Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Friday, April 9, 2021 (1 Viewer)

Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

Biden's budget meets criticism from right and left on Pentagon spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to sharply hike spending on climate change, cancer and underperforming schools, but his first budget wishlist on Friday drew howls of bipartisan concern over military spending.

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Biden’s ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate

House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz

Biden administration reveals first 2022 budget request: $1.5 trillion in discretionary funding

Biden budget would beef up IRS tax enforcement -Yellen

Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

Biden orders study on 'size' of Supreme Court, other possible changes amid liberal court-packing push

Prosecutors highlight alleged Oath Keepers' wild ride and gun discussions in major Capitol riot case

Arrest videos undercut Derek Chauvin's murder trial defense, pathologist tells jury

‘Blue wall of silence’ takes hit in Chauvin’s murder trial

Biden confident GOP will back his budget, infrastructure package

Senate GOP slams Biden defense budget

America's dams are in dangerous disrepair. Biden's infrastructure plan barely mentioned them

Biden sets immigration priorities in funding plan: resettling refugees and housing migrant children

Biden seeks funding to probe white supremacist beliefs at immigration agencies

Powell wants to make America great again

Defense Secretary Austin announces measures to combat extremism within military

Biden has options beyond a corporate tax hike to pay for infrastructure, as negotiations begin

Analysis: Amazon's win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement

Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Lisa Murkowski, setting up clash with pro-Trump candidate

Group to study more justices, term limits for Supreme Court

Prince Philip: Tributes after Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99

Biden punts on shutting down Dakota Access oil pipeline

Live Updates: Medical examiner testifies about George Floyd's autopsy

Five things to watch for at the GOP's donor retreat

New polling: Biden’s big stimulus is coming up small
YouTube pulls Florida governor's video, citing misinformation

Biden Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson stepping down

NRA trial opens window on secretive leader’s life and work

Pete Buttigieg has become ubiquitous in the push to pass Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure bill

Biden "doesn't have all the time in the world" to act on gun violence, gun control advocate says

Biden will let Breyer decide when to retire, aide says

Biden forms panel to study possible U.S. Supreme Court expansion

Prince Philip dies at 99: What we know so far about funeral plans

Union defeat at Amazon warehouse turns spotlight to the Hill

Kerry family jet flies to Idaho while he goes on international climate tour

Biden to discuss infrastructure with bipartisan members of Congress on Monday

WH: Biden not planning to attend Prince Philip's funeral

Biden seeks funding to probe white supremacist beliefs at immigration agencies

Kremlin says it fears full-scale fighting in Ukraine’s east

Biden $1.5T budget proposes major hike in social programs

New Yorkers convicted of marijuana misdemeanors lost jobs, licenses and homes. Now, their records will be "automatically expunged."

Royal family members, world leaders react to Prince Philip's death

'It's a very scary proposition': Gun-makers decry Biden's plan to end liability protections

Gaetz loses another staffer as fallout around investigation continues

Anti-Defamation League calls for Tucker Carlson to be fired

Republicans draft veteran candidates to reclaim House majority

Exclusive-U.S. considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration

China report accuses US of causing humanitarian disasters

Gunning for Cuomo, Lee Zeldin rakes in big bucks on Day One

Conspiracy Charges Bring Proud Boys' History Of Violence Into Spotlight

50-step process outlines ICE contractor detention of migrant families in hotels amid COVID

POLITICO-Harvard poll: Few expect major help from Biden’s stimulus package

Harry and Meghan break silence on Prince Philip

Biden administration pressed by lawmaker to label white supremacists overseas as terrorists

Biden returns prisoner-of-war flag to perch atop White House

Ky. limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor

Gaetz hires legal counsel amid DOJ probe

'His legacy will live on': Biden pays tribute to Prince Philip

Psaki: 'No basis’ for calls to shut down Texas child migrant facility

California workplace safety chief tapped to lead OSHA

Teen racial justice protester arrested at Iowa state Capitol

Supreme Court to hear cases by phone through remainder of current session

Bill that could lead to slavery reparations proposals may be nearing consideration on House floor

US sending two warships to Black Sea as Russia builds up forces in Ukraine

Biden budget's $14 billion hike for climate includes big boosts for EPA, science

Nikolai Glushkov: Putin critic 'strangled in London home by third party'

AP Interview: Stacey Abrams on voting rights, her next move

Kansas state lawmaker recorded blood-alcohol level twice legal limit, said trooper was a 'donut boy': reports

Biden faces key test on EV battery trade dispute

Pro-Trump scam PAC operator hit with wire fraud charge - Axios

DOD denies being 'thought police' in launch of extremism study

Texas man charged with planning to blow up Amazon data center in Virginia

Trump appointee 'bragged' about influencing CDC reports on Covid-19, House committee says

Capitol riot defendant say jail guards beat him

Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock

Former Speaker John Boehner's Memoir Serves As A Reflection On Life In 'Crazytown'

Cruz on Boehner: 'I wear with pride his drunken, bloviated scorn'

Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender

Hunter Biden falsely claims US intelligence found laptop controversy was 'Russian disinformation'

Pressure builds on Biden administration to lift refugee cap after months-long delay

195 arrested in vast human trafficking sweep

Biden admin's methane emission curbs to exceed Obama's: EPA chief

‘Nothing less than a giant’: Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50

Texas GOP recruiting 'army' to fight voter fraud in largely minority areas of Houston

Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: 'We could go back to being our own Republic'

