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House expected to pass COVID relief bill next week

PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building seen on February 5, 2019 in Washington.
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House Democrats release text on massive relief package
By Michelle Stoddart, Lauren King, Kate Pastor
Last Updated: February 21, 2021, 6:57 PM

This is Day 33 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Top headlines:

  • Biden makes surprise visit to Bob Dole ahead of cancer treatment
  • Trump to speak at CPAC
  • Biden says he can't give a date when COVID-19 crisis will end
  • First lady tells student vets: 'You are the voice of a generation'
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Here is how events are unfolding. All times Eastern.

Feb 21, 2021 6:57 PM

Remembering Rep. John Lewis on his birthday

ABC's "Nightline" co-anchor Byron Pitts remembers the late Rep. John Lewis on what would have been his 81st birthday.

VIDEO: '(John Lewis) believed so deeply in America': Byron Pitts
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"Nightline" co-anchor Byron Pitts remembers the late Rep. John Lewis on what would have been his 81st birthday.

Feb 21, 2021 3:35 PM

How much retribution do the GOP senators who voted for impeachment face?

On ABC's "This Week," FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver talks about the retribution seven Republican senators who voted in favor of former President Donald Trump's impeachment might face.

How much retribution are the senators who broke rank and voted to convict former Pres. Trump going to face? @FiveThirtyEight's @NateSilver538 break it down. https://t.co/mJzJWw3TvG pic.twitter.com/p7dgglDfvF

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 21, 2021

Trump is expected to make his first speech since leaving the White House next week.


Feb 20, 2021 10:16 PM

Biden makes surprise visit to Bob Dole ahead of cancer treatment

Biden is making a surprise visit to meet with his longtime Senate colleague Bob Dole in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

MORE: Former Sen. Bob Dole announces he has stage 4 lung cancer

Biden “is visiting his close friend,” according to the White House, following the 97-year-old’s announcement on Thursday morning that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. In a tweet, Dole said he would begin treatment on Monday.

STATEMENT BY SENATOR BOB DOLE ON HEALTH CHALLENGES pic.twitter.com/ndRxqNWb30

— Senator Bob Dole (@SenatorDole) February 18, 2021

-ABC News' Justin Gomez



Feb 20, 2021 9:29 PM

Trump to speak at CPAC

Former President Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) next week, his first major appearance since leaving office last month, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to ABC News.

Trump’s speech next Sunday afternoon will address the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement, as well as Biden’s immigration policies, the source added.

-ABC News' Will Steakin


Feb 16, 2021 12:32 AM

US Capitol Police Union votes no confidence in leadership

The United States Capitol Police Union voted no confidence in the acting chief and senior USCP leadership.

"The past week of the impeachment trial showed members of Congress and the entire country, devastating details of the violence that Capitol Police officers faced during the insurrection," union Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said. "It was the darkest day in the history of the department."

PHOTO: Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
John Minchillo/AP, FILE
Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
John Minchillo/AP, FILE

The union said the step was "unprecedented" and that 92% of their members voted no confidence in acting Chief Yogananda Pittman. 

MORE: Capitol Police Union calls it 'unconscionable' leaders didn't better prepare for riot

The chairman added that there are leaders inside the department that they trust and would rather see in the top positions. 

"We hope congressional leaders and the entire Capitol Hill community understands that continuing with the current USCP leadership is not an option," Papathanasiou continued. "The current leadership is just a continuation of the past regimes on this department and there needs to be accountability. Their failures are inexcusable."

-ABC News' Luke Barr


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