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Extreme winter weather creates backlog of 6 million vaccine doses
The White House COVID-19 Response Team said Friday that while this week's storm affected deliveries to all 50 states, it is confident it can make up the backlog within the next week.
Biden to authorize broader disaster relief for Texas
The state has for the last week suffered through a major winter storm that left many of its residents without heat, power or potable water.
Back in Paris accord, U.S. vows no more sidelining of climate
The United States officially returned to the Paris global climate accord on Friday, and U.S. leaders declared the nation could not afford to ever sideline the growing climate crisis again.
Biden takes his 'America's back' message to the world in Munich speech
President Joe Biden will try to turn the page on the Trump administration's "America First" ethos in a speech to the Munich Security Conference where he'll try to repair frayed transatlantic ties.
Security funding plan for Chauvin trial fails in Minnesota House
A $35 million plan to pay for an additional police presence during the trial of one of the former officers charged in the death of George Floyd failed to pass in the Minnesota House Thursday. It was the second time this week Democrats tried to pass the bill.
Minn. Senate passes bill to stop future school closures
A governor could no longer use emergency powers to close schools under a bill that the Minnesota Senate passed Thursday.
Lawmakers face off with GameStop saga's key players
Key players in the GameStop saga are testifying to a House committee Thursday. Lawmakers are examining whether the wild swings in the stock price of the video game retailer exposed conflicts in the market's structure that can hurt unsophisticated investors.
Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill
The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress, which has rejected such measures for the past two decades, is uncertain.
'Obviously a mistake': Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar
The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday. He said, “In hindsight, I wouldn’t have done it."