Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, March 30, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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


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Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday formally scrapped a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights abroad to causes favored by conservatives like religious freedom and property matters while dismissing reproductive and LGBTQ rights.

Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nominees

Georgia sued for third time over voting restrictions as Delta, Coke face boycott calls

1st news media allowed inside overcrowded migrant facility under Biden

Russia suspected of stealing thousands of State Department emails

Derek Chauvin trial live: 9-year-old, teen who recorded video of George Floyd's death among witnesses

McConnell after Kentucky passes vacancy law: 'I'm not going anywhere'

Biden to lay out infrastructure plans as part of massive economic proposal

Secret Service report says school shootings are preventable, with similar warning signs

Ron DeSantis signs bill protecting Florida businesses, health care centers from 'frivolous COVID-19' lawsuits

Matt Gaetz under investigation for alleged sexual relations with 17-year-old: report

Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility

White House announces new measures to counter anti-Asian violence

Attorney General Merrick Garland urges hate crime enforcement strategy, calls for 30-day review

Some Social Security recipients say they're desperate for latest stimulus checks

Trump must face 'Apprentice' contestant's defamation lawsuit: NY court

Biden WH claims Trump ‘eschewed’ science, amid criticism for health protocols at border

New Jersey's Democratic governor signs early voting expansion, calls out Georgia

Lawmakers anxious over lack of Pentagon picks
Lawyer: FBI enlisted Proud Boys leader to inform on antifa

Kentucky legislature passes bipartisan election bill expanding early and absentee voting

Blinken blasts the Trump administration's 'unbalanced' emphasis on religious liberty over other human rights

Matt Gaetz may bow out of Congress early: report

Witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as Floyd stopped moving

Elizabeth Warren unloads on Archegos: ‘All the makings of a dangerous situation’

H.R. 1 and voting measures recently passed in states - on "The Debrief"

Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts COVID-19 vaccine passports: 'Bidens mark of the beast'

Blue-state Democrats demand SALT relief in Biden's next big bill

‘Major’ pain: Biden’s dog involved in 2nd biting incident

Group backed by Murdoch daughter-in-law targets primary elections as a 'threat to democracy'

No ruling in case deciding fate of DACA immigration program

Infrastructure timeline emerges as Biden aims to pass sweeping package this summer

Georgia faces growing number of legal challenges over new voting law

Gaetz calls allegations against him false

A gas tax? A mileage tax? Biden wary of user fees to pay for roads, bridges and highways

Biden signs PPP extension into law, moving application deadline to May 31

Justice Department to review how best to fight hate crimes

21 Senate Dems urge Biden to put recurring stimulus checks in recovery plan

Rep. Matt Gaetz eyes early retirement from Congress to take job at Newsmax - Axios

Matt Gaetz under DOJ investigation related to possible relationship with 17-year-old girl: report

Blinken rejects Pompeo’s human rights rankings in rollout of global report

AZ GOP Chairwoman Ward claims fraud among signatures seeking redo of party elections

Biden to elevate potential Supreme Court nominee to high-profile appeals court

Voters who saved Biden campaign rate early presidency: 'Make America become greater'

Next slide, please: Inside wonky White House virus briefings

DNC to review presidential nomination process

George Floyd: Teenage witness 'stays up apologising for not doing more'

Biden creates Supreme Court buzz with judicial nominees

Many Capitol rioters unlikely to serve jail time

MyPillow's Mike Lindell claims Trump will 'be back in office in August' in Steve Bannon podcast rant - BI

Off-duty firefighter testifies she was "desperate" to help George Floyd

Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin claims Antifa are 'boogeymen who aren't there'

Corporations, wealthy pay in Biden infrastructure plan, not drivers and riders

John Durham is looking at FBI's launch of Trump campaign probe, sources say

Biden, Treasury Secretary Yellen: Latinos will help drive Covid recovery

Gohmert loses appeal of fine for bypassing House chamber metal detector

Advocates praise new White House actions to counter rising anti-Asian violence

Bloomberg, former RNC chair Steele back Biden pick for civil rights division
Beyond bridges: Biden redefines infrastructure to add people

'He had a cold look': Teen who took viral video says of Derek Chauvin

GOP lawmakers press social media giants for data on impacts on children's mental health

White House: Biden committed to nominating 1st Black woman to Supreme Court

Judge allows Summer Zervos' defamation lawsuit against Trump to proceed now that he's out of office

Teen girls charged with carjacking and murder in death of UberEats driver in Washington, D.C.

