Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, March 17, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

Officials: Violent extremists pose ‘elevated threat’ to US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent extremists motivated by a range of political grievances and racial biases pose an “elevated threat” to the United States, officials said Wednesday in an unclassified intelligence report released more than two months after a mob of insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol. ...

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Biden says he plans 'small to significant' tax hike for those making over $400,000

Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election bill that would curb GOP efforts to restrict voting access

Homeland Security head rejects GOP claims of border ‘crisis’

U.S. House Republicans end earmarks ban ahead of Biden's infrastructure push

Report finds growing white nationalist threat

Schumer says ‘everything is on the table’ to pass voting rights legislation in Senate

Texas mayor warns 'America Reports' local communities, federal agencies 'overwhelmed' by border crisis

Republicans' hostility grows toward illegal immigrants as party attacks Biden on border

READ: Summary of joint assessment of domestic violent extremism threat

‘Behave like grown-ups’: Conservative rebellion boils over in House

Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect ‘Jim Crow era’

White House says Russia will be held accountable for actions it has taken

Biden in a bind at the border as GOP looks to 'drive a wedge' on immigration

New York Gov. Cuomo has appointed all 7 appeals court judges who would vote in impeachment trial

Psaki: 'No question' Trump rhetoric fed anti-Asian bias

Biden administration defends curbs on state tax cuts in Covid bill as Ohio sues

EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?

Senators spar over eliminating the filibuster to pass Democratic priorities

U.S. House passes bill that aims to advance Equal Rights Amendment

Arizona sheriff says Biden border crisis worse than Obama years: 'Like the Wild West'

Biden decries 'brutality' against Asian Americans after spa shootings

Fact-checking GOP claims that people on terror watch list are 'rushing' the border

Police seek motive in Georgia attack on mainly Asian women

Newsom recall organizers cite 'massive' support on deadline day

Details begin to emerge about suspect arrested

DHS Sec. Mayorkas, in tense exchange, calls GOP congresswoman's question 'extraordinarily disrespectful'

Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year

Powell voices cautious optimism as COVID-19 recovery ramps up

Biden's stimulus provides larger single-year tax breaks than Trump's or Reagan's cuts

'Heartbroken': Democrats condemn hate against Asian Americans after deadly shooting in Atlanta - BI

Facebook will punish groups, members who break its rules after Capitol riot and COVID vaccine fear mongering

Texas Gov. Abbott demands Biden admin give access to migrant children for trafficking investigation

Suspect in 8 killings at Georgia spas blames his 'addiction to sex': Sheriff

Biden on US meeting looming Afghanistan withdrawal deadline: 'Could happen, but it is tough'

Ohio attorney general sues to block part of the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill

Atlanta shootings: Spa shooting victims identified after arrest

Schatz, Thune roll out bipartisan plan to make 'significant reforms' to Section 230, Big Tech 'accountability'

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

FBI: Overwhelmed police released violent riot suspect on Jan. 6. Then he rejoined the mob.

2 jurors dropped from Chauvin trial after $27M settlement

Senate Democrats plot new effort to gut filibuster but lack votes for major overhaul

IRS to extend U.S. tax deadline until May 17: House panel

GOP leadership urging 'no' vote on Dream Act to protect young immigrants from deportation

Haaland to travel to Utah to visit monuments shrunk under Trump

President Biden notes Asian American concerns about Atlanta shootings but not yet assigning racial motive

7 in 10 black voters, 75% overall support voter ID laws: Poll

DHS Secretary Mayorkas grilled by lawmakers over border crisis

EPA finalizes rule curbing interstate pollution from 12 states

Russia recalls US ambassador after Biden calls Putin a 'killer'

States want to use federal stimulus payments to fund tax cuts

Democrats have put the filibuster in the hot seat. Here's where it comes from

Biden talks Cuomo, Putin, migrants, vaccine in ABC News exclusive interview

FCC cracks down on robocalls with record $225 million fine

McConnell on 'Faulkner Focus': Dems do not have mandate to 'completely transform' the country

Fact-checking Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' claims about the border situation

Poll: 72 percent approve of Covid relief law

Russia recalls ambassador after Biden says Putin will 'pay a price' for interference

How COVID Survivors Are Finding Their Way Into Politics - NY Times

Poll: Most Americans support independent investigation into Capitol riot, believe white nationalism played a part

Columnist fantasizes about attacking, sexually assaulting GOP congressman’s family

DOE's first task for loan guarantees: Calming industry nerves

Business leaders engage Biden administration on ways to pay for infrastructure

Democrats block GOP rep's bill requiring negative COVID tests for illegal immigrants

