- ‘We all lost something’: Biden honors Covid victims, accelerates vaccine timeline (Politico) – As part of an address to the nation, the president announced the directive with the goal of getting the U.S. closer to normal by July 4.
- 7 takeaways from Joe Biden’s prime-time Covid-19 speech (CNN) – In the most remarkable moment of the night, the President of the United States stared into the camera lens and told the American people, “I need you.” Then he said it again: “I need you.”
- New York state assembly taking ‘first step’ to impeaching Cuomo (Fox News) – The news comes as the state filed a police report on an alleged incident involving potential criminal conduct.
- Trump, estranged from Presidents Club, excluded from predecessors’ PSA (CNN) – Trump expressed little interest in joining his predecessors to promote the vaccine, and the team that organized the PSA did not view it as likely that the 45th president would participate.
- Biden denounces hate, violence against Asian Americans: ‘It must stop’ (The Hill) – “It’s wrong. It’s un-American. And it must stop,” Biden said.
- DOJ seeks to build large conspiracy case against Oath Keepers for Jan. 6 riot (Washington Post) – In the wake of the short-lived insurrection, the Oath Keepers is the most high-profile self-styled militia group in the country.
- ‘The mess we inherited’: Biden leans heavily on Trump’s ‘Warp Speed’ but won’t give credit (ABC News) – “I don’t think anyone deserves credit when half a million people in the country have died of this pandemic,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
- House Passes Gun Control Bills to Strengthen Background Checks (New York Times) – The legislation has broad support among voters, but is expected to join a growing list of progressive priorities languishing in the Senate amid Republican opposition.
- Can Democrats Still Count on the Grass-Roots? (New York Times) – An internal study by Democratic consultants found that some small-dollar donors plan to cut back on giving.
