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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: With potential gridlock in Congress and a national public health and economic crisis requiring immediate action, businesses can expect President-elect Biden to take swift action by using his executive power upon taking office. TAKEAWAYS Starting on day one, President-elect Biden will begin reversing President Trump’s policies and imposing regulatory regimes dismantled over the past four years by executive power. Regardless of who co...

Previously: Thanks to the lone opposition of Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz, a bill that would have allowed tens of thousands of Hong Kongers to move here failed in the Senate last week [ South China Morning Post, December 19, 2020]. The House of Representatives had passed the bill by unanimous consent, which is what its boosters, including the usual GOP suspects, expected to do in the Senate. But Cruz boldly said no, and for good reason. The GOP Establishment claimed the bill would be a blow agai...

THE MP for the Vale of Clwyd championed the Denbigh Plum during a debate in Parliament. Dr James Davies welcomed the fact the new UK protected food name scheme, which will come into force on January 1, will ensure it maintains its Protected Designation of Origin status. At the end of the Transition Period, the new and independent Geographical Indications (GI) schemes will make sure that popular and traditional produce from across the country will be granted special status to mark out thei...

Senators encourage Biden administration to protect TPS holders Published Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, 10:03 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Andrea Izzotti – stock.adobe.com) Temporary Protected Status for 58,000 people in Virginia and Maryland is in jeopardy due to efforts by the Trump administration to terminate the program. Virginia Sens. M...

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan extended The United States Department of Homeland Security has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for South Sudan until May 2, 2022, The National Law Review, an American law journal reported. The 18-months extension allows currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through May 2, 2022, so long as they continue to meet the individual eligibility requirements for TPS.  Through January 4, 2021, TPS beneficiaries who h...

Image courtesy of Harvard Art Museums; © President and Fellows of Harvard College The place I remember most from freshman fall won’t show up on Google’s map of Harvard. I took a class whose questions permeate my studies to this day: “Racial Capitalism and the Black Radical Tradition ,” taught by history professors Vincent Brown and Walter Johnson. The initial seminar room was too small to fit all who showed up, eager to pick up the tools necessary for dismantling what we opposed, so th...