Senate Democrats probing Homeland Security response to summer anti-racism protests

Eric Trump floats turning family's Florida golf resort into casino: report

Russia recalls its ambassador to the U.S. for consultations

U.S. stocks rise after Powell says it is too soon to talk taper

Exclusive: GOP officials offer support for Vanita Gupta

Surge in Migrants Defies Easy or Quick Solutions for Biden - NY Times

Biden’s foray into filibuster fight leaves liberals no closer to victory

Secretary of State Blinken slams North Korea's human rights abuses

Air Force to test hypersonic weapon in race to catch up with adversaries

‘Human error’: Inside Iran’s report on downing of Ukraine plane

Army denies medals, Special Forces insignia to soldier Trump pardoned for alleged murder

Senate unanimously confirms Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative

DHS chief Mayorkas testifies climate is in 'crisis' but stops short of using that word to describe border

Omarosa Manigault Newman can't force Trump to testify in lawsuit, judge rules

POLITICO Playbook: GOP to accuse Biden of ‘unlawful’ border actions

Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act

Janet Yellen wants to overhaul corporate taxes for the whole world - she's talking to other countries about a minimum rate - BI

The surprising ways masks and Zoom are changing how we act and feel

Tanzanian President John Magufuli is dead: VP

Iowa House passes bill banning diversity training that calls US systemically racist or sexist

U.S. has issued 90 million stimulus checks worth $242 billion, Treasury says

Bipartisanship in a divided Senate? On China, perhaps.

Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023

Border crisis: 565 unaccompanied migrant children crossing daily into the US

Cuomo accuser's attorney rips NY Assembly's counsel

Kentucky legislature limits governor's Senate appointment power

What It Will Take to Break the U.S.-Iran Impasse: A Q&A With Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

Harris says stands with Asian-American community after Atlanta shooting

Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls’ teams

LSU administrator gave rapists, stalkers and other Title IX violators slaps on the wrist

Biden border wall freeze unlawful, 40 GOP senators tell GAO in letter

CBS says 'The Talk' staying off air after racism talk

Capitol Police officer’s widow presses Congress for 1/6 Commission

Disneyland Theme Parks Will Reopen To California Residents In April
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Biden backs filibuster reform after top Senate Republican says Democrats would pay if it's scrapped

McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster

Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview

Eight killed in Atlanta-area shooting; suspect arrested

US: Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden

Biden tells migrants 'don't come over' in ABC News exclusive interview

Russia 'heavily amplified' Hunter Biden stories during election: Intelligence report

Trump assures supporters that COVID-19 vaccination is safe

Some migrants now sending their kids across the border alone so the kids won't be expelled, say lawyers

More than 13,000 migrant children in U.S. custody, sources say

Texas officials say $29 million in electric bills to be forgiven

Donald Trump hints he will consider running for president again

Bolstered by allies, Biden officials take blunt message to first China talks

McConnell just ruled out any Republican support for tax hikes to pay for a Biden infrastructure package - BI

Google revelations trigger swift bipartisan call for action

Trump: Supreme Court should be 'ashamed' for not reversing Biden win

What to know about the House immigration bills being voted on this week

Michigan man, 21, threatened Biden, Pelosi, Whitmer, authorities say

Three-level bunks and mats on floors as migrant kids wait in Border Patrol facilities amid surge

Mike Lindell responds to billion-dollar lawsuit from Dominion with two countersuits of his own

What's next for the Senate? Bipartisan group of 20 senators to meet to discuss agenda

Bob Menendez calls Ron Johnson 'racist' on Senate floor over Capitol riot remarks

Rep. Jim Clyburn Bluntly Sums Up Sen. Ron Johnson On CNN: 'The Guy Is Racist' - HP

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas

Trump blames Biden for border crisis

U.S. 'on watch' for new North Korean missile tests

Border crisis stymies Congress as GOP bashes Biden and Democrats spar internally over immigration strategy

U.S. Blinken says China is acting aggressively and repressively in Asia

Ex-Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz advising MyPillow CEO Lindell in Dominion suit

Biden: Cuomo will 'probably' be prosecuted if allegations confirmed

There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year

House Democrats introduce legislation to expand affordable broadband access

Pentagon Pushes For Bigger Effort To Deter China's Growing Military Might

Trump to decide on whether to make another White House run after 2022 midterms

Democrats treading lightly on Biden’s next big health care promise

House passes sweeping child abuse prevention bill

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

North Korea could soon test new intercontinental missile, U.S. general testifies

After Dems accuse McCarthy of lying about terrorists crossing border, CBP confirms it

