From the bank of the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juárez, Ivan Ocon squinted toward the Paso del Norte Bridge with a grim expression. “I had read the only way I could come home was dead,” ...
The Georgia runoffs were a must-win for President-elect Joe Biden. In a speech in Atlanta the day before the Jan. 5 election, Biden spoke with passion, noting that “unlike any time in (his) career one ...
When Joe Biden asked Rep. Veronica Escobar to endorse him last year, the El Paso Democrat said she put a condition on her support. “I told him I needed him to commit to coming to ...
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By David Marcus I recently realized my mornings have become relatively calm and so much happier. I get up early to read my online subscriptions to the Washington Post, New York Times, the New Yorker, ...