Biden’s next pandemic challenge: Getting Americans to accept the virus

Biden’s next pandemic challenge: Getting Americans to accept the virus-politico:  President Joe Biden’s first 100 days saw real gains against the pandemic, but the next 100 days — and the 100 days after that — will determine how well Covid-19 is contained.

President Biden’s Speech Before Congress

President Biden’s Speech Before Congress-politico:  President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session Congress was the most ambitious ideological statement made by any Democratic president in decades—couched in language that made it sound as if he wasn’t making an ideological argument at all.

'Part of the fabric': Democrats say Biden's sweeping changes will be hard to undo

'Part of the fabric': Democrats say Biden's sweeping changes will be hard to undo-politico:  President Joe Biden is taking more steps to expand the government’s role in public life than any U.S. leader since Lyndon B. Johnson — and, unlike LBJ, he’s doing it with the slimmest of ruling majorities.

Census surprise: Texas gains only 2 seats as shift to Sun Belt slows

Census surprise: Texas gains only 2 seats as shift to Sun Belt slows-politico:  The Census Bureau released long-delayed reapportionment numbers that reshuffle the 435 congressional districts among the 50 states for the next decade, locking in additional clout for the Sun Belt and siphoning away power from the Rust Belt.

17 senators ask Biden to push for Medicare expansion

17 senators ask Biden to push for Medicare expansion-politico:  A group of 17 senators sent a letter Sunday to President Joe Biden urging him to attempt to expand Medicare as part of his American Families Plan.

Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill

Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill-politico:  The Senate on Thursday passed an anti-hate crimes bill aimed at addressing a surge in attacks on Asian Americans amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Biden’s climate plan faces global skepticism

Biden’s climate plan faces global skepticism-politico:  The U.S. government finds itself in an unfamiliar position midway through President Joe Biden’s global climate summit: struggling to deploy the moral authority and financial heft needed to assume global leadership.