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Denis McDonough, who was confirmed on Monday as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, said he's been directed by President Biden "to focus on getting our veterans through this pandemic."

Senate Confirms Denis McDonough To Head Veterans Affairs Department

As head of the VA, McDonough inherits the formidable task of overseeing the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to approximately 18 million veterans across the nation.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation's infrastructure a grade of C-minus on it's quadrennial infrastructure report card. Many of the country's roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees and water systems are aging and in poor to mediocre condition.

Potholes, Grid Failures, Aging Tunnels And Bridges: Nation's Infrastructure Gets A C-

The quadrennial Infrastructure Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers is an improvement from the D+ four years ago, but shows federal investment is still lacking.

Columns along the sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pay tribute to victims of COVID-19 at a Jan. 19 memorial. Just over a month later, a Monday evening ceremony will pay tribute to 500,000 Americans lives lost.

As U.S. Death Toll Surpasses Half A Million, Biden Plans To Order Flags To Half-Staff

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that at a Monday event marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will order flags on federal property to be lowered to half staff for five days.

Lawyer Ren Quanniu (center), representing Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who reported on Wuhan's COVID-19 outbreak and was placed in detention since May, arrives at the Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court where Zhang is set for trial in Shanghai on Dec. 28. Ren has since been disbarred.

'Where No One Dares Speak Up': China Disbars Lawyers On Sensitive Cases

Rights lawyers became targets in President Xi Jinping's push to put the Communist Party above the law. Now they're losing their licenses.

U.S. flags, representing those who could not attend the inauguration due to COVID-19, flutter in the wind at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.

Opinion: The American Flag Flies For Democracy, Not Against It

During this week's impeachment trial, images were shown of the Jan. 6 insurrection, which included the U.S. flag. In his essay, Scott Simon remembers more promising moments where the flag was flown.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13, has said she'll vote no on President Biden's nominees until he commits to making more AAPI appointments.

Duckworth Backs Off Vow To Block Biden Nominees Over Lack Of AAPI Cabinet Members

Under their deal announced late Tuesday, the White House will add a senior liaison to the Asian American community.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a challenge to Trump-era abortion rules.

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Trump-Era Abortion Rules

The court on Monday also paved the way for a New York grand jury to obtain the former president's financial records.

Cristian Pavon's family says negligence caused his death last week at age 11. Their home had been without power for two days as extreme cold hit Texas, a relative says. Here, an electrical substation is seen in Houston on Sunday.

Texas Family Sues Power Provider, Utility Overseer After Son Dies In Freezing Weather

Cristian Pavon died last Tuesday, when the local temperature was 12 degrees, according to a relative who set up a fundraising page for his family.

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the coronavirus vaccine to an elderly at a health center in the Cypriot coastal city of Limassol on February 8, 2021.

Facebook Widens Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation In Push To Boost Confidence

The social network says it will focus on groups, pages and accounts repeatedly sharing false claims about vaccines.

Stacey Abrams speaks at a rally in Atlanta for then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Nov. 2, 2020.

Stacey Abrams On Why Securing Voting Rights Is As Necessary Now As In The Past

In the wake of the historic 2020 election turnout, state legislatures across the U.S. are considering bills to make it harder to vote. Activist Stacey Abrams warns of a return to Jim Crow-era laws.

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