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Stephen Collinson at CNN offers this analysis of the Biden administration response to the situation on the US-Mexico border, where there has been a rapid increase in the number of unaccompanied children entering the country:
After weeks of refusing to call the crossings that have overwhelmed border posts a “crisis,” the administration is making an aggressive attempt to defuse the situation and the toxic politics it has stirred in Washington.
“I know what’s going on in those facilities,” Biden said after returning to the White House from Camp David, pledging to travel to the border himself “at some point.”
Good morning, and welcome to Monday’s live coverage of US politics. Here’s a catch-up on the main stories, and some of what we have in the diary for today.
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