Amanda Gorman has released a new poem, “New Day’s Lyric,” to mark the end of 2021.
The 23-year-old poet became internationally known after her reading her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. https://t.co/blAumh7OXW
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2021
BREAKING: President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader steps up his demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. https://t.co/45EVzJylLR
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2021
Biden asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear 'Remain in Mexico' case https://t.co/NHEN6jkLBV pic.twitter.com/1SoeE3q3W4
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 30, 2021
Democratic President Joe Biden attempted to scrap his Republican predecessor’s policy – often referred to as “Remain in Mexico” – soon after taking office in January. But after Texas and Missouri sued, a federal judge ruled it had to be reinstated and an appeals court earlier this month agreed.
Under the 2019 policy put in place by former President Donald Trump, officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), migrants seeking asylum must wait weeks and sometimes years in Mexico for a U.S. court date instead of being allowed to await their hearings in the United States…
After a federal court ruled he had to reinstate MPP, the Biden administration re-issued a memo terminating it in the hopes it would overcome the legal challenges.
But the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was not convinced by the new memo, saying in its ruling on Dec. 13, that “simply by typing out a new Word document and posting it on the internet” was not sufficient.
Biden’s Justice Department asked the Supreme Court whether it must continue implementing the policy and whether the appeals court erred in concluding the new memo had no legal effect.
Also, due disclosure: I let myself be punked, because the mild LOL was too good to fact-check…
No, NASA hasn’t hired theologians to study possible reactions to a discovery of extraterrestrial life, despite false claims online. NASA granted funding in 2015 to a research center that held a since-completed program on the topic. The truth is out there. https://t.co/bg3mqoxNEQ
— AP Fact Check (@APFactCheck) December 29, 2021
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