Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (1 Viewer)

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

Biden kicks off effort to reshape U.S. economy with infrastructure package
(Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call for a dramatic and permanent shift in the direction of the U.S. economy with a roughly $2 trillion package to invest in traditional projects like roads and bridges alongside tackling climate change and boosting human services like elder care.

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Here's What's In President Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal
Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans to tax business

Delta blasts Georgia voting law as 'unacceptable,' based on 'lie'

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dismisses corporate backlash over election law

Five of the oddest moments from Carlson-Gaetz interview

Texas Senate approves legislation banning most abortions, testing Roe v. Wade

2 Capitol Police officers sue Trump for physical and emotional injuries from riot

Russia escalates fighting in eastern Ukraine

Biden infrastructure plan could be big boost for blue-collar America

Trump calls Biden jobs plan 'massive giveaway to China,' says it will 'crush American workers'

Biden's infrastructure plan met with skepticism from some lawmakers

McConnell says Biden called him to discuss infrastructure plan

GOP's culture-war fixation on transgender athletes ensnares a rising party star

Here's How Democrats' Sweeping Voting Rights Law Would Work - NY Times

Cashier Says He Offered To Pay After Realizing Floyd's $20 Bill Was Fake

Documents detail wild alleged $25 million Gaetz extortion scheme | See the Docs

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart withdraws election challenge to six-vote congressional loss

Business world divided on whether to fight corporate tax hike in Biden’s infrastructure plan

McCarthy calls allegations against Gaetz 'serious,' plans to speak with him
EPA removes dozens of Trump-appointed advisers from two advisory panels

Biden expected to allow Trump-era guest worker pause to expire

Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws - NY Times

Before Biden even unveiled his infrastructure plan, Republicans lined up to take shots at the proposal

GOP swiftly dismisses Biden infrastructure proposal

With $100B internet plan, Biden commits to bring down ‘overpriced’ broadband bills

Trump attacks Biden over plan to raise corporate tax rate

Congress embarks on epic battle over Biden infrastructure plan

McConnell slams tax hikes in Biden infrastructure bill, signals he will oppose it
Kentucky's house passes bill limiting no-knock warrants
Russia: Navalny on hunger strike to protest prison treatment
Fact check: What the new Georgia elections law actually does

Trump 'moving forward' with plans to start social media platform: sources
Store cashier expresses `disbelief, guilt’ over George Floyd

Key Senate Republican slams Biden plan as 'wrong approach'

What we know: Rep. Matt Gaetz is under federal investigation, accused of having sex with a minor

Biden gets high approval on top issues — but warning signs, too.

Man given 27 years after coercing underage victims to send hundreds of sexually-explicit images

‘Game on’ for lobbying infrastructure bill
Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in

Jill Biden's return to the classroom: "I want students to see me as their English teacher"

Ransomware tops U.S. cyber priorities, Homeland secretary says
Blinken reaffirms Trump-era ruling on Hong Kong autonomy
Virginia governor approves bill aimed at preventing voter suppression and discrimination in elections

State Republican AGs sue Biden administration over relief bill

Biden wants to give the nation hope. But a jump in Covid cases is complicating things.
Witness breaks down while watching body camera footage of George Floyd's arrest

McCarthy paints Iowa election dispute as Democratic hypocrisy
Biden to hold first Cabinet meeting amid infrastructure push

Dissidents shudder at China's attempt to challenge US concept of human rights

Swalwell on Republicans he believes caused Capitol riot: 'I don't want to look at them'

Minneapolis cashier describes guilt over taking fake $20 bill that triggered Floyd arrest

What a corporate tax hike could mean for Americans
Analyst pleads to leaking secrets about drone program

Texas court to review woman's sentence for illegal voting conviction

White House official says U.S. review of North Korea policy in 'final stages'

Facebook removes video interview with Trump, citing his ban from the platform
AP interview: EPA head committed to ‘scientific integrity’

Whistleblower says FDA minimized safety risks at Merck vaccine plant
Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician

Newsom recall effort is sparked by 'ordinary people,' not Republican 'power grab': Arnold Schwarzenegger

New York's pot legalization adds urgency to U.S. reform calls
Reversing Trump, Pentagon to release new transgender policy

Biden admin invests $50M in HealthCare.gov ad campaign

Ivanka Trump's flagship policy program slammed by government auditors

Tucker Carlson: Matt Gaetz sexual allegation interview 'one of weirdest' he's done

House Democrats ask Biden to take executive action on concealable assault-style firearms
After backlash, Delta CEO says Ga. voting law ‘unacceptable’

