The Lead with Jake Tapper

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FBI Director calls Capitol attack “domestic terrorism”; Mississippi and Texas to lift mask mandates, fully reopen in defiance of dire CDC warnings “we aren’t out of the woods yet”; Biden gives update on Covid vaccine effort; Inside look as Chicago schools reopen after nearly a year; NYT: Third woman accuses Gov. Cuomo of unwanted advances; Mar 02, 2021

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FBI Director rejects GOP conspiracy theories, says no proof antifa or fake Trump supporters involved in Capitol attack; Wray: Report warning of Jan 6th violence was sent to law enforcement agencies in 3 different ways; Biden: Merck will help J&J manufacture one-shot vaccine; Biden: We’re now on track to have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May; Biden: Prioritizing efforts to vaccinate K-12 educators by the end of March; Schools plan reopenings across U.S. still far from Biden’s goal of full return; Source: NY State lawmakers moving to repeal Cuomo’s expanded executive Covid powers;

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Third life-saving vaccine on its way to Americans as CDC director gives stark warning about cases & deaths; Trump hints at 2024 presidential run after his 2020 loss; Second Gov. Cuomo accuser: he “has refused to acknowledge or take responsibility” for his actions; DHS secy: Trump admin gutted the U.S. immigration system; Mar 01, 2021

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U.S. begins distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; First trucks carrying J&J vaccine arriving at UPS shipping facility this afternoon; CA lawmakers agree on plan to get kids back into classrooms; CDC director “deeply concerned” promising trajectory of pandemic could shift; CDC director: “we are not out of the woods yet”; WH: distribution of J&J vaccine “should be even” across communities;

Donald Trump’s niece on the ex-president & his influence; Mary Trump says she thinks Donald Trump will at least “pretend” to run for president again; Trump vows revenge on republicans who voted to impeach; Mary Trump: GOP refused to take “off ramp” on Trump; Mary Trump: Donald Trump is the republican party; Trump tax returns in hands of Manhattan district attorney;

NY attorney general to appoint independent investigator into sexual harassment claims against Gov. Cuomo; NY Attorney general: finings from Gov Cuomo probe will be released in public report; Gov. Cuomo hires high-powered attorney for nursing home scandal; NY mayor: the governor issued a “total non-apology”; NY mayor: the governor treated sexual harassment as some kind of laughing matter; NY Mayor: “I cringed” when I heard the allegations; Second Gov,. Cuomo accuser “understood” he wanted to sleep with her and “felt horribly uncomfortable and scared”; NYC mayor: I don’t see how anyone can function as a governor;

DHS secy calls situation at border a “challenge”, not “crisis”; Biden admin: immigrants from central America “need to wait” before trying to come to U.S.; DHS secy: families separated at border could b reunited in U.S.; WH: to personally help negotiate $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill with senate; Biden admin defends decision to not punish Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi murder despite U.S. intel report;

Trump faces five separate investigations in NY, GA & DC; Right now: Trump’s taxes in the hands of New York prosecutor; Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal probe into Trump’s attempt to influence election; Georgia GOP secretary of State investigates Trump’s attempts to overturn election; DC prosecutor launches investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 capitol attack;

Former French president sentenced in corruption case; Rising opera star loses battle with COVID-19 at age 38;

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U.S. announces sanctions for Saudis involved in Khashoggi murder, except Crown Prince; Senate ruling: $15 minimum wage can’t be included in bill; WH faces backlash from Dems after Biden ordered Syria strikes without Congressional approval; CPAC’s conservative stars continue to idolize Trump; Supreme Court considers case of Army reserve vet who says military “burn pit” in Iraq made him sick; Feb 26, 2021

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U.S. Intel Report: Saudi Crown Prince approved operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi; U.S. Intel Report: Saudi crown price viewed Khashoggi as a threat and supported using violence to silence him; U.S. publicly asserts Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi murder, but imposes no penalties to him; Tonight: House votes on Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill; Senate ruling on minimum wage hike provokes progressive anger; Several GOP lawmakers claim they can’t attend votes due to “public health emergency;” They’re scheduled to be at CPAC; Soon: FDA cmte to vote on Johnson & Johnson vaccine, could be in arms as soon as next week if approved; U.S. carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias; First military action of Biden presidency; Soon: Biden to speak as Texas recovers from power & water crisis; Biden visits emergency crews & volunteers in Texas after winter storm left millions without power, water; Trump plans to resurrect false claims in CPAC speech; GOP Presidential hopefuls overshadowed by Trump; McConnell would “absolutely” support Trump as 2024 nominee; CPAC spotlight on cancel culture, religious freedom, the big lie, and downplaying insurrection; Comedian Jon Stewart: U.S. has endless funds to wage war, but no funds for the consequences; Remembering 65-year-old Richard Garrett;

