- Senate hears witness testimony from law enforcement officers
- Joe and Jill Biden to travel to Texas on Friday
- DC police chief was ‘surprised’ by reluctance to deploy National Guard
- AOC criticizes Manchin over targeting of Biden’s nominees of color
- US coronavirus death toll passes 500,000
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That’s it from me today. My west coast colleague, Maanvi Singh, will take over the blog for the next few hours.
Here’s where the day stands so far:
Joe Biden is now holding his virtual meeting with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau at the White House.
“I look forward to seeing you in person in the future,” Biden told Trudeau. “The United States has no closer friend than Canada.”
