- Biden tells migrants ‘don’t come’ to US as border crisis surges (Fox News) – Thousands of migrant children are arriving at the border and are being placed in various facilities, though the White House still insists the overwhelming surge is not a “crisis.”
- Russia’s Putin authorised pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence says (BBC News) – Moscow spread “misleading or unsubstantiated allegations” about the eventual winner, Joe Biden, according to a US government report.
- Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview (ABC News) – The president said he thought Andrew Cuomo could “end up being prosecuted.”
- Kamala Harris continues to avoid commenting on Cuomo sexual misconduct allegations (Fox News) – Harris spoke at a UN Commission on the Status of Women event Tuesday.
- FBI facing allegation that its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh was ‘fake’ (The Guardian) – A Democratic senator has asked attorney general Merrick Garland to facilitate ‘proper oversight’ into concerns on the investigation.
- Biden to hold first formal news conference on March 25 (CNN) -Biden will likely face questions at the news conference about a number of pressing issues, including a surge of migrant children at the border, the implementation of his Covid-19 relief package, the efforts of the Biden administration to vaccinate all Americans and facilitate returning kids to classrooms.
- Biden says he supports return to ‘talking filibuster’ (The Hill) – Biden said he endorses reforming the filibuster by returning to the tradition of talking filibusters — when senators need to be on the floor talking to block bills — because “democracy is having a hard time functioning.”
- Pentagon Pushes For Bigger Effort To Deter China’s Growing Military Might (NPR) – Rep. Adam Smith, the Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is wary of all the talk of a Chinese military threat. “It runs the distinct risk of creating conflict where it doesn’t need to be,” he said.
