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Presented by Facebook Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Friday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 513,091; Tuesday, 514,657; Wednesday, 516,608; Thursday, 518,453; Friday, 520,356. Senate Democrats voted by the narrowest margin on Thursday to take up a sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill, teeing off what's expected to be a sprint through the weekend to help millions of struggling Americans. President Biden Joe Biden Trump State Department appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot FireEye finds evidence Chinese hackers exploited Microsoft email app flaw … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Virus relief bill headed for weekend vote

Some religious leaders are speaking out in favor of Catholics receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops discouraged its use when possible earlier this week . "We should oppose authorizing or funding research rooted in the taking of innocent human life," Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, told NPR . That does not mean, though, "that people must shun medical treatments that can save lives because they were discovered through means of which we would not necessarily approve," he added. ADVERTISEMENT The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has sparked debate among some religious communities because it was developed from stem cells obtained during two abortions decades ago. For these reasons, the bishops encouraged Catholics to receive the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines instead when possible. However, due to limited vaccine supplies that are distributed … [Read more...] about Religious leaders reassure faithful over Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Basingstoke, England (CNN) Last May, Steve Bates' phone rang. The UK was in the midst of its first national lockdown -- there was a stay-at-home order, schools and most shops were closed, and experts were warning that a vaccine could still be years out. At the other end of the line was an old friend, Kate Bingham , a pharmaceutical investor who had just agreed to lead the UK's Vaccine Taskforce, a team of private sector experts assembled to secure vaccine doses for the British public. She wanted him to join. "She wanted my contacts. She knew that I knew everybody in the industry," Bates, a lobbyist who heads the UK BioIndustry Association, told CNN. "Kate Bingham said to me, 'we've never made a vaccine that's worked against a human coronavirus. This is a long shot.'" Compelled by a sense of national duty in a time of crisis, Bates agreed to help. By that time, the British government had one of the highest national death tolls globally, having dragged its feet to … [Read more...] about Vaccine rollout is a much-needed win for UK after bungling its pandemic response