Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, April 19, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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


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Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that...

Updated Monday 4/19/2020 at 10:23 PM CDT

GOP targets ballot drop boxes in Georgia, Florida, elsewhere

China and Russia 'weaponized' QAnon conspiracy around time of US Capitol attack, report says
Gaetz, Greene flaunt new paths to power, testing GOP leaders

2 Proud Boys Ordered Jailed Pending Trial In Capitol Riot Conspiracy Case

EU estimates 150,000 Russian troops near Ukraine’s borders

GOP bill sees 50% of American Jobs Plan spending go toward traditional infrastructure

Florida governor signs controversial 'pro-law enforcement' law cracking down on riots
Medical ruling: Capitol cop Sicknick died of natural causes

Green New Deal set to be reintroduced by Markey and Ocasio-Cortez

GOP leader McCarthy plans to introduce resolution to censure Waters over rhetoric

Pelosi: Waters shouldn't apologize
Biden under pressure from progressives to end ‘rubber stamp’ on bank deals

Key takeaways from the Derek Chauvin murder trial, Day 15

The first hotly contested special election of Biden's term has 23 people vying for a House seat

Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ Floyd’s life was in danger

GOP struggles to rein in nativism

Anti-riot laws vs. police reform as the US waits for Chauvin verdict
Liberals warn Biden against lengthy talks with GOP

Trump: GOP must run on 'MAGA' agenda if they want to retake Congress in 2022
Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93

ICE to stop using term 'illegal alien' referring to immigrants

MyPillow CEO pranked by fake Trump call

Supreme Court turns away disputes over firearms ban for nonviolent felons

Feds weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial
ExxonMobil’s climate pitch to Biden: A $100B carbon project that greens hate

Florida Adopts Nation's Toughest Restrictions On Protests

White House appoints voting rights adviser in federal elections bill push

Parler is relaunching on the App Store next week

Derek Chauvin trial: Key moments from 14 days of testimony

Officer Sicknick suffered strokes and died of natural causes, DC medical examiner says

Lindsey Graham calls Biden’s weakness towards Russia a ‘death sentence’: ‘Nobody’ is afraid of Joe Biden

Biden will speak after Chauvin verdict, has been in touch with local authorities: WH

Advocacy groups pushing Biden to cancel student debt for disabled

Minn. lawmaker proposes revoking convicted protesters' student loans, food stamps

Traditionally red Texas experiencing green jobs boom

First Amendment Groups Press Supreme Court For Access To Surveillance Court Opinions
Biden’s pollster to Dems: Don’t be afraid to talk immigration

Ohio GOP lawmaker to resign, giving Republicans one fewer vote in the House
Putin foe Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike

House votes to condemn Chinese government over Hong Kong

Missouri state lawmaker faces expulsion after ethics report concludes he abused children

'It's not safe': Parents of trans kids plan to flee their states as GOP bills loom

Union accuses Amazon of interfering in Alabama warehouse vote

Attorney For Adam Toledo's Family: 'Adam Died Because He Complied'

J&J faces more scrutiny for CEO's $30 million payday
How the Trudeau government plans to meet its climate goals

Alaska to allow prison visits for fully vaccinated inmates, family members

Judge in Derek Chauvin trial says Rep. Maxine Waters' comments may be grounds for appeal
EU warns “spark” could set off escalation at Ukraine borders

Cuomo faces new probe over allegation he misused state resources for Covid book

Maxine Waters rips GOP criticism: 'I'm not going to be bullied'

Anger that motivated McVeigh remains dangerous, potent force in divided America: AG

McCarthy: Maxine Waters 'finds value in violence'; Democrats must censure or 'own' her, Tlaib's statements
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials

Biden preparing for 'tinderbox' with country on edge ahead of verdict in Chauvin trial

Mondale in last message to staff: 'Joe in the White House certainly helps'

Chauvin defense asks for mistrial based on Rep. Maxine Waters' 'guilty' comments

Supreme Court won't hear Republican challenge to Pennsylvania ballot deadline

Merrick Garland gets emotional describing family's flight from anti-Semitism, says America 'protected them'

Alarmed by 'Tiger King,' senators propose ban on private ownership of big cats
Coast Guard: Search for missing crew to be suspended

Oceans protect us from climate change — but there are consequences

Jimmy Carter remembers Mondale as 'best vice president in our country's history'

Harris pitches American Jobs Plan during first extended economic speech since becoming VP

Mine workers union endorses Biden energy policies in exchange for job training

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GOP Reps. Greene, Gosar try to distance from 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions document

Georgia’s Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022

Graham: 'I could not disagree more' with Trump support of Afghanistan troop withdrawal

Boehner: 'Republicans have to go back to being Republicans'

Attorneys at Chauvin trial in Floyd death make final pitch

Oath Keepers: How a militia group mobilized in plain sight for the assault on the Capitol

