'Ballot harvesting' or enfranchisement? The Supreme Court decides

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Daily Briefing   Tuesday, March 2 'Ballot harvesting' or enfranchisement? The Supreme Court decides Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to hit distribution centers soon, FBI director Wray will testify before Senate for first time since Capitol riot and more news to start your Tuesday. Good morning! It's "Read Across America Day" – a day that's looking a bit different this year. Today, the Supreme Court takes on the future of voting in the USA, FBI director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate and Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine could start its roll-out. The top stories everyone is reading this morning: • An 8th grader wouldn't take off his hat. Instead of sending him home, the principal helped fix his haircut • 21 Republican governors attack Biden's COVID-19 stimulus bill for 'penalizing' their states • A massive iceberg – larger than New York City – breaks off Antarctica • Starbucks is adding oat milk as a milk option. Queue the weird Super Bowl ad I'm Lindsay. Here's your news: Supreme Court to debate voting rights case Five years after Arizona criminalized what critics call "ballot harvesting," and four months after a presidential election in which the practice was bitterly debated, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that will determine when states may limit voting and, potentially, whether a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act will stand. Supporters say ballot collection enfranchises low-income voters who work multiple jobs or can't access transportation. Critics see a potential for ballot tampering and voter intimidation. The outcome of the dispute could have far-reaching implications for the ability to challenge other controversial election laws, including voter ID requirements, that critics say have a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino voters. • Supreme Court won't hear 2020 election case that questioned some Pennsylvania ballots Updates on the big stories: • Boy Scouts of America plan to exit bankruptcy would pay abuse survivors an average of $6,000 each; survivors object • The latest on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Allegations of sexual harassment, hiding nursing home COVID-19 deaths • Democrats left scrambling on a $15 minimum wage now that it appears left out of COVID-19 stimulus bill • WHO cautions against 'premature' return to normal; Ivory Coast gets first COVAX vaccine shipment in UN initiative: Latest COVID-19 updates • Texas utility chairwoman resigns amid rebukes and fallout from record-breaking storm • Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Biden's education secretary FBI director Wray to testify before Senate for first time since Capitol riot The last time Christopher Wray testified before a congressional committee, the FBI director offered a now-prescient warning of the threat posed by domestic extremists. Six months later, the director returns to the Senate after the deadly Capitol assault that involved some of the very classes of extremists featured in Wray's stark September warning. Wray is expected to be pressed by lawmakers Tuesday on an array of questions , from law enforcement's response to the Jan. 6 siege to its capacity to deal with a domestic terror threat. Wray's testimony also comes as a separate joint committee continues its investigation of the Capitol attack and law enforcement's failed effort to anticipate it and repel the riots that left five dead, including a Capitol police officer. • One year ago: DOJ inspector general finds weaknesses in how the FBI identifies homegrown terrorists More top news to know: • Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. The EPA has issued no warning • 'It was God, I tell you:' Tiny light on cellphone leads to one water rescue as Kentucky endures historic flooding • Shaq Attack: O'Neal ready to rumble in tag match for AEW • 'Our prayers remain with the family': Boy, 15, injured by another student in 'targeted' Arkansas school shooting • Paris Hilton reacts to 'Framing Britney Spears,' says David Letterman humiliated her in 2007 • Potato Head goes gender neutral. What is gender neutrality and how can I be more inclusive? • United Airlines orders more Boeing 737 Max planes ahead of post-pandemic travel demand Doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to hit distribution centers Vaccine distribution centers will start receiving 3.9 million doses of the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as early as Tuesday, according to White House officials. A total 20 million doses will be sent throughout March, concentrated more toward the latter half of the month, officials said. Most communities will have all three types of the coronavirus vaccine (J&J, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech), but not at every vaccination site. All three are safe and effective at preventing what is feared most – severe illness, hospitalization and death, said a senior administration official. • Tracking COVID-19 vaccine distribution by state: How many people have been vaccinated in the USA?   FOLLOW US Problem viewing email? 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