Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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



Biden taps Harris to stem migration flow from Central America
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was tapping Vice President Kamala Harris to lead his administration's effort to stem migration from Central America, as the United States deals with a surge of unaccompanied minors crossing its southern border.

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Schumer and McConnell clash over election reform as Democrats push voting rights legislation

U.S. Senate Republicans try to pressure Biden on border policy

Facebook finds Chinese hacking operation targeting Uyghurs

Police arrest man carrying 5 guns, body armor into Georgia Publix

Top Senate Republican blasts sweeping U.S. election reform bill as 'power grab'

Kamala Harris blasts 'false choice' that gun control means dismantling 2nd Amendment

Pentagon approves HHS request to house migrant children at 2 military bases

Graham predicts GOP will 'come roaring back' due to Biden's 'radical' immigration policies
Biden administration allows access to border facility -- but not ones over capacity

Capitol rioters' Trump donations show how much they bought into his election fraud lie

Federal judge nixes Ohio’s push for early redistricting data

McConnell says he and Biden aren't talking

Sidney Powell's defense in defamation suit could put her in legal jeopardy

EXCLUSIVE: Lindsey Graham says 'majority of Senate would reject' Biden 'assault weapons' ban

VP Harris, now overseeing border crisis, called to decriminalize crossings, compared ICE to KKK

Finally a breakthrough: Senate actually talking immigration

Biden eyes executive actions and legislation on gun control: White House

Easing pandemic marks return to gun violence

Saving the filibuster: Bipartisan group seeks to show Senate can work

Democrats demand answers on why Biden hasn't officially allowed more refugees into the US

Top U.S. diplomat warns China threatens NATO security, calls for joint approach to counter Beijing

High court mulls police power to enter homes without warrant

Border Patrol union president slams muted 'liberal media': 'This is "kids in cages" again'

Judge Releases UCLA Student Charged In Capitol Riot, Despite New Evidence

Angus King signals he would nix filibuster for voting rights

Lawmakers rebuff Facebook’s proposed internet rules

Appeals court: States can 'regulate' openly carrying guns

READ: 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Second Amendment rights

Across States, a Checkerboard of Gun Laws Reflects Partisan Tilt

Biden to meet with immigration advisers as delegation visits Texas facility

GOP congressmen who toured teen migrant facilities reveal what they saw: 'sleeping head to foot'

Zoom's pandemic profits exceeded $670 million. Its federal tax payment? Zilch

GOP lawmakers blast 'morally reprehensible' Democratic probe of House race

White House allows press into HHS immigration facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditions

'Saddened but not surprised': Boulder residents say shooting is a reminder of a new reality
Rachel Levine confirmed, becomes highest ranking openly transgender official

House Republicans downplay the military's extremism problem

The Biden administration, citing climate change, halted oil and gas lease sales in January. Now, what?

Colorado Democrats Consider Ban On Assault Weapons After Mass Shooting

Chuck Grassley demands update on criminal referrals on 'bogus' Kavanaugh allegations

Colorado baker who won Supreme Court battle calls gender transition cake case 'a trap'

Videos show ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among mob inside Capitol during January 6 riot

Warren presses Yellen to ramp up BlackRock oversight

Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law

Congress questions Texas officials about power grid failure

Asian Grandmother Who Smacked Her Attacker With A Board Donates Nearly $1 Million

Why Are Democrats Following Trump’s Post-Election Playbook?

