Simone Biles returned to the Olympic stage to win the bronze medal on the balance beam in likely her last Olympic competition. This ties her with Shannon Miller as the most decorated female gymnast of all time with seven total medals. Biles held the record for most gold medals at a single Olympics from the previous Games in Brazil during 2016, and had hoped to add several more to her resume before pulling from many of her slated events due to mental health concerns. 

The Biden administration has extended Title 42, which was initiated last year, which allows border agents to turn away undocumented immigrants without a hearing. The CDC released an order of their own saying that the suspension of allowing non-citizens to seek asylum is “necessary to protect the public health” because it “creates a serious danger of the introduction of COVID-19 into the United States.” The Biden administration had been under pressure from many Democrats and liberal organizations to repeal this Trump-initiated order, but on Monday the White House announced it was extended indefinitely due to the rise of COVID cases and that if the order was repealed it would “exacerbate overcrowding at DHS facilities.” The ACLU has announced plans to seek an “immediate injunction.”