Headlines for March 19, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5FJ07)
- House Holds First Hearing in Decades on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
- European Nations Resume Using AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine After Blot Clot Fears
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, Challenged by Sen. Rand Paul, Declares "Masks Are Not Theater"
- Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra to Lead HHS, William Burns as CIA Director
- Deb Haaland Sworn In as Interior Secretary, Becomes First Native American Cabinet Member
- House Passes Bills with Path to Citizenship for Farmworkers & DACA Recipients
- 14,000+ Unaccompanied Children Held by U.S. as One Texas Facility Reports Over 50 COVID Cases
- 12 GOP Lawmakers Oppose Medals for U.S. Capitol Police Who Battled Insurrectionists
- U.S. and China Trade Barbs in First High-Level Talks Under President Biden
- Human Rights Groups Blast 18 Month Prison Sentence for Egyptian Activist Sanaa Seif