The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

With the House following the Senate in laying the ground work for a COVID relief bill, President Biden builds case for moving "fast" on COVID relief, saying Republicans either want "to do nothing or not enough". 

White House cites grim jobs report in defending size of 1.9 trillion dollar relief bill. 

Democrats unlikely to subpoena Trump to testify at trial. 

Johnson & Johnson asks FDA for emergency use authorization for its one-dose vaccine. 

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Rep. Greene admits that school shootings and 9/11 are real. President Biden declares “America is back” as he announces major foreign policy shifts in a rebuke of Trump. Trump is refusing to testify under oath next week after Democrats ask him to appear at his impeachment trial. U.S. Covid deaths top 454,000 with 26.6+ million cases, as new infections are declining nationwide. CDC director: “increasing data” shows that the UK variant is more deadly. Study: use of rapid tests can cut the infection rate by 50% in high schools. Source: the Biden administration is considering sending masks to all Americans. Biden: the U.S. will “confront” China’s abuses, but is willing to talk. Biden: U.S. will lead on LGBTQ rights; fight racism & white supremacy. Anti-vaxxers worked with “stop the steal” organizers for January 6th rally.

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The House GOP weighs the fates of Rep. Greene and Rep. Cheney, during a critical meeting, in a test of the divided GOP party. Sources say that Cheney have an eight minute speech near the top of the meeting, but did not give an apology. Cheney is fighting to keep her leadership post after the impeachment vote. Rep. Kevin McCarthy has condemned Greene's comments but is still silent on possible consequences. Democrats are set to vote tomorrow on removing Rep. Greene from committees. A source says that Rep. Greene is refusing to apologize for her past conspiracy comments. 

President Joe Biden meets with Schumer and the Democratic committee chairs about the covid relief bill. The CDC forecasts up to 534,000 United States covid-19 deaths by February 27. MItt Romney says that no Republican will support Biden's covid relief bill without changes. According to the White House, Biden is sticking with his plans to distribute $1,400 covid relief checks to Americans. Biden also has told House Democrats to "stick together" on covid relief efforts and signals willingness to "better target" stimulus checks. 

Wolf Blitzer has a one-on-one interview with the new homeland security secretary. 

THe United States coronavirus death toll now tops 449,000 with 26.5 million cases. 

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President Joe Biden has signed an immigration executive order that established a task force to reunite separated families. According to the White House, Biden will not be bending on the 1.9 trillion relief package, after talks with the GPD.

House Republicans are to meet tomorrow, amid post-Trump infighting, to answer questions about the future of the GOP. The House GOP leader is to meet with Rep. Greene after Mitch McConnell slams her "loony lies" as a "cancer" on the GOP, as democrats move to remove her from committees. More GOP senators are distancing themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene. 

McConnell dodges a question on whether he wished he had rejected Trump's 2020 conspiracy theories sooner. 

House Democrats say that former President Donald Trump's blame for the January 6 riot is "unmistakable" as his defense lawyers claim that no senate authority will try the ex-president. House impeachment managers say that "Trump's conduct must be declared unacceptable in the clearest and most unequivocal terms." Trump's defense lawyers are arguing that Trump had his first amendment right to discuss the "suspect" election results ahead of the riot. 

The senate confirms that two more are now in Biden's cabinet. The women are Mayorkas, who works at Homeland Security and BUttigieg for transportation. 

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President Joe Biden met with GOP senators about covid relief, while the United States tops 442,000 covid deaths and 26.2 million covid cases. The GOP senators' proposals are less than one third the size of Biden's plan. 

Wolf Blitzer has a one-on-one with Dr. Anthony Fauci. 

Sources are saying that house Democrats are planning to accuse former President Donald Trump of intentionally inciting rioters with the effort to subvert voters' will. According to White House officials, the White House is "in close touch" with key Democrat Manchin after the dust up over the vice president's interview in his state. Trump hires controversial lawyers for his impeachment trial after his previous team quits over his strategy. 

GOP Rep. Greene is now saying that shootings "are not fake" despite reportedly agreeing that Parkland attack was a "false flag." There will be a house GOP conference on Wednesday amid infighting over reps Cheney and Greene. In the first official act against Rep. Greene, the house rules to consider the resolution to kick her off of the committee. The GOP is under pressure to denounce controversial Rep. Greene as she touts Trump's "full support." 

Rep. Kinzinger starts a PAC to reclaim the Republican party after the Trump administration. 

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