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Mica Soellner

Mica Soellner was a Capitol Hill reporter for the Washington Times focusing on the House of Representatives. 

Articles by Mica Soellner

Migrants wait in line for their turn to apply for legal migration documents outside the National Immigration Institute in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Migrants use “safe passage” permits — the common term for some of the temporary documents issued by the Mexican government. Most allow the holder to leave the country through any border, including the one with the United States. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) **FILE**

GOP says focus on border security will win Hispanic support

Far from chasing away Hispanic voters, Republicans believe their focus on stiffer border security will win over more of the coveted voting demographic, building on inroads the GOP has made in recent years. Published February 16, 2023

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. China on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, said U.S. accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program amount to “information warfare against China.” (Chad Fish via AP, File)

House unitedly condemns Chinese spy balloon

The House unanimously passed a resolution that condemned the Chinese spy balloon that hovered over the U.S. last week before being shot down by an F-22 fighter jet. Published February 9, 2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., reacts as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GOP’s heckling of Biden was latest in long line of SOTU confrontations

Republicans' taunts of President Biden with shouts of "liar" and other back-and-forth exchanges during the State of the Union address Tuesday were the latest in what is becoming increasingly common heckling during the annual prime-time political exercise. Published February 8, 2023

Bono, the Irish lead singer of U2, Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Oksana Markarova, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., arrive in the first lady's box in the House chamber before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bono cheers Biden at State of the Union speech

U2 vocalist Bono gave President Biden cheers during the State of the Union speech when the president boasted of accomplishments in the last two years. Published February 7, 2023