Joe Biden Is Trying to Get Ahead of a Big Weakness: The Border

The answer came instantly. In late December, I talked with an associate of President Joe Biden’s team. Sure, the midterms had gone surprisingly well for the Democrats, but with a new year looming, what weaknesses was the president’s camp concerned about? “It’s the border,” the Biden associate said. On Thursday morning, with most of the political world focused on the House Republican melodrama spiraling at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, Biden delivered a speech in which he laid out new measures to try to reduce the surge of migrants entering the US through Mexico, including expedited expulsions. The president… Read Full Article