The Lead with Jake Tapper

Now: House GOP meeting, may decide fate of Reps. Cheney & Greene; 100,000+ Americans have already died from Covid-19 in 2021; TSA: 493k passengers passed through U.S. airports Tuesday, near six-month low; Biden tells House Dems to “stick together” in Covid relief push

President pushing $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill despite stalemate; U.S. economy shrinks in 2020, worst since 1946; Pelosi on security concerns: “The enemy is within the House of Representatives”; South Carolina detects first U.S. cases of South African variant; NY Attorney General report: NY state undercounted Covid nursing home deaths;

Biden: Georgia voting law a “blatant attack on the constitution”; 45 states have seen bills aimed at rolling back voting access; Fauci: Redfield saying COVID-19 escaped from China lab just “an opinion”; Funerals begin next week for the 10 victims of Boulder shooting; Inside look at Brazil’s hospitals in crisis;

First one-dose vaccine shows 85% protection against severe Covid; Fauci: “We will continue” to see new mutations of Covid; As Republicans attack Rep. Liz Cheney for impeachment vote, no punishment so far for Rep. Greene’s violent posts; Lawmakers on high alert as DHS warns of continued threats of violence; Schools & suicides during the pandemic;

Soon: Biden, Harris to meet with 10 GOP senators on stimulus; Fauci: Biden admin will keep following two-dose vaccine plan; Trump legal team gets overhaul on cusp of senate trial; White House: Biden hopes to sign new exec. actions on immigration tomorrow;

First look at arguments from Trump lawyers, Democrats; GOP faces internal battles over political fates of Cheney, Greene; Dem Impeachment Managers: “Trump’s responsibility for the events of January 6 is unmistakable; Biden Admin announces direct vaccine shipments to pharmacies; WH: Risk for Covid relief bill is going too small, not too big; Why many black Americans are hesitant to get Covid vaccine; Police in Moscow detain 750+ protesters outside Navalny hearing;

Supermarket attack renews debate over background checks; Messages show Oath Keepers leader planning for violence, says Trump called them to the Capitol; WH allows cameras into immigration facility, different from facility that sparked outrage; Massive efforts underway to vaccinate Native American tribe; March

Cuomo accuser calls impeachment inquiry cynical and corrupt; Atlanta shooting suspect charged with eight counts of murder; 14 states report new cases at least 10% higher than last week; Biden: Putin “will pay a price” for undermining 2020 election

U.S. announces sanctions for Saudis involved in Khashoggi murder, except Crown Prince; Senate ruling: $15 minimum wage can’t be included in bill; WH faces backlash from Dems after Biden ordered Syria strikes without Congressional approval; CPAC’s conservative stars continue to idolize Trump; Supreme Court considers case of Army reserve vet who says military “burn pit” in Iraq made him sick;

U.S. closer to first single-dose vaccine after Johnson & Johnson version clears major FDA hurdle; Dem divide on Biden OMB nominee, push for $15 minimum wage; Sheriff: Woods’ survival from crash “nothing short of a miracle”; First interview with Biden’s Veterans Affairs Secretary

U.S. passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths; Biden’s AG pick Merrick Garland testifying on Capitol Hill; Supreme Court allows release of Trump tac returns to NY prosecutors;

Biden visits Pfizer manufacturing site amid vaccine delays; Biden: “I believe we’ll be approaching normalcy by the end of this year… but I can’t make that commitment to you”; Power grid operator urges Texans to conserve energy despite end to electricity emergency; Israel study: Covid infections plummeted 85% after first dose of Pfizer vaccine, Canada researchers find 90% drop; Thorny political issues hang over Garland’s confirmation hearing;

Millions of Texans still without the basics: Heat, water, power; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz jets to Cancun as Texans struggle to survive; Biden White House unveils sweeping immigration bill; CDC: U.S. life expectancy dropped a full year in first half of 2020; U.S. accuses China of genocide of Uyghur Muslims;

Shifting messages from Biden admin on teacher vaccinations & reopening schools; More than 3m customers still without power in freezing Texas; Trump slams McConnell as a “dour, sullen, & unsmiling political hack” despite voting for acquittal; WH wants vaccines for teachers, but leaves it up to the states

Biden leaving shortly for CNN Town Hall amid economic, Covid crises; Trump team: Giuliani is no longer representing Trump; 5M+ without power, most in Texas where temps are below freezing; Lawmaker sues Trump for conspiracy to incite Capitol riot; U.S. has given 55M+ vaccine doses, averaging 1.7M per day; Murder, vandalism, assaults on the rise against Asian-Americans;

House impeachment managers present case to convict Trump

Senate leaders lay out rules of Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial; CDC director: cases going down, but “keep your guard up”; WH: Biden will not spend much time, if any, watching trial; Biden promised his family would not have any conflict of interest with his presidency;

Vaccine doses given outnumbered new cases 10-to-1 this week in the U.S.; Biden: I don’t “have the conscience” to agree to smaller bill; GOP plots a path forward after votes expose fractures in party;

Dems ask Trump to testify under oath at impeachment trial; Soon: House vote over Rep. Greene’s committee assignments;Awaiting house vote over Rep Greene’s committee assignments; Rep. Greene on conspiracy comments: These were in the past, do not represent me; Rep. Greene attempts to rewrite history, doesn’t apologize for spreading conspiracy theories about 9/11, school shootings; Kevin Mccarthy pretends not to know what Qanon is despite denouncing conspiracy theory in August; Fmr Trump Adviser:

Biden signs flurry of Executive Orders on racial equality; Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial; Biden to announce plans to order 200 million more doses of vaccine; State GOP officials push conspiracies, condemn anti-Trump Republicans;