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  September 19, 2022 Heather Cox Richardson Sep 20     On Saturday, the anniversary of the day in 1787 on which the Framers signed the U.S. Constitution, Attorney General Merrick Garland administered the oath of allegiance to 200 immigrants in the Great Hall at Ellis Island. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants stopped on the island as part of their journey to the United States, and from 1900 to 1924, the Great Hall was filled with as many as 5000 new arrivals a day, sitting on benches under the high ceiling that had been tiled in the spectacular patterns of Spanish-born architect Rafael Guastavino—who came to the U.S. in 1881—where they awaited health inspections and registration.  “It is my great honor to welcome you as the newest citizens of the United States of America,” Garland said. “Congratulations!... Just now, each of you took an oath of allegiance to the United States. In so doing, you took your place alongside generations who came before you, ma...

  View in browser   BY  MYAH WARD Presented by Visa President Joe Biden removes his mask at an event in August. | Alex Wong/Getty Images NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER   — President Joe Biden shocked even his own public health officials last night when he declared in a “60 Minutes” interview that  “the pandemic is over.” Biden’s declaration, which was not in his planned remarks for the interview, according to POLITICO’s  Adam Cancryn , was his most definitive statement on the pandemic to date. Even as the administration shifts out of crisis mode, White House public health officials have come nowhere close to such a sweeping statement. The pandemic isn’t over, Biden  aides told Adam as recently as earlier this month  , but with vaccines, tests and therapeutics, officials do see the virus as less of a lethal threat and more of a manageable disease for most Americans. That’s why the president’s remarks  were met  with surprise and  widesprea...