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In return to stage, Trump stokes partisan divisions with speech at CPAC

Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity in a speech at a conservative political conference, even as he exacerbated its divisions and made clear he intended to remain a dominant force in the party.

A Supreme Court test for what’s left of the Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON — As Republican state lawmakers around the nation are working furiously to enact laws making it harder to vote, the Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear its most important election case in almost a decade, one that will determine what sort of judicial scrutiny those restrictions will face.

Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation

Many Republican lawmakers have criticized governors’ emergency restrictions since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Now that most legislatures are back in session, a new type of pushback is taking root: misinformation.

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.

A Supreme Court test for what’s left of the Voting Rights Act

Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

Biden hails House passage of $1.9 trillion virus bill, now to Senate

FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

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Biden hails House passage of $1.9 trillion virus bill, now to Senate

President Biden called on lawmakers to quickly approve his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package, which passed the House of Representatives early Saturday and now heads to the Senate.

FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

US clears Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 shot, adding a third vaccine option to the race against the virus.

Assessing claims in the coronavirus stimulus debate

Ahead of the vote on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, lawmakers have offered an array of misleading claims to promote their position on the bill. Here’s a fact check of some common talking points.

‘Blame Trump’ defense in Capitol riot looks like a long shot

Facing damning evidence in the deadly Capitol siege last month — including social media posts flaunting their actions — rioters are arguing in court they were following then-President Donald Trump's instructions on Jan. 6.

AP sources say investigators pinpoint suspect in officer’s riot death

Federal investigators probing the death of a US Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6 riot have zeroed in on a suspect seen on video appearing to spray a chemical substance on the officer before he later collapsed and died, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Biden agenda faces difficult test as stimulus measure heads to Senate

No Republicans voted for the measure in the House, and the road ahead in the Senate is far bumpier.

Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave US exposed to possible increase in outbreak

After a year of struggling to boost coronavirus testing, communities across the country are seeing plummeting demand and are shuttering testing sites or even trying to return supplies.

‘Orlando is awesome. It’s not as nice as Cancun’: Ted Cruz joked about his Mexico getaway during CPAC speech

Texas Senator Ted Cruz spoke on the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, poking fun at his highly criticized trip to Cancun last week while many of his constituents were without power or water. Cruz’s comments sparked another wave of anger and outrage across the Internet.