Sunday, February 28: House approves $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package
The White House-backed American Rescue Plan passed through the House early Saturday morning on a near-party line vote. Now the package heads to the Senate -- where progressives are still looking for ways to include a minimum wage boost, even after the Senate parliamentarian ruled it's not allowed in the current version of the bill.
Plus, former president Donald Trump will make his first public appearance since leaving office today at CPAC, where he's expected to deliver a speech slamming President Biden and outlining his own political future.
And America is about to have a third Covid-19 vaccine. Dr. Ashish Jha from Brown's School of Public Health explains why it's just as good -- and in some ways better -- as the ones currently being distributed.
On today's show: CNN's Phil Mattingly and Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post; Dr. Ashish Jha from Brown's School of Public Health; Republican Strategist Scott Jennings and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report; Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.
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