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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) at a hearing on Feb. 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. PHOTO: Jim Watson-Pool/Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) announced Tuesday they would introduce legislation to start the motions for Puerto Rico statehood.Why it matters: More than 52% of Puerto Ricans voted last November, three years after struck the island and caused one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It exposed the island's vulnerable position as a U.S. territory and its lack of resources to battle poverty.The details: Under the proposal, also supported by Puerto Rico's nonvoting member in the U.S. House, Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), Congress would provide Puerto Rico a formal offer to became the 51st state. What they're saying: "My home state of New Mexico had a similar struggle to achieve statehood. It took 50 New Mexico statehood bills and 64 years before we were finally admitted to the United States," Heinrich said. Yes, but: GOP leaders have resisted moves to allow Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to become states.What they're saying: "After they change the filibuster, they’re going to admit the District as a state," Senate Majority Leader said last September. "They’re going to admit Puerto Rico as a state. That's four new Democratic senators in perpetuity."The big question: Puerto Rico statehood proponents need to convince some Republicans in the U.S. Senate to support a statehood plan to get a proposal through the divided chamber.The FBI views the Jan. 6 Capitol siege as an act of domestic terrorism, director Christopher Wray testified in his opening statement Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.Why it matters: The FBI's designation of the attack as domestic terrorism puts the perpetrators "on the same level with ISIS and&nbsp;homegrown violent extremists," Wray said.President Biden will announce Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help Johnson &amp; Johnson manufacture its newly authorized coronavirus vaccine to boost supply, a senior administration official tells Axios. The big picture: The development has the potential to vastly increase supply, possibly doubling what the J&amp;J could make on its own, the official said. The company has run into its vaccine production to a global scale. Casinos are investing millions on sports betting content to lure bettors to their online and in-person sportsbooks.Why it matters: It’s a mini gold rush for some sports media companies that were struggling in the pandemic.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) at a hearing on Feb. 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. PHOTO: Jim Watson-Pool/Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) announced Tuesday they would introduce legislation to start the motions for Puerto Rico statehood.Why it matters: More than 52% of Puerto Ricans voted last November, three years after struck the island and caused one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It exposed the island's vulnerable position as a U.S. territory and its lack of resources to battle poverty.The details: Under the proposal,...

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