One-on-one with “Operation Warp Speed” Moncef Slaoui; Supreme Court could make decision on Texas lawsuit any moment; U.S. averaging 2,200+ deaths, 210,000+ new cases daily; Biden introduces more cabinet nominees & senior advisers; Millions on brink of financial crisis as stimulus talks stall;

Sources: White House told FDA Chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine today or resign; CNN: Messaging failures around COVID vaccine distribution; Admin Official: Most states expect to use up first COVID vaccine shipment within days; CDC advisers expect FDA authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine before Saturday morning; Sources: WH told FDA Chief to authorize Pfizer’s vaccine today or resign; FDA calls report “untrue”; Boston conference in Feb led to 333K COVID cases, one of largest documented U.S. super spreader events; Biden says there is no political influence on vaccine; Biden ignores question about when he’ll get vaccine; 12M unemployed to lose aid after Christmas if Congress doesn’t act; Food banks serving record number of Americans as pandemic surges;

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