- Latest bipartisan gang tries to save Senate from itself (Politico) – It’s no accident that 10 GOP senators are in the group: That’s the number needed to break a filibuster.
- Ron DeSantis Is Very Pleased With Himself (Politico) – The much-criticized and combative Florida governor has survived the Covid pandemic and Donald Trump. And that makes him unique in the GOP.
- Biden, Harris to meet with AAPI leaders in Georgia following deadly spa shootings (ABC News) – The original plans to talk about COVID-19 relief were scrapped after a shooting spree in the Atlanta area Tuesday night killed eight people, the majority of whom were women of Asian descent.
- US and China trade barbs after Blinken warns of need to respect global order or face a ‘more violent world’ (CNN) – By evening, the Chinese had accused the US delegation of being “condescending” in its tone, while a US official said the representatives from Beijing seemed “intent on grandstanding.”
- House Passes 2 Bills Aimed At Overhauling The Immigration System (NPR) – The American Dream and Promise Act, which previously passed in the House in 2019, would create a process for “DREAMers” and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would establish a system for agricultural workers to earn temporary status with an eventual option to become a permanent resident.
- Biden administration eyes mid-May to begin relaxing Covid travel restrictions, sources say (CNBC) – The relaxation of restrictions would involve travel across the Mexican and Canadian borders and on inbound travel from the U.K., Europe and Brazil, two sources told CNBC.
- A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset (Slate) – He helped Putin manipulate the U.S. election in 2020, as he did in 2016.
- ‘Get a tall oak tree’: Rep. Chip Roy of Texas defends apparent pro-lynching remarks (NBC News) – Alternate headline: Rep Roy defends the indefensible. The largest mass lynching in US history was against Chinese immigrants – the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles.
- Biden will send Mexico surplus vaccine, as U.S. seeks help on immigration enforcement (Washington Post) – The United States made clear it sought help from Mexico in managing a record influx of Central American teenagers and children. Mexico pledged to take back more Central American families “expelled” under a U.S. emergency health order.
- Biden administration celebrates 100 million COVID-19 vaccine dose milestone (Deseret News) – The White House is also finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines — not yet approved in the U.S. — to Canada and Mexico.
