Biden addressing nation after passing relief bill; Matthew McConaughey mulling run for Texas Gov. Source

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will provide cash payments to lower-income Americans, child care aid and student loan support. Joe Minarik, senior vice president and director of research for the Committee for Economic Development, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to explain how this massive bill could impact the economy. Source

The president set a goal of July 4 to “get closer to normal” in his first prime-time address on Thursday night. Source

President Biden memorialized the more than 530,000 lives lost to the coronavirus, marking one year since the pandemic was declared. He detailed the next steps in the fight against this virus, which includes making all adults eligible for a vaccine by May 1. Dr. Uzma Syed, an infectious disease expert, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more on what lies ahead. Source

While hate crimes fell overall by 7% in 2020, a new report published this week found that Asian Americans experienced a 150% surge in attacks. Source

The Fox News host said new grooming standards and inclusive military uniforms for women were making a “mockery” of the U.S. military. Source

The league commissioner said Meyers Leonard’s language “was inexcusable and hurtful and such an offensive term has no place in the NBA or in our society.” Source

Next week the U.S. and China will hold their first senior-level talks since President Biden took office. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Beijing’s diplomats in Alaska on March 18. CBS News senior foreign policy correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on that, plus the U.S. response to a major cyberattack against Microsoft. Source

Meanwhile, more than 55 lawmakers said in a letter Thursday that they want the governor out. Source

Missouri Republican Senator Roy Blunt announced this week that he would not seek reelection in 2022. Jay Rosenbaum, a politics correspondent for St. Louis Public Radio, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the implications of the race to fill his seat. Source