As The Hill’s Nathaniel Weixel and Brett Samuels write, Biden’s first prime-time speech will give him a chance to lean into his role as empathizer in chief, with more than 529,000 U.S. deaths since the start of the pandemic. However, the president will be able to offer up an optimistic message as the nation races to get vaccinated. Biden has pledged that every American will be able to receive a vaccine by the end of May.
“I’m going to . talk about what we’ve been through as a nation this past year, but more importantly I m going to talk about what comes next,” Biden said at an event with executives from Johnson & Johnson and Merck.
Shapleigh among Maine towns, cities to debate Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions
Other towns and cities are considering or have adopted similar resolutions, but gun safety advocates say they hold little weight. Author: Zach Blanchard (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:48 PM EST March 9, 2021 Updated: 11:48 PM EST March 9, 2021
SHAPLEIGH, Maine Shapleigh is the latest Maine town to debate the possibility of becoming a Second Amendment sanctuary.
The town s board of selectmen met Tuesday night to discuss the proposed resolution that sought to formally declare the town a gun safe community
According to local officials, the debate got heated on a private Facebook page among community members after the resolution was proposed at a previous meeting.
The Hill: House and Senate Democrats ironed out intraparty frictions to move quickly to hand Biden his first major legislative accomplishment and enact expanded unemployment and other emergency benefits before they expire on March 14.
The Hill and CNBC: A look at what s in the relief package, in addition to the big ticket items, such as the stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits.
Biden has said he will sign the American Rescue Plan Act right away, and he plans to deliver a prime time address on Thursday to mark one year since the first COVID-19 lockdown started as the virus began to spread across the United States.
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Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday,
525,035; Tuesday, 525,816.
Millions of fully vaccinated people can gather among themselves indoors without masks, but should wear face coverings and heed familiar COVID-19 precautions when out in public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday as part of updated guidance.
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Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported as of this mornin
g: 525,035.
As of this morning, 17.2 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 9.2 percent are fully vaccinated, according to the
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The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is on the verge of becoming law, pending action by the House and White House in the coming days, as health experts warn that the current level of cases in the U.S. is untenable and the nation races to vaccinate the masses.