Sunday, February 21: U.S. nears 500,000 coronavirus deaths

As the country nears a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, the Biden Administration hopes to clear the first hurdle in passing a $1.9 trillion relief package this week when the House votes on the legislation. Meanwhile top officials continue to send out mixed messages about plans to reopen schools. 

Plus, California Rep. Ro Khanna says he'll vote for the bill -- but wants to know why it's progressives who are expected to compromise on a minimum wage hike instead of moderates.

And Democrats quickly blamed the collapse of the Texas power grid on decades of Republican-led efforts to deregulate its energy supply. Will the state's leaders face any backlash?

On today's show: CNN's Jeff Zeleny and Laura Barron Lopez of Politico; Democratic Strategist Paul Begala and former GOP Congresswoman Barbara Comstock; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA); Jonathan Martin of the New York Times.

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