Good morning! It’s Friday, February 5, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:
1️⃣✔️ Senate passes budget resolution to advance Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid package
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2️⃣💉 J&J asks FDA for emergency authorization of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine
3️⃣🚈 New Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg calls for massive infrastructure investment
4️⃣🏈 Patriots owner to fly 76 healthcare workers on team plane to Super Bowl
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📅 What we’re watching
🔴 The White House COVID-19 Response Team will hold a press briefing at 11 a.m. EST.
🔴 GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will hold a press conference to discuss her expulsion from committee assignments at 11 a.m. EST.
🔴 President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the economy at 11:45 a.m. EST.
🔴 Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will hold a virtual roundtable with Black Chambers of Commerce at 1 p.m. EST.
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