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Rep. John Katko (R-NY). Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesJohn Katko (R-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, is urging President Biden to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in response to China's acts of genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other members of ethnic and religious minority groups. What he's saying: "Participation in an Olympics held in a country who is openly committing genocide not only undermines those shared values but casts a shadow on the promise for all those who seek free and just societies," Katko wrote in a sent to Biden on Monday. Katko's letter is also being sent to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the International Olympics Committee. The big picture: Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) a resolution that called on the U.S. Olympic Committee to withdraw from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing unless the International Olympic Committee finds an alternative site. Go deeper: Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Katko was not the first U.S. official to call for a boycott. Information on Rep. Waltz's resolution has also been added. More than half a million people in the U.S. have died from the coronavirus as of Monday, according to .Why it matters: The death toll is larger than the killed in action in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined. It comes just one year after the country's was confirmed.Hayley Arceneaux, a 29 year-old physician's assistant and childhood cancer survivor, today the second crew member for Inspiration4, which is set to be the first-ever all-civilian space flight.Axios Re:Cap digs into the story behind the flight, Arceneaux's selection and what Inspiration4 means for the future of space tourism, with Axios Space editor Miriam Kramer.When NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars Thursday, a set of cameras captured the car-sized spacecraft's descent and landing on the Red Planet.Why it matters: This is the first time this type of high-quality footage has been captured.

Rep. John Katko (R-NY). Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesJohn Katko (R-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, is urging President Biden to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in response to China's acts of genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other members of ethnic and religious minority groups. What he's saying: "Participation in an Olympics held in a country who is openly committing genocide not only undermines those shared values but casts a shadow on the promise for all those who seek free and just societies," Katko wrote in a sent...

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