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"Totally fooled!" Biden administration refused to give Trump employees maternity leave
Reporter : Li Zhaoxi / Editor: Li Jia / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/02/04/a103046926.html / Direct translation
US President Biden has been promoting pregnancy-related maternity leave for many years, but many political officials who served in the Trump administration were surprised to find that their maternity leave benefits follow Biden’s The inauguration came to an end.
According to political officials appointed by Trump in an interview with the US magazine Politico, although the Trump administration approved paid maternity leave, they were rejected when they asked the Biden team to extend the leave. The White House said they should not continue to enjoy this benefit.
Although federal employees appointed by the president usually leave at the end of the administration, some will remain. Trump employees said that they were told that the new government would honor the promise of maternity leave, but at the last minute, after Biden was sworn in, they learned that the maternity leave was over.
Vanessa Ambrosini, former deputy director of communications at the Ministry of Commerce, told The Politician that a week before Christmas last year, she welcomed a baby, and she and her husband are expecting three months of maternity leave. The Human Resources Office of the Ministry of Commerce also signed and approved her maternity leave from the beginning of January to the end of March. But then she was surprised to find that due to the change of government, this benefit was gone.
Ambrosini said that on December 17, she was told that her maternity leave would end when Biden was sworn in.
"I was totally fooled." Ambrosini said in an interview. "There is no precaution, saying that if the government changes, you will not get maternity leave. Of course, this happened, so I have nothing. get".
A couple working in Trump’s Department of Homeland Security said their baby was born early on December 18 and was told two weeks later that their maternity leave would not be fully honored.
The couple said, "We are all employed by the government, so we have lost both the opportunity to enjoy medical services and two incomes. So it is terrible to have a premature baby in the family because we don’t know if there will be income. Or medical insurance."
"This is not what you want to hear, but I think you also know that this is the most likely outcome." An official from Biden told them in an email that they shared the email with The Politician "I’m sorry to be the sender of this news, I’m sorry I have no other news."
Paid maternity leave for federal employees only came into effect in October last year. Prior to this, they did not have paid maternity leave, and often used unused leave and sick leave after the child was born, or simply gave up wages.
Biden has highly praised the paid maternity leave law. He said on Twitter that it is time for federal employees to obtain paid maternity leave to solve their own health needs or take care of their loved ones.
Kash Patel, chief of staff of former US Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller (Kash Patel), and host Maria Bartiromo on the Fox News Channel "Sunday Morning Futures" The unity that Biden promotes is "garbage." Patel said that as soon as the new government came to power, his employees were immediately fired, including those on maternity leave and paternity leave.
Biden's covid relief proposal includes paid leave and childcare subsidies, but this kind of treatment will obviously not apply to federal employees of the Trump administration who are about to leave.
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Trump administration sues Yale for discriminating against Asians and whites, Biden withdraws suit after coming to power
Reporter : Xiao Jing / Editor: Mei Lan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/02/04/a103047152.html / Direct translation
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Yale University in October last year, accusing the school of discriminating against Asian Americans and white applicants in admissions and violating the federal Civil Rights Law ". However, after the Biden administration came to power, the US Department of Justice has decided to withdraw this lawsuit.
On Wednesday (February 3), the Department of Justice filed a notice with the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, announcing that the Department of Justice’s previous lawsuit against Yale University for discriminating against Asian and white admissions applicants was withdrawn, and it was also withdrawn from the previous lawsuit against Yale University The ruling of Chapter VI of the Civil Right Act.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said in a statement that the withdrawal was "based on all available facts, circumstances and judicial progress." However, the spokesperson also said that the Department of Justice's basic investigation to ensure that Yale University complies with the federal anti-discrimination law is still ongoing.
On October 9 last year, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Yale University, accusing the university of discriminating against whites and Asian Americans and favoring blacks and Hispanics when processing admissions applications.
According to a related investigation report by the Department of Justice, Yale University’s acceptance rate for Asians and whites is usually only 1/8 to 1/4 of that of African Americans when academic performances are similar. "Race discrimination" exists in its admissions policy, which violates Chapter VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Chapter VI of the Civil Rights Act stipulates that any program or activity that receives federal financial funding shall not exclude any American on the grounds of race, color, or nationality, or discriminate in other ways. Violators may lose their federal funds.
The Justice Department wrote in the indictment: "For at least 50 years, the defendant Yale University deliberately discriminated against Yale University applicants on the grounds of race and nationality."
The indictment stated that racial discrimination at Yale University is long-standing and continues to discriminate against most Asian and white applicants on the basis of race.
"It is time for American institutions to recognize that all people should be treated with dignity and respect, and should not illegally consider their skin color," the Justice Department said at the time.
Yale University responded that Yale University will not discriminate against applicants of any race and related policies will not be changed due to "baseless lawsuits."
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Threatened to be removed Trump appointed official sues Biden
Editor : Xiao Jing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/02/04/a103047062.html / Direct translation
An ACUS official appointed by the former President Trump (Trump) is suing the Biden administration. He accused the White House of illegal threats to terminate his council. Will position.
Roger Severino filed a lawsuit against Biden and White House personnel officials in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday (February 3), and sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction from the judge to prevent the new government from He carried out "illegal dismissal".
Severino used to be an official of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He was later appointed by Trump as a member of the US Executive Council in August 2020 and was reappointed by Trump last month. He is now responsible for directing the HHS Accountability Project of the Center for Ethics and Public Policy.
According to regulations, Severino's new term is still three years old. But Severino stated in the lawsuit that he received an email this week from Gautam Raghavan, deputy director of the White House's Office of Personnel, asking him to resign. Raghavan warned him in the letter that if he does not resign, he will be fired.