McCarthy releases fundraising numbers in effort for GOP to win back House

Italy Expels 2 Russian Embassy Officials, Arrests Navy Captain On Spying Charges
US on track to encounter record 2 million migrants on the southern border, government estimates show
Why Sen. Duckworth reached a 'trigger point' with WH over AAPI representation

Climate activists on Biden infrastructure plan: Go bigger
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

Asian Americans are least likely to report hate incidents, new research shows

Delta to start selling middle seats again for first time in a year

Some Democrats trying to stop Iowa, New Hampshire from voting first in 2024

Pressure for hedge fund scrutiny builds as Yellen leads her first U.S. financial stability meeting

POLITICO Playbook PM: Poll: Tailored gun control laws have big bipartisan support

Maine GOP officials form caucus after party voted down censure of Susan Collins

Washington state Senate passes legislation to ban private, for-profit prisons
Biden administration quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians
Iowa Democrat announces decision to withdraw effort to contest House race

Biden to hold first Cabinet meeting Thursday

Microsoft wins $21.9 billion contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets

Some taxpayers are still waiting on the IRS to finish 2019

Man who killed his mom arrested in NYC attack on 65-year-old Asian woman
Video shows vicious attack of Asian American woman in NYC

North Carolina House passes bill to limit governor's emergency powers

Kamala Harris has gone 7 days since being tapped for border crisis role without a press conference

Biden's next big push: Massive infrastructure plan, proposed tax hikes to pay for it
AP-NORC poll: Biden bolstered by strong marks on pandemic
The cost of speaking up against China

Texans quarterback accusers' lawsuits mount to 21

Big tech lifts equities as Biden rebuilding plan in focus
DHS to propose 'cyber response and recovery fund' for state and local governments

DHS chief lays out actions to strengthen cybersecurity in wake of major hacks

Jen Shah, 'Real Housewives' star charged with fraud, was questioned on how she made her money prior to arrest

Republicans want Democrats to stop probing Iowa race, but don't talk as much about similar Illinois challenge

G7 trade ministers agree to develop collective action on 'harmful industrial subsidies'

SEC opens investigation into Bill Hwang after Archegos meltdown: Bloomberg News
Ball in their court: Justices take on NCAA restrictions

Investigator boards ship at start of probe into Suez Canal blockage

NY lawmakers near $2.1B deal that provides jobless benefits to illegal immigrants, ex-inmates
The Menendez brothers are back in the zeitgeist thanks to TikTok: Reporter’s notebook
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Court voids Trump campaign's non-disclosure agreement

U.S. defense official notes "concerning" buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine

GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship

Chauvin's defense attempts to portray bystanders as angry mob that diverted officers' attention

Hunter Biden says he wouldn’t repeat work for Ukrainian firm

Rep. Gaetz denies sexual relationship with underage girl amid reports of DOJ probe

Gaetz names former DOJ official he says tried to extort his family for $25M

Biden expected to end Trump ban on temporary foreign workers
Republicans press ahead with voting restrictions in key states, even as legal fights mount over new Georgia law

Capitol Conspiracy Cases Show Plans For Violence, Not Necessarily For Breach

Biden decides to shelve Warren’s wealth tax

'Do not argue with the court': Chauvin trial judge warns witness in tense exchange

Key takeaways from Day 2 of Derek Chauvin trial

Sen. Kennedy rips WHO Director-General: 'He is a fawning, obsequious suck up to the Communist party of China'
14 GOP-led states file long-shot bid with SCOTUS to defend Trump-era 'public charge' rule

Democrats torn on Biden's bipartisan pledge

John Durham issuing subpoenas and interviewing witnesses: Report

Firefighter blocked from helping Floyd returns to stand

Migrant caravan of hundreds of Hondurans departs for United States

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz reportedly under DOJ investigation for possible sex trafficking of 17-year-old; he says he’s being extorted

Biden's infrastructure plan estimated to cost $2 trillion over 8 years

Missouri voters passed Medicaid expansion. Now state Republicans may not pay for it.
Swiss ambassador to US allegedly assaulted in Washington residence

More potential Biden hires penalized for marijuana use

Iranian hackers targeting US, Israeli medical researchers: analysis

G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

Sen. Ron Johnson: Biden border policies facilitating business of the 'most evil people on the planet'

Man charged with organizing smuggling operation in deadly crash near US-Mexico border

N.Y. Lawmakers Legalize Pot, Hoping To Avoid Racial Pitfalls Of Decriminalization

U.S. Vice President Harris, Guatemala's Giammattei discuss immigration -White House
Matt Gaetz has zero interest in being in Congress

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

Wall Street frenzy over shell companies draws attention of SEC

China commits ‘genocide’ against Uighurs: State Department report

Man convicted of killing NYPD officer assigned to panel tasked with reforming NY police

