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March 22nd, 2021 
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‘Don’t come’ to US, Joe Biden tells immigrants
There are now more than 800 children who have been held in US Customs and Border Protection custody for 10 days or more after crossing the US-Mexico border, according to a report.
Unaccompanied children are supposed to be transferred to the care of the Health and Human Services department after a maxiumum of three days, but are currently being held in unsuitable, crowded conditions.
Axios reported that the figure had leapt from just 185 a week ago. Joe Biden’s administration has blamed his predecessor’s policies for the growing crisis, while Republicans say the president’s messaging has encouraged people to attempt to enter the country.
On Sunday Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said that while “the border is closed” the administration had “made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children”.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s former spokesperson has claimed the ex-president plans to launch a new social media platform within “two or three months”.
“It will be big once he starts,” Jason Miller claimed, adding that “everyone wants him”. Mr Trump was kicked off all the major social media sites for pushing lies about the 2020 election result.
Trump attacks Biden on Mexico border, claiming his policies should have been continued ‘on autopilot’
Donald Trump has lashed out at Joe Biden for his handling of the migrant crisis despite inheriting the “most secure border in history” and urged his successor to finish building the US-Mexico border wall.
“We proudly handed the Biden Administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot,” Mr Trump said in a statement.
He blasted the Biden administration for turning a “national triumph into national disaster” in the span of just a few weeks after taking office.
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 10:59
Trump ‘baggage’ means he won’t be able to run in 2024, predicts top polling expert
Donald Trump’s chances of being the Republican presidential candidate again in 2024 are very slim owing to the “baggage” he accrued during his presidency, according to a political expert who rightly predicted his victory in 2016.
The claim comes from Allan Lichtman, a political historian at the American University who has accurately called the outcome of seven out of eight US elections in the last 30 years.
“He’s got $400m-plus in loans coming due. His brand is failing. His businesses are failing. He has a huge IRS audit. He doesn’t hold office anymore. He’s lost his Twitter,” Mr Lichtman told the Miami Herald newspaper.
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 10:32
Capitol riots prosecutor suggests some suspects will be charged with sedition
A former federal prosecutor leading the Justice Department’s investigation into the storming of the US capital building and the criminal culpability of Donald Trump in the 6 January riots that left five people dead, has said that the probe supports sedition charges.
“I personally believe the evidence is trending toward that, and probably meets those elements,” Michael Sherwin, the former acting attorney for District of Columbia, told CBS News. “I believe the facts do support those charges. And I think that, as we go forward, more facts will support that.”
Mr Sherwin further said the investigation is still looking into whether former president Donald Trump is criminally responsible for the riots.
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 10:11
Lavrov calls for less use of US dollar
Russia’s foreign minister began his visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the US dollar and Western payment systems, in order to push back against what he called the West’s ideological agenda.
Sergei Lavrov’s visit was set to last two days.
He is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart at a time when both countries’ ties with the Biden administration are badly strained.
American and Chinese officials on Friday concluded what Washington called “tough and direct” talks in Alaska, while Russia’s ambassador arrived back in Moscow on Sunday for consultations after Mr Biden said he believed Vladimir Putin was a killer.
Russia is also braced for a new round of US sanctions over what Washington says was its meddling in the 2020 US presidential election, which Moscow denies.
Speaking to Chinese media before the start of his visit, Mr Lavrov said Moscow and Beijing were compelled to develop independently of Washington in order to thwart what he said were American attempts to curb their technological development.
“We need to reduce sanctions risks by bolstering our technological independence, by switching to payments in our national currencies and global currencies that serve as an alternative to the dollar,” he said, according to a transcript of his interview released on Monday.
“We need to move away from using international payment systems controlled by the West.”
Ahead of his visit, a Chinese state newspaper, The Global Times, suggested the trip was a sign of how close China-Russia coordination would offset the impact of what it called “US troublemaking.”
Additional reporting by Reuters
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 09:48
US-Iran squabble over sanctions rolls on
The rhetorical tug of war between Iran and the US over crippling sanctions and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions has continued with Iran’s supreme leader saying he does not trust American promises.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday he did not trust US assurances on lifting sanctions and that Tehran would only return to its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal once Washington fully removes the measures.
