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Democrat swing candidate called Biden's border handling 'a huge misstep' after backing his approach as mayor

A Democratic candidate is facing scrutiny over an apparent reversal on the southern border as she seeks to flip a battleground House seat this year.Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti recently criticized former President Joe Biden's handling of the southern border, calling it "a huge misstep" and "really terrible" during a March podcast appearance.The House hopeful, however, did not appear to publicly criticize the administration’s border policies when Biden was president.Cognetti, who has served as the mayor of Biden’s hometown since 2020, is vying to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan in November’...