Severino said that he asked about the reason for his resignation request in his reply to Raghavan, but he has not yet received a reply from the White House personnel or anyone else in the government.
Severino’s lawyers stated that under Section 595(b) of Title 5 of the United States Code or Article 2 of the Constitution, President Biden has no right to terminate Severino’s appointment.
Neither the White House nor the US Executive Council responded to requests for comment.
According to the lawsuit, the White House personnel officer also sent similar requests for resignation to other officials. Severino has refused to resign. He later explained in a separate statement that he has always been an active and valuable member of the U.S. Executive Council, and he has no reason to be fired.
Severino wrote, "President Biden tried to dismiss me in violation of the law, exposing his previous lofty promise to heal and unite all Americans. It was nothing more than a cynical manipulation." "It is worth noting that the Trump administration After taking office, I have never terminated ACUS members appointed during Obama's term before their term expires. I believe this is the first time in ACUS history that a president has tried to take such an action."
The ACUS Council is composed of 10 government officials and citizens, and must be directly appointed by the President. As of February 4, only 6 members were listed on the council’s website, and Severino was one of the members not listed.
According to ACUS’s website, the unit is an independent federal agency responsible for convening expert representatives from the public and private sectors to make recommendations on improving administrative processes and procedures. The council can convene a plenary meeting, propose articles of association and regulations for the assembly to vote, review budget proposals, approve the appointment of public members, and conduct investigations and studies.
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Biden's suspension of immigration deportation is blocked again, Arizona officially prosecutes
Reporter : Xiao Jing / Editor: Mei Lan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/02/04/a103047176.html / Direct translation
On Wednesday (February 3), Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), accusing Biden of signing The order to suspend the deportation of illegal immigrants is illegal and requires that the order be revoked. This is the second state to sue the Biden government after Texas.
Brunovic posted the news on Twitter on Wednesday night. He said: "Our office filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and federal officials because this administrative order threatens public safety in Arizona. The 100-day moratorium on deportation also includes those who have been charged or convicted. ."
Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office (January 20) to change the immigration policy of former President Trump (Trump), including the suspension of the construction of the US-Mexico border wall. The then Acting Secretary of Homeland Security David Pekoske issued a memorandum on the same day, requesting an internal review of the current immigration enforcement policies and a suspension of deportation of certain illegal immigrants for 100 days from January 22.
Brunovic said in a statement that it was very unreasonable for the Department of Homeland Security to release potentially dangerous suspects to Arizona without coordinating with relevant courts and probation departments.
In an interview with KTAR News, Brunovic bluntly stated that the Department of Homeland Security’s policy not only violates the law, but also violates its memorandum of understanding with Arizona.
"Through this lawsuit, we ask the Arizona District Court to rule that (Biden's) 100-day suspension of the deportation order violates federal law." Brunovic continued, "As a first-generation immigrant child born in the United States, I support the process. The need for comprehensive immigration reform cannot be achieved through unsafe and untenable administrative orders."
As a first-generation American, I support the need for comprehensive immigration reform, but it can't be achieved through unsafe and untenable executive orders. (3/3)
— Mark Brnovich (@GeneralBrnovich) February 3, 2021
This is the second state to file a lawsuit against the Biden government after Texas.
On January 22, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration in federal court, arguing that its suspension of deportation of certain illegal immigrants was illegal and requested the court to revoke it.
Paxton stated in the complaint that this immigration measure by the Biden administration violated an agreement signed between the Department of Homeland Security and Texas. According to the agreement, if the Department of Homeland Security wants to modify immigration regulations, it must consult with Texas in advance and issue a notice to Texas six months before the change.
Paxton also believes that the suspension of the deportation of illegal immigrants will allow the Biden administration to grant a "bundle of amnesty" to many undocumented immigrants "without the approval of Congress."
On January 26, Federal District Judge Drew Tipton temporarily suspended this memo from the Biden administration. Tipton said that the Biden administration did not "provide any specific and reasonable reasons for the 100-day suspension of deportation."
However, according to data released by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 29, the agency has released 176 illegal immigrants who should be deported between January 22 and 25.
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Brewing political cleansing, the US Secretary of Defense deploys the entire army to combat "right-wing extremism"
Reporter : Zheng Gusheng / Editor: Mei Lan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/02/04/a103047126.html / Direct translation
There are many Trump supporters in the US military, and it is "not very pleasant" to cooperate with Biden during the transfer of power. After the new Secretary of Defense took office, he fired all members of the Pentagon Policy Advisory Committee. A few days ago, the new Secretary of Defense ordered the suspension of normal activities at a time within 60 days to specifically combat "white supremacy and right-wing extremism" in the military.
A spokesperson for the Pentagon stated that the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with senior U.S. military officials on Wednesday (3rd) and ordered the U.S. military to choose a time point within 60 days to suspend normal military activities. Dialogue and discussion".
The spokesman said that “extremism has long been a problem for the military.” The congressional incident on January 6 “sounded the alarm” and Austin was “determined to solve the problem of US military extremism.”
The Department of Defense did not disclose the length of time the U.S. military has suspended activities, nor did it mention what specific actions will be taken. The spokesman said that the military has not yet determined how to deal with "extremism," so the Ministry of National Defense only convened a meeting with the military to discuss.
However, before that, the Pentagon had taken action.
Austin has ordered the dismissal of all members of the Pentagon’s Policy Advisory Committee, including those nominated by Trump at the last minute and members appointed by previous administrations.
Austin stated in the memo that all members of the Pentagon’s 31 advisory committees will be fired. The other 40 advisory committees will undergo a so-called "zero-based review" to decide whether to dissolve or dismiss members.
During the transfer of power from the US government, Biden's team repeatedly criticized the Trump administration's Department of Defense for "delaying the transfer."
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