5 Things To Know For Your New Day — Tuesday, September 22

CAMPAIGN 2016

Out: Governors were touted as the strongest part of the GOP field this election cycle, yet for the second time in two weeks, a governor drops out of the race. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ended his campaign yesterday. Back in July he was the frontrunner in Iowa, but his promising start was dashed after poor debate performances discouraged donors. Walker encouraged other candidates to get out too, so that there would be clear, “conservative alternative” to current frontrunner Donald Trump

POPE FRANCIS

In: After a couple of days in Cuba, Pope Francis heads to the U.S. today. His first stop is Washington, where he’ll go to the White House and — in a papal first — address a joint session of Congress. On Thursday, the Pope moves on to New York, where he’ll address the U.N. General Assembly, visit the 9/11 memorial and hold Mass at Madison Square Garden. He’ll end his trip this weekend in Philadelphia at the World Meeting of Families.

BORDER CROSSINGS

Spike: There’s been a recent uptick in the number of unaccompanied minors and families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, but authorities say it’s nothing like what they saw last year. And the increase came in August, which is unusual because the number of undocumented immigrants attempting to cross tends to drop because of the danger from hot temperatures. So why the spike now? Authorities aren’t certain, but here’s one theory: Widespread coverage of the migrant crisis in Europe coupled with U.S. plans to accept more Syrian refugees may be encouraging more immigrants to take the arduous journey north.

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source: CNN.com