Alana Wise
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President Biden is doubling his original COVID-19 vaccination goal to 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office.
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The move comes as a flood of migrants to the southern border has tested the Biden administration's handling of immigration issues.
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Julia Letlow won a special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant when her husband died. In another Louisiana district, Democrats Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson head to a runoff.
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The president said he would announce his next vaccination goal next week. "We need millions more to get vaccinated," Biden said.
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The San Antonio man faces several weapons charges after police recovered a rifle and ammunition from his vehicle.
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More than 4,000 unaccompanied minors are in U.S. custody at the border, straining Homeland Security capacity. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers "it will take time" to get under control.
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The For the People Act would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics. It is not expected to advance in the Senate.
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Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.
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President Biden moves his timeline up by two months while directing all 50 states and the District of Columbia to move school workers up in line for vaccinations, beginning next week.
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Some Democrats raised a longstanding debate over presidential vs congressional reach. The administration called the attacks proportionate and said it had briefed congressional leaders ahead of time.