Tag: presidency
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This Pennsylvania House race could predict who wins the presidency
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Big-name politicians are descending on Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley in the closing weeks of the 2024 election, where voters in the swingy 7th Congressional District could determine which party controls the House next year — if not the White House. On Wednesday, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., joined Rep. Susan Wild,…
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Why control of the House will shape the next presidency
One of the more remarkable aspects about the current political era is how closely contested control of all parts of the federal government is these days. It’s not just the presidency that’s on a knife’s edge — so is the House, and even the Senate is highly competitive, though a GOP takeover this cycle is…
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Attempted border crossings dropped to the lowest level of the Biden presidency in September
The Border Patrol made roughly 54,000 apprehensions of immigrants attempting to cross into the United States illegally in September, according to preliminary data obtained by NBC News, marking the lowest monthly total of illegal border crossings attempts since President Joe Biden took office. That figure, which has not been officially released by Customs and Border…