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US President Joe Biden (C), with Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Attorney General Merrick Garland, arrives to speak about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2021. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

'It Has To Stop': Biden Takes Initial Action On Guns, Calls On Congress To Do More

President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30: CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky speaks to the press after visiting the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Walensky recently said she had a sense of "impending doom" as the rate of coronavirus infection has recently been rising across the U.S. (Photo by Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

CDC Director Declares Racism A 'Serious Public Health Threat'

"The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said.

Cemetery workers wearing protective gear carry the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 to a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The city of Sao Paulo started on Wednesday the digging of 600 additional graves every day in its municipal cemeteries. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil Top Court Orders Probe Of Bolsonaro's Pandemic Steps

Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus while arguing that the economic and emotional impacts of shutdowns would harm more Brazilians than the pandemic.

WASHINGTON DC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES - 2021/01/06: Rioters clash with police trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used batons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Man Indicted For Attacking Officer With Skateboard During U.S. Capitol Riot

Federal investigators continue to make arrests into the insurrection at the Capitol months after the siege.

A crowd of people listens during a voter rights rally on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. The rally was held as part of the 2021 Missouri Voting Right Lobby Day.

Missouri's Long Fight Over Voting Rules Is Now Part Of A Larger National Battle

The state's Republican-led House approved a bill that would impose strict photo ID and other requirements on voting. The measure reflects a deep partisan divide over access to the polls.

Republican Representative Claudia Tenney could see her 22nd Congressional District undergo a major remapping by the Democrats who control New York's state government. (Robert Lane/WSKG)

Oneida County, FEDS Negotiate Over Voter Disenfranchisement, Congresswoman Calls It A Shakedown

The Oneida County Attorney says the county and DOJ’s goals are the same, to ensure the rights of voters are protected.

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Why So Many Asian Americans Are Learning Remotely

Multigenerational households and anti-Asian bullying may play a role.

Here's What You Should Know About Biden's New Rules For Fetal Tissue Research

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is reversing restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in medical research implemented under former President Trump.

FILE - In this April 7, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the American Jobs Plan in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Can Biden Join FDR And LBJ In The Democratic Party's Pantheon?

The sheer scale of the Biden agenda finds an analog in the early achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. But which of those offers the better insight into what's happening now?

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