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Lawmakers frustrated by lack of answers from top officials responsible for protecting Capitol; Trump planning political comeback, mulling presidential run; Biden marks 50M vaccines administered since he took office; New highly-contagious variants found in New York and California; New push to unseat CA Gov. Gavin Newsom; Feb 25, 2021

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One year ago, Trump team said Covid & terrorism wouldn’t hit U.S.; Capitol Police Chief says emergency protocols weren’t followed, officers overwhelmed; Law enforcement officials continue to blame lack of intelligence for failing to prepare; New fractures emerge in GOP over Trump’s political future; Source: Trump’s CPAC speech will be his resurgence into politics; GOP Rep Greene attacks Dem colleague’s transgender child; Researchers: New variant in New York City & Northeast carries mutations that could evade immune response; 6.6% of U.S. population now fully vaccinated; Covid cases, hospitalizations & deaths all trending down; Does one small town have the recipe for returning to class?; Ohio school safely reopens with mask wearing, teacher vaccinations and just 3-foot social distancing; Superintendent to schools reluctant to reopen: Call me; NYC kids back in person today, OH starts Monday, CA still has no timeline; Tomorrow: House to vote on Biden’s $1.9T stimulus plan; Unclear if Covid bill will include $15 minimum wage; WH fighting for budget nominee Tanden but confirmation hangs by a thread; Trump’s tax returns turned over by NY District Attorney; Cuomo’s Fmr Secretary denies cover-up in nursing home deaths despite top Cuomo aide admitting data delay; NY Governor Cuomo denies sexual harassment allegations made by former aide; Recall effort: 1.8M unverified signatures collected to unseat Gov. after year of shutdowns, schools not open; Remembering 70-year-old Bertha Pretlow Brown;

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U.S. closer to first single-dose vaccine after Johnson & Johnson version clears major FDA hurdle; Dem divide on Biden OMB nominee, push for $15 minimum wage; Sheriff: Woods’ survival from crash “nothing short of a miracle”; First interview with Biden’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Feb 24, 2021

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Promising signs in pandemic: vaccine progress, cases and hospitalizations down, deaths slow in new estimate; WH: 3-4 million doses of J&J vaccine to go out next week if FDA grants emergency use; Moderna testing vaccine boosters to combat South Africa variant; WH: J&J’s production problems were “disappointing,” drug maker to now deliver 100m doses by summer; FDA: Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 85% effective against severe illness, meets requirements for emergency use; WH says it is “fighting” for Neera Tanden’s OMB nomination; Key hearings on OMB nominee Neera Tanden unexpectedly postponed, signaling White House may pull nomination; Rep. McCarthy refuses to say if Trump should be probed by 9/11-style commission; GOP rep slams GOP Sen for pushing Capitol attack conspiracy theory; Trump ally investigations continue with Don Jr. deposed, Bannon financial records subpoenaed; Woods “aware, responsive & recovering” after extensive emergency surgery on right leg; Microwave attack victim: “I rather would’ve been shot”; CIA director Burns: extraordinarily high priority to get to the bottom of attacks; Biden’s V.A. Secy admits the department “faces great challenges”

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Sheriff: Tiger Woods in car crash, removed by “jaws of life”; Ex-Capitol Police Chief: “Criminals came prepared for war”; Officials say they didn’t see intelligence warning of attack; Biden’s nominees face tough questions in Senate hearings; Trump one year ago today: We have Covid-19 “very much under control in this country”; Feb 23, 2021

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Tiger Woods injured after car flipped in single-car crash; Golf Digest: Tiger Woods suffered multiple leg injuries, in surgery following accident; Sheriff: Tiger Woods’ vehicle crossed onto wrong side of road before crash; White House: States to now get 14.5M vaccine doses per week; Vaccine makers pledge to deliver 240 million doses by end of March, even more by summer; Johnson & Johnson vows to deliver 4M vaccine doses as soon as FDA grants emergency authorization; Drug makers consider vaccine boosters to help combat highly-contagious variants;

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U.S. passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths; Biden’s AG pick Merrick Garland testifying on Capitol Hill; Supreme Court allows release of Trump tac returns to NY prosecutors; Feb 22, 2021

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Garland: I will be a lawyer for the people, not the president; Garland chokes up as he speaks of immigrant family and his desire to pay back the U.S. by serving as Atty General; Garland: will pursue “ring leaders” involved in Capitol attack; Garland: have not discussed Hunter Biden case with president; Garland: I don’t see why Durham should not continue in role investigating origins of Trump-Russia probe;

Sources: NY prosecutor expected to have access to Trump tax records within next few days; Trump responds to Supreme Court ruling: court “never should have let this fishing expedition happen”; Trump’s tax records won’t be released publicly for now, subject to grand jury secrecy rules;

Dr. Fauci: U.S. to make up for severe weather delays in vaccine distribution by mid-week; 75M vaccines distributed, less than 6% of U.S. vaccinated; CDC study: educators play key role in COVID-19 transmission at schools; CDC: educators among COVID cases in eight of nine clusters in Atlanta study;

