Senator Christopher Murphy wants a national discussion about social isolation and says it is an issue Democrats and Republicans can agree on.

“I think if I were president, I would be tempted to do that," Republican Senator Josh Hawley told Newsweek.

Rep. Katie Porter is making a bid for the Senate seat Dianne Feinstein will be leaving. To win, she'll have to stand out in a crowded progressive field.

The Arizona Democrat called on Congress to add more Border Patrol agents and, in some cases, additional barriers in places "where they make sense.”

The feud has created a problem for some Republicans, who disagree with government crackdowns on the internal functioning of private businesses.

"I urge Speaker McCarthy to stop wasting any more time on this DOA, dead on arrival, bill," Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said.

"We will secure the border by changing policy, literally nuke the joint, burn the place down if they don't do that," Congressman Chip Roy tells Newsweek.

“What if I told you that there are people that don't want [border legislation] to ever pass, and what if they aren't just Democrats?" Tony Gonzales said.

"I think that her moderate centrist kind of party-bucking ways may have actually played out fine in Arizona," a political science expert tells Newsweek.

“I don't care about that," Senator Kelly told Newsweek when asked if he'd support a party-line House GOP border bill. "It depends on what's in it.”

“We don't want to do anything to make China think 'maybe today is the day,'" General David Berger, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, told Newsweek.

“By failing to follow their guidelines, they have encouraged a viral and dangerous trend that increased carjackings," Congressman Ken Buck told Newsweek.

When California education inspectors made an unannounced visit to the school's campus, Olivet University administrators attempted to evade them.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle united in voicing their concerns about the app's threat to national security.

A survey found that 5 percent of potential recruits express concern about "wokeness" and 13 percent worry that women and minorities will face discrimination.

“Remove the platform, and other platforms will step up to the plate," Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told Newsweek.

“If you're gonna have a party, you got to pay the band, and it's time for us to pay the band," Republican Senator John Neely Kennedy told Newsweek.

Senator Mitt Romney told Newsweek the latest reports surrounding Volkswagen's plans to prioritize U.S. investments show "the market at work.”

Several Democrats told Newsweek they believed the Biden administration was moving "backward" on its border policy.

“The illicit cross-border economy that smuggles drugs north and weapons south remains a serious risk to ... Arizonans," Senator Sinema told Newsweek.