Joe Biden is exploring ways to restore the 2015 nuclear deal that Iran signed with major world powers, but which was abandoned in 2018 by Donald Trump, who reimposed sanctions.
The United States and the other Western powers that signed up to the 2015 deal appear to be at odds with Tehran over which side should return to the accord first, making it unlikely that American sanctions, which have crippled Iran’s economy, can be quickly removed.
“We trusted America at the time of Obama and fulfilled our commitments. But they didn’t,” Mr Khamenei said in a speech on state TV.
“The Americans said on paper that sanctions will be lifted, but they didn’t lift sanctions in practice. Their promises have no credibility for us.
“The Americans must lift all sanctions. We will verify it and if sanctions are … really cancelled, we will return to our obligations without any problems.
“We have a lot of patience and we are not in a hurry.”
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 09:24
Biden to make border trip
Joe Biden has said he will visit the US-Mexico border “at some point”, and that his administration was working to ensure potential migrants applied for asylum in their home countries.
Asked what more could be done to convince migrant families to stop coming across the border, Mr Biden told reporters: “A lot more, we are in the process of doing it now, including making sure we re-establish what existed before – which is they can stay in place and make their case from their home countries.”
When Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, visited border facilities last week, Mr Biden’s administration banned reporters from accompanying him.
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Jon Sharman22 March 2021 08:57
Republican Tom Reed retiring amid misconduct claim
Tom Reed, a Republican congressman from western New York who was accused last week of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017, apologised to the woman on Sunday and announced that he will not run for reelection next year.
Mr Reed, 49, said in a statement that the incident involving then-lobbyist Nicolette Davis occurred “at a time in my life in which I was struggling”. He said he entered treatment that year and realised he was “powerless over alcohol.”
Mr Reed apologised to his wife and children, and to Ms Davis, and said he planned “to dedicate my time and attention to making amends for my past actions”.
‘Sorry’: GOP US Rep. Tom Reed retiring amid misconduct claim
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York who was accused last week of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017, apologized to the woman on Sunday and announced that he will not run for reelection next year
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 08:35
Biden condemns Turkey’s withdrawal from convention on domestic violence against women
Joe Biden has criticised Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention combatting domestic violence and violence against women.
In a statement put out by the White House on Sunday, Mr Biden said that Turkey’s “sudden and unwarranted withdrawal” was “deeply disappointing”.
Mr Biden noted that we are seeing an increase in domestic violence and violence against women, “including reports of rising femicide in Turkey, the first nation to sign the convention”.
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 08:13
More than 800 children in US custody for 10 days or more, report says
More than 800 children have been in US Customs and Border Protection custody for 10 days or more despite a supposed 72-hour limit, according to a new report.
Axios reported that 823 children had been kept in custody in conditions the US government admits are not suitable.
On Sunday top officials insisted the border was “closed”.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said during a round of Sunday media interviews: “Our message has been straightforward – the border is closed.
“We are expelling families. We are expelling single adults. And we’ve made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children.”
Meanwhile, senators have called for journalists to be allowed to access facilities where children are being held.
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Biden administration tries to get control of border, story
As migrants surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden’s administration has been caught on its heels and is now scrambling to manage a humanitarian and political challenge that threatens to overshadow its ambitious agenda
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 07:49
Trump to launch his own social media platform ‘in two or three months,’ aide says
Donald Trump plans to return to social media by the summer, but on his own platform, his former spokesman Jason Miller has said.
The former president was banned from his social media accounts — Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more — in his final days in office earlier this year after stoking the anger of his followers by peddling a 2020 election fraud conspiracy.
Thousands of Mr Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on 6 January as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory, a riot that resulted in the deaths of five people, including a police officer.
The de-platformed Mr Trump has been putting together his post-presidency plans at his home in Mar-a-Lago, and part of those plans is launching his own social media app “in two or three months,” Mr Miller told Fox News on Sunday.
Jon Sharman22 March 2021 07:30
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