Biden’s COVID relief proposal and pick for budget director face uphill battles; Video capture plane engine on fire, debris falling; Boeing recommends grounding some 777 planes after engine failure;

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Biden visits Pfizer manufacturing site amid vaccine delays; Biden: “I believe we’ll be approaching normalcy by the end of this year… but I can’t make that commitment to you”; Power grid operator urges Texans to conserve energy despite end to electricity emergency; Israel study: Covid infections plummeted 85% after first dose of Pfizer vaccine, Canada researchers find 90% drop; Thorny political issues hang over Garland’s confirmation hearing; Feb 19, 2021

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WH: Backlog of 6 million vaccine doses due to weather; Biden defends Covid aid plan, says “I’m open” to GOP’s suggestions on cutting costs responsibly; 5% of U.S. population fully vaccinated; Experts estimate 70-85% needed for herd immunity; Officials: Have to work “double time” to make up for vaccine delays; Biden says teachers should be a vaccine priority; CDC says it’s not a requirement for reopening schools; Texas hit by water, food shortages after days without power; Abilene, TX fire Chief: Elderly couple reluctant to leave their freezing home later found dead; Frozen fire hydrants slowed crews battling apartment fire; Sewage seeped into Texas city after water treatment plant knocked offline; Texas governor calls on execs of power grid operator to resign; About half of Texas’ population under boil water advisory; Biden’s pushes to unravel Trump foreign agenda; Biden WH willing to sit down for nuclear talks with Iran; U.S. rejoins Paris climate deal after exiting under Trump; Biden to world leaders: U.S. will “earn back” leadership position; Dem Senator Manchin to oppose Biden pick for budget office; Sen. Graham heads to Florida to meet with Trump this weekend; Sen. Graham heads to Mar A Lago to play peacemaker, as McConnell-Trump feud rages within GOP; Sen. Thune defends Republicans who voted to convict Trump; CDC Dir: Schools can open despite community spread if masks, social distancing, other protections are in place; Manhattan D.A. investigating possible fraud claims by former Pres. Trump; GOP Sens demand Garland commit to investigating Gov. Cuomo; Garland’s opening statement to focus on independent Justice Department;

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Millions of Texans still without the basics: Heat, water, power; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz jets to Cancun as Texans struggle to survive; Biden White House unveils sweeping immigration bill; CDC: U.S. life expectancy dropped a full year in first half of 2020; U.S. accuses China of genocide of Uyghur Muslims; Feb 18, 2021

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At least 42 deaths amid winter freeze expected to continue for days; Winter storms cripple fragile vaccine distribution; 400K without power, 13.5M facing water issues in Texas; Mayor: 40,000 without power in Houston, down from 1.3 million; CDC: Life expectancy for black Americans dropped a staggering 2.7 years in first half of 2020; Fauci: Could take until end of summer for all Americans to be vaccinated; CDC to invest $200 million in Covid genome sequencing; Pfizer gives first doses in vaccine trial for pregnant women; Dems & WH push most far-reaching immigration proposal in decades; Immigration reform bill faces uphill path in House, Senate; WH: Immigration is “an absolute priority” for Biden; FBI and U.S. U.S. Attorney’s Office launch preliminary inquiry into Cuomo Admin’s handing of nursing home Covid deaths; 20 New York lawmakers demand Gov. Cuomo’s EMMY Award be vacated over handling of Covid nursing home deaths; Traumatized women describe rape and beatings at Chinese internment camps; Uyghur detention camp survivor to Chinese govt’: I am not afraid anymore, “they already killed my soul”; First photos from Rover that just landed on Mars; NASA lands a rover on Mars for the first time in nine years; Sailor who immigrated from Philippines among U.S. Covid victims;

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Shifting messages from Biden admin on teacher vaccinations & reopening schools; More than 3m customers still without power in freezing Texas; Trump slams McConnell as a “dour, sullen, & unsmiling political hack” despite voting for acquittal; WH wants vaccines for teachers, but leaves it up to the states Feb 17, 2021

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Biden pushes back timeline, says vaccines widely available for public by end of July; Biden admin: early shipments of Johnson & Johnson’s single dose vaccine will be smaller than expected; Warren & Schumer push back on Biden after he shoots down cancelling $50k in student loan debts; Trump slams McConnell as a “dour, sullen, & unsmiling political hack” despite voting for acquittal; CDC: variants could lead to “rapid rise” in Covid-19 cases despite recent drop; Former Biden advisers want White House to recommend wide use of N95 masks; More than 3m customers still without power in freezing Texas; Operator: working around the clock to avoid catastrophic blackout; Texas officials turn storm failures into political blame game; States warn severe weather causing vaccine distribution delays; NY Gov. Cuomo’s office denies he threatened fellow Democrat over nursing home controversy; CNN analysis: Covid cases in kids align more with state virus rates than school status; Lousville mourns beloved local football coach lost to Covid-19

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