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President Biden plans to reference the January 6 riot during his first address to Congress tomorrow night. The president has spent hours going over the language and themes of his speech with his team. Behind that prep w/ @Kevinliptakcnn: cnn.com/2021/04/27/pol…

President Biden will call for free preschool for all three- and four-year-old children, a $200 billion investment to be rolled out as part of his sweeping American Families Plan being unveiled Wednesday in an address to Congress. washingtonpost.com/politics/whats…

President Biden is set to address a joint session of Congress for the first time tonight at 9 p.m. ET, on the eve of his 100th day in office. Here's a look at what he'll talk about — and how the event will differ from past years. trib.al/fV6vRdQ

While getting my boys breakfast today I showed them this poster of @KamalaHarris and explained that tonight for first time we will have two women presiding over Biden’s address to Congress, and first time an Asian American has that honor. Younger one said “Woah.” I agree. Woah.

President Biden's address to Congress will include a first for the nation: The No. 1 and No. 2 people in the line of presidential succession are both women. bit.ly/3dXrIL1

Tonight, I’ll be delivering my first address to a Joint Session of Congress. You can watch right here on Twitter, where we’ll be providing commentary from administration officials throughout the speech. Learn more: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

BREAKING: U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. apne.ws/ZDhHWKP

Human Rights Watch says Israel is guilty of the international crimes of apartheid and persecution because of its discriminatory policies toward Palestinians within its own borders and in the occupied territories. By @josephkrauss. apne.ws/0AbWFQD

DYK that Native American way of governing influenced the writers of our U.S. Constitution? Benjamin Franklin and others were in regular contact with the Iroquois Confederacy and invited Great Council leaders to address the Continental Congress in 1776. fieldmuseum.org/blog/democracy…

BREAKING: Good news. CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors except in crowded settings washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04…

The first 100 days of Biden’s presidency and the new Democratic Senate Majority has seen the country turn a corner: Jobs are coming back. The economic recovery is accelerating. And the pace of vaccinations has far exceeded even President Biden’s own goals.

NEW: US Supreme Court says it will consider how much protection the Second Amendment provides for carrying a gun outside the home; case will mark first time in more than a decade that the court agreed to take up a central issue of the gun rights debate. nbcnews.to/3vhXSXu

At issue are laws in California, New York and six other states that strictly limit “concealed carry” permits to those who can show they have a “special need” or “good cause” to be armed. In Los Angeles, these permits are rarely granted. latimes.com/politics/story…

Worth noting: The DA’s Office reviewed the case without pressure from the public since the public was kept in the dark. Here’s how Angel Zapata Hernandez’s death flew under the radar and why the DA didn’t file charges despite similarities to George Floyd’s death.

No one was prosecuted in the death of Zapata Hernandez. San Diego County Dist. Atty. Summer Stephan decided in July that there was not enough evidence to prove charges of either murder or manslaughter. latimes.com/california/sto…