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Heads To Australia As Fox News Faces Headwinds

Biden keeps Trump's National Space Council

Satellite image shows renewed activity at North Korean nuclear lab

Biden selects diverse raft of judicial nominees

Russia suspected of massive State Dept. email hack: report
Children among the dead and injured in Myanmar military airstrikes, say activists

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

Inside a Border Patrol migrant holding facility at 16 times its capacity

Myanmar protesters hold vigils as U.S. orders non-essential staff to leave

The one way Biden has broken with Democrats

Judge rules Trump campaign's nondisclosure agreement is invalid

VP Harris thanks Guatemalan President Giammattei after his crackdown on migrants, doesn't visit border

Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks in east

Extremism discussions a 'first step' as Pentagon wary of policy changes
Biden's infrastructure plan is no joke

‘Bums’: Chauvin defence questions witness’s anti-cop comments

Stimulus checks sent to Social Security recipients

Italian Mob Fugitive Caught In Caribbean After Posting Cooking Videos Online

'Major is still adjusting': New White House trouble hounds Biden's dog

New York Senate passes bill to legalize recreational marijuana
‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote may spark more union pushes

Fort Bliss overflow site receiving 500 unaccompanied minors amid border surge

Asian shares defensive, set for monthly loss on bond rout

Brazil: Military Chiefs Replaced Amid Major Reshuffle Of Bolsonaro Government
Prosecutors correct infamous detail of George Floyd's death

Texas considers allowing second medical opinion before state can take custody of a child

Australia to build guided missiles to boost defense capacity

Google Maps to start showing eco-friendly routes

GOP lawmakers ask Mayorkas for documents on warnings from DHS to Biden on immigration

Oil prices gain on expectations OPEC+ will keep lid on output
Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

Remote Work Is Leading To More Gender And Racial Harassment, Say Tech Workers

175 patients of former gynecologist have signed on to lawsuit against Columbia University, attorney says

Facebook to curb hate speech as Indian states go to polls

TX Rangers save 6-month-old baby tossed from raft

Brood X is coming: Billions of cicadas set to swarm parts of 15 states, DC in just a few weeks

UK economy grew by stronger-than-expected 1.3% in fourth-quarter

Coronavirus News and Updates:
Updated today at 4:52 PM CDT

Coronavirus surge could be worse than the last for the Americas: PAHO
COVID pushed total US deaths beyond 3.3M last year
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
New documents show Trump officials' 'haphazard and ineffective' approach to procuring PPE at start of pandemic
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12-15

COVID cases rise nationwide as doctors fear a fourth wave

What happens after one dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine?
GOP governors ignore Biden’s latest plea on mask mandates

Covid was third-leading cause of death in U.S. last year

Biden faces the challenge of highlighting progress without relaxing restrictions

Rand Paul mocks Fauci over advocacy of mask use after vaccination

Washington state to open first federal vaccination site

Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long-Haulers
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports

Judge says Cuomo's prison COVID-19 vaccine policies were "arbitrary and capricious"

Federal watchdog calls for centralized Covid-19 data website
With older Americans largely vaccinated, more new COVID-19 cases among younger adults
France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges

India Reports Its Highest Daily Number Of COVID-19 Deaths So Far This Year
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down mask mandate

Federal Program To Bring Vaccine To Nursing Homes Missed Around Half Of Staff

Macron orders COVID-19 lockdown across all of France, closes schools
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Study suggests vaccines likely effective against COVID-19 variants

COVID cases rise nationwide as doctors fear a fourth wave

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines 90 percent effective in 'real-world' study, CDC says

COVID-19 pushes Lloyd's of London to $1.2 billion loss in 2020
Dangerous Covid variant wreaks havoc in Europe. Experts fear US is next
The Latest: Wyoming governor sticks with ending mask mandate

Biden grants Michigan’s Whitmer 66K more vaccine doses, in seeming shift from population-based US plan: report

Five takeaways from the WHO's report on the origins of the pandemic

Vaccines are working. The latest surge in Covid cases proves that

Biden faces first Covid surge as allies brush off warnings

If we reach herd immunity, it's easy to lose it. Here's why

T cells induced by COVID-19 infection respond to new virus variants: U.S. study

Should Masking Last Beyond The Pandemic? Flu And Colds Are Down, Spurring A Debate

Beyond the pandemic: London tourism braces for slow recovery

Biden's Covid adviser to governors: You're 'playing with fire'

In mutant variants, has the coronavirus shown its best tricks?

Paris mayor calls for schools to be closed to rein in COVID-19

Covid: Australia falls 85% short of vaccine delivery goal

Olympics: Australia confident of athlete vaccinations before Tokyo