Today, the Human Rights Campaign responded to the release of an executive order that implements the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the consolidated cases Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express…
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Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org
| January 21, 2021 – This morning the American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee filed a formal petition with
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requesting
redesignation and extension renewal of TPS for Syria. TPS
for Syria is currently designated through March 31, 2021,
with a deadline of January 31, 2021 for a decision from DHS
on renewal and redesignation. It is our position that the
circumstances which warranted the initial granting of TPS
for Syria in 2012 still exist.
ADC is calling on the
Biden Administration to renew TPS for existing beneficiaries
and redesignate the status to allow for new applicants to
Joe Biden to take charge of White House today: Who all are there in incoming US President’s team? Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 06:03 IST
The spotlight is on the transition team of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to pull the United States out of an economic crisis as well as the coronavirus pandemic. US President Joe Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris. | Photo Credit: AP
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Kamala Harris is set to become the first Indian-origin, African-American person to be sworn in as the Vice-President of the United States of America
The high-profile team of Biden-Harris has several accomplished diplomats and personalities such as John Kerry, Vivek Murthy, Janet Yellen and Anthony Fauci
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Tanya Bradsher, the former chief of staff of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, will serve as Biden s director for partnerships and global engagement. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
ARLINGTON, VA President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in on Wednesday. That means numerous people will be hired to fill government jobs in support of the new administration. One of those people is Tanya Bradsher, the former chief of staff of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, who represents the Arlington and Alexandria area in Congress. Everyone who knows Tanya knows she is a wonderful person who is bound for greatness, Beyer said, in a release. I wish her all the best as she continues her already-storied career of service to this country. I can t fault President-elect Biden for stealing my Chief of Staff, he showed excellent judgment in hiring her. I will feel safer knowing that Tanya is playing this important role on the National Security Counci
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday resigned from the United States Senate. The move is made in preparation for her inauguration alongside President-elect Joe Biden, which is slated for Wednesday.
Harris sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), making her resignation from the upper chamber of Congress official. I hereby resign as Senator from the State of California, effective January 18th, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. EST, the resignation letter to Newsom stated. As I assume my duties as Vice President of the United States, I would like to thank the people of California for the honor of serving them in the U.S. Senate over the past four years.