Texas officials say $29 million in electric bills to be forgiven

Russia stoked Ukraine allegations, used Trump allies to undermine Biden, U.S. intel agencies say

Hispanic lawmakers press Pentagon on extremism in the military

Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul

Virginia Governor Clears Path For Ex-Convicts To Regain Voting Rights

More women reaching out with Cuomo harassment allegations, accuser’s attorney says

Former GOP lawmaker jumps into California recall election

Watch these states as GOP tries to make it harder to vote

Derek Chauvin trial live: Jurors to be questioned today about knowledge of $27 million settlement case

U.S. House approves small business Paycheck Protection Program extension to May 31

GOP calls for Yale president to testify on discrimination against Asian Americans

Favorability of Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter central in jury screening for trial in Floyd's death

‘A mountain out of a molehill’: Feinstein dismisses Newsom’s talk of her replacement

In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

In a shift, Joe Biden endorses a 'talking filibuster' to change Senate rules

Al Gore advocates for automatically registering citizens to vote

Stacey Abrams said she was "chastised" for "refusing to demur" in 2020 comments

Senate Republicans plot their Covid aid payback

White House sets low expectations for China talks in Alaska

Instagram to restrict messaging between teens and adults they don't follow

Dr. Birx describes 'extraordinarily uncomfortable' moment when Trump suggested injecting disinfectant could fight COVID

Myanmar Buddhist group signals break with authorities after violent crackdown

At least 58 killed by gunmen on motorcycles in Niger

McCarthy decries ‘political stunt’ after troops visit lawmaker’s office

In landmark ruling, Japan court says not allowing same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional'

US sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong officials ahead of talks

Cuomo allies circulated letter attacking accuser's credibility: report

The Racist Roots Of Rap On Trial

Taxes may not be colorblind, and critics say more data could prove it
Back to the '70s as Fed fuels boom and hopes for no Burns marks

Anger over bid to boost U.K. police powers after Sarah Everard killing

Elton John accuses Vatican of 'hypocrisy' for refusing to bless same-sex unions

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Cox hits Northam, McAuliffe amid parole board whistleblower suit

Trump says election 'should have been overturned'

Merkel's party slides in poll as anger grows over virus management

Saudi Arabia wants to buy Turkey’s armed drones: Erdogan

Large and dangerous tornado outbreak likely Wednesday

How Yang charmed the right on his road to political stardom

Oil steady as demand worries counter surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks

New invasive species of mosquito found in Florida

Pfizer to halt biosimilar output in China, sell assets to WuXi Biologics

Tiger Woods back at home after rollover crash[/U]

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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Will work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes

This map shows which states have opened up COVID-19 vaccines to everyone

Facing 'crisis of century', EU threatens ban on COVID vaccine exports to UK

Biden administration to allocate billions toward COVID-19 testing for schools

Covid: NHS warns of 'significant reduction' in vaccines

E.U. threat on vaccine exports escalates feud with U.S. and U.K.

Explainer: How worried should we be about reports of blood clots and AstraZeneca's vaccine?

Native tribes have expanded vaccines to everyone in Oklahoma

Why you shouldn't use those hand dryers in public bathrooms

France tightening COVID-19 restrictions as infections accelerate

NCAA teams hit by COVID pauses take hope from antibodies

UK says more than 25 million people have had first COVID shot

Trump urges supporters get vaccinated after Fauci, experts call on him to do so

Chile's red-hot inoculation drive reaches frozen continent of Antarctica

Republicans urge Garland to probe COVID-19 deaths in New York group homes
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Trump touts Covid-19 vaccine safety amid skepticism from Republicans

Pfizer execs discuss hiking vaccine price after pandemic wanes

Britain's Prince Charles takes swipe at anti-vaxxers

More nations halt use of AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine citing clots

A number of Republican lawmakers are saying no to COVID-19 vaccines

FDA opens door to widespread at-home Covid-19 tests
Faced with pressure to lift Covid restrictions, Utah gov. opts to restrict his own powers

Australia urges EU to send 1 million COVID-19 vaccines for PNG amid fresh outbreak

As Biden Confronts Vaccine Hesitancy, Republicans Are a Particular Challenge - NY Times

Postal service workers not a priority for COVID-19 shots

Philippines says wider lockdown possible as coronavirus infections spike

Woman gives birth to first known baby with COVID-19 antibodies

Poll: 50% of unvaccinated Trump voters say they will 'never' get inoculated for COVID. How Biden hopes to change their minds.

Vietnam says homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to be available by fourth quarter

India's coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months