Pentagon to house migrant children at two Texas bases

Ilhan Omar provides details of upcoming border visit

Biden urges schools to reopen, but teachers' union resistance continues

See inside the two types of border facilities for unaccompanied migrant minors

Democrats outspent the GOP on Spanish-language ads in 2020, but it came late
Migrants released from Rio Grande Valley without court dates

Alex Jones Still Sells Supplements On Amazon Despite Bans From Other Platforms

Cuomo family members received special priority for COVID-19 testing: report

White House to add AAPI liaison after Democrats threaten to block Biden nominees

Rob Bonta tapped by Gavin Newsom to be California's first Filipino attorney general

Gun Violence Deaths: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World

Fourteen hundred migrant children to be housed at San Diego Convention Center, officials say

Virginia governor signs legislation banning death penalty

Facebook removes accounts of 'China-based hackers' targeting Uighurs
3 graphics tell the story of mass shootings during the pandemic

EPA to review interference in science during the Trump administration

Iowa contested election presents a conundrum for Pelosi

Israel appears mired in deadlock as votes are tallied

Yellen: Treasury faces 'thorny questions' about restrictions on state tax cuts

Newsom picks Rob Bonta as AG of California

Equal Pay Day: Women paid less than men – it's worse for Black, Latina women, exacerbated by COVID-19

Democrats in U.S. Congress blast Postal Service revamp plan

Charlottesville mayor says city 'rapes you' and 'tells you to keep its secrets’

US, Europe, NATO close ranks to counter ‘aggressive’ China

Hundreds protest as LA prepares to clear homeless from park

Lawmaker who lost son in Aurora theater shooting discusses grief and gun laws in wake of Boulder rampage

Trump let OANN in the White House. Now it's Biden's problem.
New York state close to deal on legalizing recreational marijuana: Sources

Police detain man with guns in ATL-area grocery store

Scientists find 42 never-before-seen chemicals in pregnant women and their babies

Biden to unveil multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh next week
Major severe weather outbreak expected in South

U.S., Russia discuss how to avoid tensions in space

Lincoln Project unapologetic after viral misinformation costs GOP state senator his job

Senators to unveil bill banning permanent Capitol fence

'The first officer can't wait': How police strategy has evolved to combat mass shootings

Growing number of Southern Baptist women question roles
Army makes change in policy for new moms

Kristi Noem spokesman decries 'conservative cancel culture'

Biden’s closest Senate ally emerges as a shadow secretary of state

Supreme Court wary of curbing police efforts to prevent suicide
Marsha Blackburn calls to restore Trump immigration protocol: Biden has ‘broken the border’

Moncef Slaoui, former Operation Warp Speed science chief, fired by drugmaker GSK for sexual harassment

Top Amazon official swipes at Bernie Sanders over planned Alabama visit

Fidelity applies to launch a bitcoin ETF

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Official: Colorado shooting suspect prone to rage, delusions

Trump tried to get rid of this federal agency. Biden wants to wield it against systemic racism.

Colorado shooting investigation yet to uncover motive

Judge blocked Boulder assault weapon ban 10 days before supermarket shooting

NY probe on potential Cuomo impeachment could take months, state lawmaker says

Justice Department investigating prosecutor for '60 Minutes' interview about Capitol riot cases

Trump doesn’t want back on Twitter, even if he were invited

The terrifying hour as employees and shoppers hid when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a Colorado grocery store

Myanmar's junta frees hundreds of prisoners; silent strike in Yangon

Suspect charged with 10 counts of murder in Colorado shooting

Supreme Court to discuss case that could expand 2nd Amendment rights

Colorado lawmakers consider giving cities authority over gun laws

Ex-CEO Sues Parler Over 'Arrogant Theft,' Claims Site Was 'Hijacked'

Ex-NYPD officer said to have shaken tambourine during Capitol riot is charged

Israel election: Netanyahu falls short of majority amid vote count

Steyer polls the Newsom recall — offering himself as an alternative

The ‘disturbing influence’ of presidential news conferences

Trump Hotels dropped by luxury travel agency

Biden adviser clashes with MSNBC host: 'Clearly you have health insurance'

Asian-American hate online increased most during COVID

Biden's all quiet on the border. That might not last.

