Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.

Biden intent on selling benefits of virus aid plan to public

Analysis: Despite Republican opposition, red states fare well in Biden's COVID-19 bill

Trump blasts 'RINOs and fools' while urging supporters to donate directly to his PAC

Whistleblowers Allege Improper Hiring At Justice Department During Trump's Last Days

US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe

Senate confirms Merrick Garland as Biden attorney general in bipartisan vote

White House searches for solution to border rush

Schumer calls Covid aid bill a 'turning point' in politics that'll stop future Trumps

Watchdog group requests investigation into 13 GOP lawmakers for misusing proxy voting

Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as housing secretary

Biden is poised to send monthly checks to parents. Democrats want to make them permanent

COVID $1.9 trillion relief bill calculator: How much might you receive?

10 things you might not know are in Biden's COVID-19 relief bill

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Set To Turbocharge U.S. Economy

Journalist acquitted of charges after being arrested covering protests

A $60 billion surprise in the Covid relief bill: Tax hikes

McCarthy calls on Pelosi to return Capitol to pre-pandemic operations

Biden’s first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises

U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell criticizes Capitol security as overreaction

House passes landmark $1.9T COVID bill, delivers Biden first legislative win

Number of attempted illegal border crossings rises 28 percent in February

Border apprehensions spiked in February as U.S. struggles to house migrant children

Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools

Biden prepares to stake his presidency and Democratic majorities on a big infrastructure bill

FBI must tackle extremists in military: Raskin

The shift to electric vehicles must now prioritize charging stations

Facebook denies being a monopoly as it asks judge to toss antitrust suits

Live updates: President Joe Biden hails 'historic' COVID-19 relief package, will sign it Friday

Exclusive: Unaccompanied migrant children staying in Border Patrol facilities an average of 107 hours, internal records show

Blinken to host Chinese officials in airing of grievances

Psaki says Biden will sign COVID measure Friday, calls it 'most progressive bill in American history'

Explainer: What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?

No Republicans back $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill

Trump's influence looms as GOP looks to recapture Congress in 2022

Capitol riot cases strain court system

U.S. House Republicans may follow Democrats in rebooting shamed 'earmarks'

Republicans Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan try to free Britney Spears

Biden adviser admits immigration policy 'may have driven' migrant surge, encouraged 'smugglers'

Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press

Weeks of partisan fighting comes to an end with a win for Biden

Kroger closes three LA locations after mandated pay hike

Trump told Ga. investigator he won the state: 'You'll be praised' for 'the...

Analysis: Facing critics, Biden has no good choices to manage influx of migrant children

Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos

U.S. senators introduce bipartisan oil and gas leasing reform bill

Sen. Hagerty: HR1 is Democrats’ attempt at ‘complete power grab’

Psaki spars with reporter over migrant detention centers at full capacity while schools are closed

POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump position against transgender athletes draws broad support

Biden administration to restart program for Central American children

President Joe Biden's COVID stimulus bill explained in 6 charts

Parler denied return to Apple app store: report

New York AG sues ex-business owner for alleged racist acts against protesters

Russia slows down Twitter, part of social media clampdown

Biden’s COVID bill could be defining political issue in midterm elections

Exclusive: Texas power regulator, under pressure to roll back storm prices, huddles with Wall Street

Top US, China officials to meet over intense divides

Video: Search for ballots in Maricopa County dumpster

US imposes sanctions on children of Myanmar military leader

Piers Morgan stands by Meghan criticism after Good Morning Britain exit

Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules

Biden White House under pressure as border arrests increase

Some Central American minors can seek to reunite with parents in U.S.

Former acting CBP commissioner says migrant surge 'exactly what this administration wanted'

Dow hits record in stock rally as inflation fears recede

Vice President Kamala Harris waits for her own portfolio as she settles into new role

Drugmakers raise the prices of hundreds of medications

US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden

Relief bill’s restaurant fund caps a nearly yearlong fight for industry

Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House

New York lawmaker alleges Cuomo 'personally profited' off book deal at height of COVID pandemic

Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen to meet again with Manhattan DA in Trump probe

A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package

U.S. lawmakers to introduce antitrust bills to protect news media

Turkey’s nuclear power dilemma

Border encounters top 100,000 in February as migrant crisis spirals

Hawaii Flooding Prompts Emergency Declaration, Evacuations And Fears Of Dam Failure

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene forces Congress to delay vote on $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package - BI

First black juror chosen for Derek Chauvin trial

Biden under pressure to get $1,400 payments out quickly

Coronavirus News and Updates:

No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus

Alaska opens vaccine resident age 16 and up as more U.S. states reopen

Antibiotic Use Ran High In Early Days Of COVID-19, Despite Viral Cause

Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

Biden announces plans to purchase 100 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

North America sees drop in COVID-19 cases, Brazil surge worrying, says PAHO

Biden Got the Vaccine Rollout Humming, With Trump's Help - NY Times

Eli Lilly's combo therapy for COVID-19 cuts serious illness and death in large study

Biden team gives nod to Trump State Department fact sheet on Wuhan lab

After pandemic year, weary world looks back — and forward

Pandemic relief package offers lifeline to restaurants devastated by coronavirus

Biden: Johnson & Johnson, Merck partnership will increase vaccine supply to 'beat' pandemic