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WATCH: Biden rallies Democrats as GOP pushes him toward 1st veto of his presidency

By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Biden will meet with congressional Democrats starting Wednesday in back-to-back private sessions as their party confronts the limits of its power in a newly divided Washington with its once sweeping agenda now effectively stalled.

WATCH: Biden, Secretary Mayorkas mark 20th anniversary of Department of Homeland Security

By News Desk

The Department of Homeland Security was created 20 years ago in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and hundreds of employees from across the department gathered Wednesday to mark the anniversary.

WATCH: Biden nominates Julie Su to serve as secretary of labor

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California's labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies late last year, working to avert an economically debilitating strike.

Biden to nominate Julie Su as the next U.S. labor secretary

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary. She would replace the departing incumbent, former Boston mayor Marty Walsh.

WATCH: Biden says ‘history matters’ at White House reception celebrating Black History Month

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden says “history matters, and Black history matters,” a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida blocked a new advanced course on African American studies from being taught in its high schools.

WATCH: White House announces task force to crack down on migrant child labor

By Associated Press

The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S.

News Wrap: 54 dead as heavy rain devastates coastal areas in Brazil

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from heavy rain in Brazil that devastated coastal areas has risen to 54, parts of California saw blizzard and flood warnings as a storm intensified across the western U.S., the Federal Reserve’s…

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U.S. commits $2 billion in drones, ammunition, aid on anniversary of war in Ukraine

The Pentagon is announcing a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine. It's marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into…

Here’s how much aid the U.S. has sent to Ukraine

By Jonathan Masters, Will Merrow, Council on Foreign Relations

The historic sums are helping a broad set of Ukrainian people and institutions, including refugees, law enforcement, and independent radio broadcasters, though most of the aid has been military-related.

China’s global influence worries many in the U.S., says AP-NORC poll

By Josh Boak, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

A new poll shows that just 40 percent of U.S. adults approve of how President Joe Biden is handling relations with China, and a majority of them are anxious about Beijing's global influence.