Myanmar protesters join 'silent strike' after soldiers kill 7-year-old girl in her father's arms

Clyburn: COVID relief bill will boost Dems in 2022 midterms - AP

‘I Have Never Seen the Asian American Community Galvanized Like This’

DeJoy Announces 10-Year Reorganization Of U.S. Postal Service

Sunny Hostin: People who 'insist' on owning assault rifles are not patriots

Duckworth backtracks after saying she’s done voting for Biden picks over lack of AAPI representation

Saudi official made death threat against UN's Khashoggi investigator: report

What we know about the shooting victims in Boulder, Colorado

No clear winner in Israeli election, signaling more deadlock

Colorado's tragic history of mass shootings from Columbine to King Soopers

Without Trump to kick around, GOP’s blue-state govs sink

BLM protesters trap customers inside grocery store

Hundreds Missing In Aftermath Of Fire At Rohingya Refugee Camp

Graham blasts 'Biden administration s---show' at border, demands president, VP 'get off your a--'

The Georgia GOP Is Begging Biden To Act On Battery Plant, While Dems Stay Silent - HP

First, they answered Trump's call to open their wallets. Then, they stormed the Capitol.

Kamala Harris, Bill Clinton to hold talk on pandemic's impact on women

The Filibuster Isn’t the Key to Bipartisanship. I Know This Firsthand.

Israel military hits ‘Hamas positions’ in Gaza

North Korea missiles: Biden says launch 'not provocation'

Terrified and uncertain, these families crossed mountains to escape Myanmar's deadly junta

Musk says Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin

‘Small’ crowd, including Trump supporters, greets Biden in Ohio: Report

What the White House 'Help is Here' tour needs to get a passing grade

Massive Container Ship Runs Aground in Suez Canal, Halting Traffic

Oil bounces back but recovery stunted by European lockdowns, U.S. stock build

How does this keep happening here? Colorado residents ask themselves after another mass shooting

‘India desires cordial relations’: Modi in letter to Pakistan PM

‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87

Suez Canal blocked after container ship gets stuck

Electric automakers must brace for rising battery materials costs, Goldman says

Coronavirus News and Updates:
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Brighter outlook for US as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

Facebook, Twitter must do more to stop COVID-19 anti-vaxxers, U.S. states say

US first to surpass 30 million infections; health officials concerned as cases stop falling despite vaccines: Live COVID-19 updates

Rapid COVID-19 tests work as well as quarantine for travel: research

Polling analysis: Can vaccine hesitancy be reduced by a president's encouragement?

FDA authorizes J&J partner to help with vaccine production

School survey shows ‘critical gaps’ for in-person learning

Lawmakers ask Biden to issue waiver to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for members of military

It's been 100 days since the first American was vaccinated. A lot has changed.

More than 40 states to meet or beat May 1 vaccine eligibility goal

U.S. COVID-19 cases top 30 million as states race to vaccinate

Biden bets on new testing strategy to help vanquish Covid-19

Pandemic isn't over, but there's hope — and confusion

Coronavirus: EU and UK try to end row with 'win-win' on vaccines

FEMA launches nationwide program to help people pay for COVID-19 funeral costs

Pandemic rages in Eastern Europe leaving hospitals struggling to cope

DeSantis erodes Florida’s Covid rules — and spring breakers go wild

Exclusive: India likely to delay COVAX vaccine supplies for March, April, says UNICEF
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Hong Kong halts Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, investigates packaging

Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID bill

As more states open vaccines to all, others lift masking restrictions; California to resume in-person prison visits: Live COVID-19 updates

India detects novel coronavirus variant

Damage from virus: Utility bills overwhelm some households

Many won't dine out even after second COVID dose

As some states open Covid-19 vaccines to all, many others are still weeks away. Here's a timeline.

St. Louis Pastors Encourage Black Congregations To Get Vaccinated

Georgia allows all adults to receive vaccine starting Thursday

Gov’t data show race, region disparities in school reopening

Capitalism and greed gave Britain its vaccine success, PM Johnson says

The COVID-19 Relief Package Expands The Affordable Care Act. It Doesn't Come Cheap

New Zealand Olympians to get early access to COVID-19 vaccine

California groups track face masks, gloves bound for ocean

India: Delhi orders Covid tests at airports as cases surge