UP FIRST 03/22/2021

First look:   Filibust-ed? Dems vow to "go big" with or without GOP Trump's scathing response to Biden team blaming border on him Are we flying illegals from south to north and putting them in hotels? Reparations to be paid in Chicago suburb - will it work?

Democrats vow to go 'bold' — with or without GOP Headline: Democrats vow to go 'bold' — with or without GOP The First take: Not exactly a surprise. But, Democrats have come out blazing on Monday with a statement that they will be moving forward with their agenda with or without the help from Republicans. We remind all of our Democrat friends -- your margin is razor thin. A tie in the Senate is not a "mandate" and fewer than a dozen seats out of 435 in the House is a minuscule majority. What does all this mean? Dems are willing to kill the filibuster in order to shove through another $4-5 trillion in spending and debt. Tread lightly Democrats -- 2022 is not the far off. READ IT ALL HERE BONUS: Trump: Ending filibuster would catastrophic for GOP

As Biden's team blames Trump for the border crisis, Trump responds Headline: Trump Rages Over "Huge Cover-Up" At The Border As Biden Starts Releasing Illegals Without Court Date The First take: Seriously, did you think Donald Trump was going to sit quietly and allow the Biden Administration to blame everything on border on him? Mr. Trump's statement clearly points out the actual deficiencies in the Biden pla, when he described as "taking on water." In addition to the latest statement from the Office of the 45th President, the news about a Trump-centric social media platform is likely to trouble many on the left.  (See "Bonus" story below.) GET THE WHOLE STORY HERE Bonus: Trump has plans to launch a social media network Sponsored content:  Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of The First or TheFirstTV.com.

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DHS might be flying illegals from southern border to northern border Headline: Team Biden: 'All options on table' in debate to fly migrants to northern border The First take: Shelters are overrun, border agents are taken off their normal duties and forced to act as "child care" workers as the human trafficking is on the rise. It's a mess. When pressed on how he was going to solve the growing humanitarian crisis on the southern border, DHS Secretary Mayorcas said "all options are on the table." We have one simple suggestion to fix the problem -- Enforce the law.  GET  THE STORY Bonus: Biden Admin is going to spend $86 mil of YOUR money to put migrants in motels

Illinois town begin paying reparations  - Is this a "model" for other towns? Headline: Chicago suburb's plan to pay Black residents reparations could be a national model The First take: Evanston, Il is a bustling town on the northern border of Chicago and it has designs on becoming the textbook example for how reparations may be paid out. We're still befuddled by how this is going to be handled. One of the major stumbling points -- if there are more applications for the $25000 payments than there is money, it will be awarded through a random lottery. We predict this to be an unmitigated disaster. CHECK OUT THE DETAILS Bonus: Jesuits to pay $100mil in reparations to families of slaves they owned

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Bonus links: Journalism happened on "Meet The Press" - Border called a crisis  SCOTUS to reconsider death penalty for the Boston bomber Another vaccine? AstraZeneca reports 79% effective and safe Miami rages despite curfew - pepper balls used on crowd China is merchandising its Alaska smackdown of US diplomats Irresponsible media buries motive in the Asian spa shootings Simon & Schuster announces upcoming kids book about Dr. Fauci Why was actor Rick Moranis "trending" on social media? Want to take a cruise? You better have proof of a vaccine Georgetown's tourney ends after entire team kneels for anthem Woman finds secret 1950s bomb shelter hidden in basemen Idiot du Jour: Man takes 2-yr-old into elephant enclosure

Today's dose of good: Video: Watch as an octopus steals a tennis ball from a dog   More good news:   California winery will pay you $120K to live there and drink wine GoFundMe raises $2mil for kids who lost parents in spa massacre Island ecosystem overrun by rats completely recovers in 11 years

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