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The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, includes an eight-year pathway to citizenship for the non-citizens, "A shorter process to legal status for agriculture workers and recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and an enforcement plan that includes deploying technology to patrol the border."

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In a joint statement on Wednesday, Senators Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren said, "Canceling $50,000 in federal student loan debt will help close the racial wealth gap, benefit the 40% of borrowers who do not have a college degree, and help stimulate the economy. It's time to act. We will keep fighting."

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David Reeves, 27, of Gastonia, N.C. was arrested Feb. 5 and charged with threatening the President of the United States and others. According to a news release from the U.S Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Reeves was arraigned on Thursday morning in Mecklenburg County.

The Bo Thompson Morning Show

President Joe Biden and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper are working both sides of the COVID-19 argument when it comes to opening schools. In public, they've both urged the need for schools to be opened for regular business, but the reality is do they really?

The Bo Thompson Morning Show

A lot of time and resources have been put into trying to get this right to eradicate COVID-19. But, at what cost are we still just kicking the can down the road? The nearly $2 trillion proposed by Biden doesn't account for the $11.7 trillion the world has spent to tackle the virus. Several projections predict the COVID-19 pandemic will cost between $15.8 trillion and $24.2 trillion. 

Politics

In 1960, only 4% of Democrats and 4% of Republicans said they would be disappointed if their child married someone from the opposite political party. By 2018, 45% of Democrats and 35% of Republicans reported they’d be unhappy if their child did the same.

The Bo Thompson Morning Show

Some of them were said during his first speech after taking the presidency. Others have been migrated throughout the language of his executive orders. Words like 'nativism', 'joblessness', 'uncivil' and 'riotous' just to name a few. Biden is weaving them into the framework of his administration with many others.

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A new federal strategy to fight the Coronavirus pandemic will be released by President Biden later today. Among the ten executive orders being signed includes initiatives to ramp up testing, reopen schools and increase the use of masks. 

The Bo Thompson Morning Show

The President's action speaks much louder than his words and those paying attention need to hear them loud and clear. Biden won't say stop the impending impeachment of Trump. Why would he do that when it can push the Republicans down even further.

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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, writing a new chapter in American history as the first oldest American to hold the nation's highest office at 78. The former vice president takes over in a time of healing with a nation currently divided.