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Presented by The AIDS Institute Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Friday and the last one in February! 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 each morning this week: Monday, 498,901; Tuesday, 500,310; Wednesday, 502,660; Thursday, 505,890; Friday, 508,307. House Democrats today are expected to pass legislation that would spend nearly $2 trillion to tackle the coronavirus crisis with direct payments to Americans and money for schools to reopen, small business loans and extended unemployment benefits for some of the 10 million people who are struggling without paychecks. Passage will give President Biden Joe Biden … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by The AIDS Institute – Senate ref axes $15 minimum wage, House votes today on relief bill

Tesla has reportedly halted production of its Model 3 in California for two weeks. Individuals familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that employees had been informed that Tesla's production line in Fremont would be down from Feb. 22 until March 7. Workers were  told that they would not be paid from Feb. 28 to March 3 and were advised to take vacation time, according to the news outlet. The plant in California is the most important part of Tesla's production base, Bloomberg notes, capable of manufacturing 600,000 vehicles a year. ADVERTISEMENT The Hill has reached out to Tesla for confirmation and comment. The outlet notes that production line outages are not unusual in the automotive industry, though they do cost companies revenue when they occur. Tesla has recently said that it expects to increase global vehicle deliveries by more than 50 percent, Bloomberg notes, while also attempting to mitigate the effects of a global semiconductor shortage on its operations. … [Read more...] about Tesla temporarily halting some production in California: report

The House will vote Wednesday to impeach Trump for his role in the mob attack at the Capitol one week ago, which interrupted the Electoral College count in a joint session of Congress and forced the evacuation of lawmakers. Passage is not in doubt: Every Democrat is expected to vote for the single article, which charges Trump with inciting violence against the U.S. government. But a big question Wednesday will be how many Republicans vote to impeach the president. Rep. Liz Cheney Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Conservatives go after Cheney for Trump CPAC remarks The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Ahead: One-shot vax, easing restrictions, fiscal help Senate GOP works to avoid having '22 war with Trump MORE (Wyo.), the third-ranking GOP leader, said Tuesday that she would vote to impeach, and a handful of others have already announced they're joining her. An overwhelming majority of Republicans will oppose impeachment, and their … [Read more...] about LIVE COVERAGE: House votes to impeach Trump after Capitol insurrection

close Video Russian investigative journalist sounds alarm on Putin's tactics Editor Roman Badanin tells Fox News' Amy Kellogg he'll keep working to expose corruption In the Kremlin, "It's everybody against everybody... that's why they are all afraid of being exposed by journalists." That's what Roman Badanin, editor of Proekt, a Russian investigative outfit, tells Fox News. He notes that despite the light that's been thrown on corruption at the highest levels in Russia, the situation has not, on the surface, changed. The alleged worst offenders don't go to jail or even eat humble pie, nor do they convince skeptics that they are clean. But Badanin, his colleagues and a few other agile armies of intrepid and deep-digging independent journalists intend to keep chipping away at the fortress. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's sleekly produced videos on corruption have inspired some of this new generation of journalists and made healthy … [Read more...] about Russia’s investigative journalists take spotlight with stunning findings on Putin, Navalny poisoning

close Video Grieving brothers demand answers in Cuomo nursing home scandal Peter and Daniel Arbeeny tell 'America Reports' they want New York gov to face 'fair investigation' A group of House Republicans are demanding the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services give a briefing on New York’s nursing home deaths after Democrats quashed a push for a bipartisan hearing. " Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s disastrous March 15 order knowingly sent thousands of COVID-19 positive patients back into nursing homes across the state, which spread the virus and killed thousands of New York’s parents and grandparents," Reps. Kevin Brady, R-Texas; Devin Nunes, R-Calif.; and Tom Reed, R-N.Y., said in a statement announcing the move. Brady and Nunes are both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Reed has been vocal in calling for accountability in his home state. HHS MUST INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CUOMO NURSING HOME DEATHS … [Read more...] about House Republicans want Biden administration to provide briefing on NY nursing home scandal