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

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense Senate.

WATCH: Biden surveys damage of severe winter weather in Texas

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took…

AP report: Parliamentarian says COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress.

Biden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployed

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Those eligible include people who have turned down job offers because they believed the employers weren't providing sufficient protection from the coronavirus.

WATCH: Biden pushes his COVID-19 rescue plan to nation’s governors

By Associated Press

Addressing the National Governors Association Winter Meeting, Biden touted his progress on getting 500 million COVID vaccine shots into arms since he took office. And he urged the governors for bipartisan help moving forward.

Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to U.S.

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

Biden said keeping out immigrant labor was hurting the U.S. economy, not protecting it. The order was blocking tens of thousands of people, including the relatives of U.S. permanent residents, immigrant employees and visa lottery winners.

WATCH: Biden, Harris commemorate 50 million COVID-19 vaccine shots

By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

As part of the ceremony, four front-line workers — a pair of emergency medical technicians, a school counselor and a grocery store worker — received vaccine doses on live television.

WATCH: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing

By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his efforts to ensure “equity” in the government’s response to the pandemic.

Judge indefinitely bans enforcement of Biden’s 100-day deportation pause

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Biden proposed the 100-day pause on deportations during his campaign as part of a larger review of immigration enforcement and an attempt to reverse the priorities of former President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Biden to order a review of U.S. supply chains for vital goods

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals and critical minerals.