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Biden to Floyd family after verdict: 'We're all so relieved'

Biden to Floyd family after verdict: 'We're all so relieved'

Before the verdict was announced in Minneapolis, President Joe Biden said he was “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Later he told the family of George Floyd in a phone call, “We're all so relieved.”
by The Associated Press

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After a disrupted census, Congress tries again to extend deadlines for results

After a disrupted census, Congress tries again to extend deadlines for results

The 2020 census results are months overdue after COVID-19 upended the national count. Efforts to extend reporting deadlines stalled last year after Trump officials decided to cut short counting.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Biden praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial

Biden praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial

President Joe Biden says he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and that he believes the case to be “overwhelming.” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he was only weighing in on the trial into the death of George Floyd because the jury in the case had been sequestered.
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Long after the loss, Mondale's liberal legacy still relevant

Long after the loss, Mondale's liberal legacy still relevant

As a young senator, he co-wrote the Fair Housing Act of 1968, a pillar of federal civil rights legislation. Under President Jimmy Carter, he became the first vice president to regularly advise the president. He also named a woman as his running mate, a first for a major presidential ticket.
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State Department to issue travel warnings amid 'unprecedented' COVID-19 risks

State Department to issue travel warnings amid 'unprecedented' COVID-19 risks

The department says the new advisories will "better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80 percent of countries around the globe.
by Vanessa Romo

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Looming Chauvin verdict will test Biden's leadership on race

Looming Chauvin verdict will test Biden's leadership on race

The president prioritizes racial justice while also acting as an ally of law enforcement, and the trial's end could be the first significant flashpoint over race and policing in Biden's presidency.
by Juana Summers

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Stuck at 435 representatives? Why the U.S. House hasn't grown with census counts

Stuck at 435 representatives? Why the U.S. House hasn't grown with census counts

A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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