The Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/20/biden-admin-asks-sc-block-remain-mexico-policy-asylum-cases/8218163002/
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Biden’s Afghanistan remarks, Minneapolis ballot, Aaliyah’s music: 5 things to know Friday
President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on “the evacuation of American citizens and their families, SIV applicants and their families, and vulnerable Afghans” on Friday, according to his official schedule. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/08/20/biden-afghanistan-minneapolis-ballot-5-things-know-friday/8182006002/
Bomb suspect surrenders to police near US Capitol, North Carolina man claimed to have bomb in pickup
A 49-year-old North Carolina man, who claimed to be carrying a bomb in a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol, peacefully surrendered to police after an hourslong standoff with authorities that prompted an evacuation of parts of the government complex. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/19/us-capitol-police-probing-report-explosive-truck-near-capitol/8193319002/
Biden won’t seek to extend enhanced $300 unemployment benefits past Sept. 6
President Joe Biden’s administration won’t seek to reinstate enhanced weekly $300 unemployment benefits set to expire on Sept. 6 and is instead urging states that want to continue the extra payments to use their share of COVID-19 rescue funds. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/19/biden-wont-seek-extend-300-unemployment-benefits-past-sept-6/8195727002/
‘Never seen anything this devastating’: At least 2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Fred
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred soaked the Northeast on Thursday as Southern states assessed the damage from severe flooding, which in North Carolina had left two people dead and 20 missing. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/19/fred-flooding-missing-people-north-carolina-tornado-warning-northeast/8191424002/