George W. Bush lobbies for bipartisan immigration reform in rare political statement

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for Rep. Waters' expulsion from Congress for inciting riot in Minnesota

How ‘Papa Gaetz’ tells you everything you need to know about Matt Gaetz

GOP believes Democrats handing them winning 2022 campaign

Trump blasts Biden for Sept. 11 troop withdrawal and says, 'We can and should get out earlier'

Biden pressed on emissions goal as climate summit nears

Bush calls on Congress to tone down 'harsh rhetoric' about immigration

No one was driving Tesla before fiery crash that killed 2 passengers in Texas, authorities say

Border crisis: Wolf says 'a lot' of the problems has to do with politics

'Exhausted': Trauma from two attacks taking toll on Hill staffers

Maxine Waters: Jim Jordan was mistreating Dr. Fauci, panel

Biden to hold second meeting with bipartisan lawmakers on infrastructure

Investigators looking into explosive Tesla car crash that killed 2 in Texas

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

The Secrets of QAnon's Appeal

George W. Bush: 'It's a problem that Americans are so polarized' they can't imagine him being friends with Michelle Obama

'Lackluster performance' by Chauvin defense leaves experts debating trial's outcome

Trump calls Afghanistan withdrawal 'a wonderful and positive thing to do' and criticizes Biden's timeline

Outcry in Myanmar as military airs images of ‘tortured’ detainees

Cruz blames Waters for ‘encouraging riots and violence’

Climate change is a major factor behind increased migration at U.S. southern border, experts say

AZ lawmaker set for audit of 2020 results after legal battle

'Danger remains high': Suspect remains at large in fatal shooting of 3 near Austin shopping center

Russia expels Czech diplomats over explosion row

Minnesota National Guard says joint team with Minneapolis police was target of drive-by shooting

Boehner said ... he would rather set himself 'on fire than run for office again' - BI

NASA's Mars helicopter to make 1st flight on another planet

Cuomo accuser criticizes Yang's reaction to misogynistic question

Blinken says it would be 'very hard' to meet 62,500 refugee cap this fiscal year

Refugee cap row shows fractures between Biden and liberals

Biden created 'catastrophe' at southern border by 'dismantling' Trump’s policies: Florida Gov. DeSantis

After shift in entry cap, U.N. ambassador says Biden refugee plan a "first step" to increase admissions

Bass 'hopeful' on passing police reform: 'Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith'

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Biden's blinking red lights: Taiwan, Ukraine and Iran - Axios

'Person of interest' arrested after 3 killed in shooting at Kenosha, Wisconsin, bar

Chicago mayor slams 'trash' rumors, indicates she won't resign after Adam Toledo shooting

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot under pressure to reform police amid outrage over Adam Toledo shooting

Alma Wahlberg, mother of Mark, Donnie Wahlberg, dies at 78

Russia will face 'consequences' if Navalny dies - US

Pope calls for easing of tensions between Russia and Ukraine

Caitlyn Jenner to ‘decide soon’ whether she will run for California governor as Newsom faces recall

Trump-installed NSA lawyer resigns after being on administrative leave for three months

Consumer Safety Agency Warns People With Children To Stop Using The Peloton Tread+

Bidens attend grandson's confirmation

Suspected poacher killed by elephants at South African national park

Coronavirus News and Updates:
Updated Monday at 10:23 PM CDT

Over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid tests to be sent to major pharmacies this week

State Department to list 80% of countries as 'Do Not Travel' as it updates advisory system to align with CDC

Some long-haul COVID patients report vaccines are helping

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?

Lawmakers fighting GOP COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Arizona Gov. Ducey rescinds state order requiring face masks in schools

All U.S. adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine: how to find a shot

Disinfecting surfaces to prevent Covid often all for show, CDC advises

A jab on the job: Companies, unions offer COVID-19 vaccines

How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year

India’s capital to lock down amid explosive virus surge

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Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot

ANALYSIS Younger Americans are least likely to vaccinate

Every state open for COVID-19 vaccines; J&J vaccine pause might be lifted this week, Fauci says: Live COVID-19 updates

Obama, Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley team up to urge communities of color to get coronavirus vaccine

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble brings relief, elation

Covid-19: How India failed to prevent a deadly second wave

Curfew in India’s Delhi for six days as COVID outbreak worsens

Waters: Fauci 'was being bullied' by Jordan during hearing

ADD ME ON SNAP: Fauci turns to social media in WH COVID vaccine media blitz: report

The Latest: Michigan governor: State’s surge may be ending

Japan asks Pfizer for more coronavirus vaccine as nation's inoculation drive lags

Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave

In this city plagued by poverty and addiction, the pandemic isn't going anywhere

Made-in-China pills come with unwanted side effects for the European Union