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FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, Gov. Kristi Noem gives her first budget address to lawmakers at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 have hit their highest points recently throughout the Midwest, where the growth in new cases has been the worst in the nation. “In South Dakota, we didn’t take a one size fits all approach and the results have been incredible,” Gov. Kristi Noem told lawmakers in her state, which Johns Hopkins University says ranks second in the country for new cases per capita. (AP Photo/James Nord, File)

Kristi Noem, South Dakota governor, to sign ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden’s ‘preference’ is to leave filibuster intact: White House

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference in Johnston, Iowa. Iowa Democrats are beginning to consider changes to their get-out-the-vote plans under the assumption that Reynolds will sign into law a Republican-backed bill that makes it harder to vote early, potentially eroding a key aspect of Democratic campaigns. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa governor signs GOP-forced voting changes bill into law

By DAVID PITT - Associated Press

Republican state Sen. Steve Vick addresses the House State Affairs Committee on Monday, March 8, 2021, in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The committee approved legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what is seen as a rural vs. urban measure. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)

Idaho House panel OKs bill to make ballot measures tougher

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2021, file photo, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., heads to the chamber as the Senate holds a voting marathon on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that's expected to end with the chamber's approval of the measure, at the Capitol in Washington. Sen. Blunt says he will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate. Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expected to seek a third term in 2022. He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won’t seek reelection in 2022

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., looks on during the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to be Interior Secretary, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP

Joe Manchin pitches Senate filibuster changes

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

Former Black lawmakers reflect on history-making election

By BY CHRISTINA L. MYERS and The State - Associated Press

Schumer: Help is on the way to NY after relief bill passes

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In this June 4, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion advocates gather outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Planned Parenthood ‘slush fund’ in relief bill despite Republican efforts

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, reporters question Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as he arrives for votes on President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey Democrat, blasted the less-progressive relief bill that squeaked out of the Senate in a party-line 50-49 vote. (Bonnie Watson for Congress via AP)

Joe Biden pushes House liberals to pass Senate relief bill quickly

By Alex Swoyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to the media, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Democrats pass Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves the chamber just after the Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Senate passage sets up final congressional approval by the House next week so lawmakers can send it to President Joe Biden for his signature. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘We can do big things,’ Schumer says as Senate approves aid

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, reporters question Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as he arrives for votes on President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia’s hopes

By CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

Congressional staffers wait in the ornate corridor outside the Senate chamber during a delay in work on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

The Capitol is seen at dusk as work in the Senate is stalled on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. Senators plan to continue to vote on amendments through the night. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats fumble $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, trigger marathon overnight Senate session

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden takes victory lap for Senate approval of relief bill: ‘Get checks out the door’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol building, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill

Associated Press

House OKs bill giving relief to some jobless aid recipients

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate Democrats fail to hike minimum wage to $15 in COVID-19 relief bill

By Alex Swoyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times