Latest example of White House officials or the president himself meeting with members of Congress as they try and move Biden’s agenda
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The Biden administration has directed agencies to stop using the phrases like “illegal alien” or “assimilation” in reference to immigrants. The Washington Post’s Maria Sacchetti has more:
The Biden administration has ordered U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to stop using terms such as “alien,” “illegal alien” and “assimilation” when referring to immigrants in the United States, a rebuke of terms widely used under the Trump administration.
The change is detailed in memos sent Monday to department heads at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, the nation’s chief enforcers of federal immigration laws, according to copies obtained by The Washington Post. It is part of an ongoing effort to reverse President Donald Trump’s hard-line policies and advance Biden’s efforts to build a more “humane” immigration system.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News television personality-turned-Donald-Trump-adviser-and-surrogate, is chairing former Governor Eric Greitens’ of Missouri’s Senate campaign.
Kim Guilfoyle is chairing ERIC GREITENS’ Senate campaign pic.twitter.com/aLTY8YCO72
But his governorship was decidedly rocky, as he fought with Republicans who controlled the GOP-controlled legislature over a host of issues. And it came apart after it was revealed he had an extramarital affair before he was governor, which opened a Pandora’s box of personal and campaign finance-related issues over a roughly five-month period. He resigned while facing possible impeachment.
In February 2018, Greitens was charged with felony invasion of privacy after he was accused of taking a semi-nude photo of the woman he was having an affair with without her consent. That case fell apart after an investigator St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner hired allegedly made false statements during a deposition. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, who then took over the case as a special prosecutor, declined to charge Greitens.
2.12pm BST
A group of high profile progressive lawmakers plan to roll out legislation aimed at moving the country more toward using renewable energy and modernizing public housing, according to The New York Times’ Emily Cochrane:
The introduction of the legislation, led by Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, is the first of multiple proposals from progressive lawmakers as they seek to influence a $2.3 trillion infrastructure overhaul to address climate change and economic inequities.
Their proposal comes as Mr. Biden and his allies are navigating congressional crosscurrents that include the larger policy demands of a Democratic caucus that has little room for disagreement and Republicans who say they want to compromise, but have largely panned a plan paid for by tax increases. While the president has outlined the broad contours of his proposal, it is up to lawmakers to reach agreement on the final provisions and details of the legislation.
2.03pm BST
Goodmorning, Daniel Strauss here. I’ll be your initial blogger today. Let’s get started.
Joe Biden is slated to meet with a group of members of Congress to discuss his American Jobs Plan. The meeting will be in the Oval Office, according to the White House.