Psaki grilled on teachers giving in-person instruction to migrant kids before own students

U.S. open to discussing wider nuclear deal road map if Iran wishes

POLITICO Playbook PM: Gaetz reckons with his new reality

SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing

Australian school makes boys apologize for gender and sexual assaults they didn't commit

Trump doubles down on endorsement of South Carolina GOP chair

Progressive caucus chair says Senate must eliminate the filibuster or override parliamentarian

Women dominate Biden's first slate of judicial nominees

'Smugglers just drop them off': Inside an overcrowded migrant facility in Texas

Dems call for firings of Trump-era holdovers in SSA over stimulus check delays

Hundreds of migrants set out from Honduras, dreaming of US

Attack On Asian Woman In Manhattan, As Bystanders Watched, To Be Probed As Hate Crime

McEnany named co-host of Fox News' 'Outnumbered'

Suez crisis creates winners and losers in the global supply chain

Biden signals he won't be thrown off course

Border agent: Biden opens ‘clandestine’ migrant processing operation

Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations

U.S. lawmakers press Big Tech for internal research on kids' mental health

It's a 'perversion of truth.' Children of MLK, John Lewis and CT Vivian condemn Georgia voting law

Olympic gold medalist charged with child sex abuse in Utah

Cardona suspends collection of 1 million federal student loans in default

Brazil military chiefs quit as Bolsonaro seeks their support

40 years ago today, Ronald Reagan was shot outside a Washington hotel

Reality TV star charged with telemarketing fraud

Why Transgender Girls Are Suddenly the GOP's New Target - NY Times

Lachlan Murdoch and family temporarily moving back to Australia

As ethnic armies unite against coup, war returns to Myanmar's borderlands

Nursing home residents have a little more time to spend stimulus checks before losing Medicaid

Fed's Barkin sees excess savings driving economy for years

DeSantis hires top GOP operative for 2022 campaign

US stocks slip in mixed trading as rate pressure ratchets up

Care-free Chris Cuomo steps out for COVID-19 vaccine amid testing scandal

Supreme Court case could change the nature of college sports

Volkswagen Will Not Change Its Name To 'Voltswagen' After All, Says It Was All A Joke

Coronavirus News and Updates:

COVID-19's fourth wave is hitting the US hard

States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic

U.S., 13 countries concerned WHO COVID-19 origin study was delayed, lacked access -statement

Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s over clots

Analysis: Under political attack, Brazil's Bolsonaro goes on the offensive

Scientists warn new COVID mutations in a year as vaccines stall

White House says Americans deserve 'better information' as allies criticize WHO coronavirus report

Louisiana lifts most coronavirus capacity limits, keeps mask mandate

Study: Teachers union power, not rate of COVID transmission, determines whether schools reopen

Likely COVID-19 virus origin laid out by WHO, but concerns raised about report

Florida Gov. DeSantis Rejects Vaccine Passports As 'Completely Unacceptable'

'It Felt Like Deception': An Elite NYC Hospital Charges Huge COVID Test Fees - NY Times

The Latest: Conn. lawmakers extend governor’s COVID powers

Thousands of pharmacies prep for vaccines

Mexico’s revised COVID death toll is much higher than before

Coronavirus: More work needed to rule out lab leak theory says WHO

Turkey reimposes restrictions after sharp rise in infections

GOP House member tells Blinken 'China must pay' for COVID cover-up

National Doctors Day celebrates mental health awareness for those on the frontlines

Ireland considering adding U.S., France, Germany to hotel quarantine list

French virus surge raises harrowing specter of ICU overloads

Criticism of WHO Wuhan report exposes limits of agency's power and influence

At least 144 countries have started vaccinating against COVID-19

Hospitals in Ecuador's capital overwhelmed by COVID-19 infections, doctors say