be extended for a fourth time since the start of the pandemic. Most Canadians are fine with that.The Canada-U.S. border. | Elaine Thompson/AP PhotoU.S. lawmakers are applying pressure on Ottawa and Washington to ease restrictions on the Canada-U.S. border, but few Canadians want to welcome their American neighbors any time soon.A growing chorus is agitating for Canada and the U.S. to loosen the rules around “essential” travelers, even as coronavirus cases skyrocket in the states and for another month. The travel industry, border...WW…

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a lifelong populist and face of Mexico’s left, actually has a lot in common with Trump.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has repeatedly said his relationship with President Donald Trump is based on mutual respect. | Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump for years has insulted Mexicans with his promises to build a border wall to keep out migrants, criminals, drugs and, most recently, the coronavirus. But that’s not stopping Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from heading to the White House for his first face-to-face...…President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a lifelong populist and face of Mexico’s left, actually has a lot in common with Trump.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has repeatedly said his relationship with President Donald Trump is based on mutual respect. | Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump for years has insulted Mexicans with his promises to build a border wall to keep out migrants, criminals, drugs and, most recently, the coronavirus. But that’s not stopping Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from heading to the White House for his first face-to-face...WW…