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Biden to address the nation after signing historic COVID relief bill into law

By Yamiche Alcindor

It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. On Thursday, days after Congress passed a $1.9 trillion aid bill with a party-line vote, President Biden signed the legislation into law. The president will…

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WATCH: Merrick Garland takes oath as U.S. Attorney General

By Associated Press

Garland will have to decide how to handle a special counsel investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, which shadowed Trump’s presidency for more than two years, and remains ongoing.

Gov. Cuomo groping allegation reported to police

By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

Several other women who worked for the governor in Albany or during his time in former President Bill Clinton’s Cabinet, and one who met him briefly at a wedding, have also accused Cuomo of inappropriate conduct.

House passes bill to expand background checks for gun sales

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The House passed two bills Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers and to allow an expanded 10-day review for gun purchases.

WATCH: Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nation

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.

New poll shows how Biden's approval ratings compare to Trump

By Laura Santhanam

Most Americans think Biden is handling the coronavirus pandemic far better than Trump, but he still has to prove himself on the economy.

Politics still drives how Americans feel about COVID response, one year in

By Laura Santhanam

How people think the country should approach the pandemic, and what it should prioritize, continues to fall along deep political lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

WATCH: Biden addresses the nation on COVID-19 anniversary

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

He is voicing optimism that the United States will edge toward a semblance of normalcy in the coming months, noting “there is hope and light of better days ahead if we all do our part.”…

WATCH: Newly confirmed AG Merrick Garland arrives at DOJ

By Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrived at the Department of Justice Thursday morning for his first official full day in office.

WATCH: Democrats push forward with Biden's health secretary pick

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate voted on Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary as Democrats muscled past Republican opposition using a new procedure put in place to avoid gridlock in the evenly divided Senate.