Cartels send family units to border to tie up US authorities: Jaeson Jones

Hearings result in 13 of Texans QB’s accusers being ID’d

Pentagon police officer charged with murder

Saint Vincent volcano: 'Explosive' Soufrière eruption sparks mass evacuation

Biden administration will not shut down Dakota Access Pipeline during environmental review, DOJ lawyer tells court

Liberals ramp up calls for Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire after he panned court packing in speech

Expect More Tropical Storms, NOAA Warns

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Bowing to Trump? GOP brings leaders, donors to his backyard

Gaetz-tied group threatens to sue reporters writing on his Trump relationship

‘New strategy’: Politicians in crisis refuse calls to resign

Key takeaways from the Derek Chauvin trial, Day 9

Arizona's Ducey signs bill protecting state gun laws from federal legislation

First GOP lawmaker calls on Gaetz to resign

'Ticking time bomb': Advocates say Biden's infrastructure plan falls short on saving dams

Biden seeks a new view of infrastructure, far beyond asphalt

Arizona GOP congressman introduces No Vaccine Passport Act

Mark Meadows: 'Better than 50-50' chance Trump runs again

Factbox-Key moments from ninth day of witness testimony at Chauvin trial

China drills in disputed South China Sea as US naval patrol grows

Policy changes help drive US migrant crossings to new highs

Exclusive: How Donald Trump upended Nancy Pelosi’s plans, then she unraveled his

Biden moves ahead on civil rights without Congress. But his legacy depends on them

'Matt Gaetz wants to date your child' billboard appears in Florida

Chauvin Trial: George Floyd 'Gradually Succumbed to Lower And Lower Levels Of Oxygen'

Something unusual is happening in Derek Chauvin's trial

Biden: If I could do one thing on guns, I would allow people to sue gun manufacturers

GOP congresswoman calls Biden a 'tyrant' over Second Amendment comments

Myanmar junta says expects full government operations soon, amid nationwide strike

Private sales emerge as obstacle to Senate action on guns

What About the Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die?

Katie Hill on Matt Gaetz: 'I feel betrayed by him'

How Biden is using artwork to send a political message

Man Indicted For Attacking Officer With Skateboard During U.S. Capitol Riot

Details of sweeping effort to counter China emerge in U.S. Senate

NRA bankruptcy fight brews as Biden takes on gun violence - Axios

Manhattan DA seizes financial records of Trump exec's ex-daughter-in-law

Florida man who cyberstalked survivor of 1999 attack sentenced to over 4 years

Myanmar military denies responsibility for child deaths and says elections could be pushed back

DHS Secretary Mayorkas said to agree to regular meetings with border sheriffs

The Tragic Mediocrity of the U.S. Congress

Gaetz paid accused sex trafficker, who later sent same amount of cash to teen girls: report

Groups pressure Senate to end filibuster as Jim Crow relic

Exclusive: Roughly 500 ballots challenged in Amazon's landmark union election

Gunman kills 1, injures 6 in shooting at Texas cabinet business

Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war

Sen. Hawley: Biden ultimately seeks civilian gun confiscation, while permitting rioters and crime

Myanmar envoy: The international community must act now

U.S. adds Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist

Tennessee makes it possible to carry a handgun without training or a background check for most adults 21 or older - BI

Soyuz launch kicks off series of launches and landings for space station crew rotation

Kim Jong-un warns of crisis similar to deadly 90s famine

Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast

Iran frees South Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds

Tiger Woods mistakenly thought he was in Florida after crash, collision report states

Kim compares North Korea’s economic woes to 1990s famine

Coronavirus News and Updates:
Updated today at 4:50 PM CDT

Biden to rush vaccinators to Michigan as gov urges limits

What health experts say about rare COVID-19 cases after full vaccination

Can Vaccines Stop Variants? Here's What We Know So Far

No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge

J&J vaccine output nosedives, White House says issues tied to Baltimore facility

Puerto Rico will close schools amid Covid surge

Can I still spread the coronavirus after I'm vaccinated?

Virus updates: CDC aware of 4 US states reporting adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Unwanted vaccines needed to help poor countries catch up, international health officials say

Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?

Vaccine Passports: 'Scarlet Letter' Or Just The Ticket?

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: 6 in 10 Democrats want 'vaccine passports.' 6 in 10 Republicans don’t.

"60 Minutes" on its story about vaccine distribution in Palm Beach County

Pfizer seeks to expand vaccine age to 12 and up

Cuba says it's 'betting it safe' with its own Covid vaccine

How worried should we be about links of blood clots to AstraZeneca's vaccine?

The Latest: Italy death toll high as vaccine campaign lags

North Carolina sites to resume J&J vaccines after CDC review

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

Brazil's Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro ease restrictions despite record COVID deaths

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Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths

France recommends second mRNA COVID-19 dose for under-55s who got first dose with Astra

From body bags to vaccines: Air Force reservist recounts role in war on Covid-19

Colorado vaccination site shuts down after 11 'adverse reactions' to Johnson & Johnson jabs: Latest COVID-19 updates

'This is war': Polish doctors exhausted by non-stop COVID third wave

Live Updates India surpasses 13 million Covid-19 cases after record daily increase

The Vaccine Passport Debate Actually Began In 1897

Two vaccine sites close after adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson shot

COVID roundup: Vaccine restrictions, record cases and job losses

Norway prime minister fined by police over virus rules violation

Brazil Top Court Orders Probe Of Bolsonaro's Pandemic Steps

Finland aims to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions, PM says

Couple in their 90s reunited after being separated for over a year