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Biden's Day: President Biden delivers remarks on the implementation of the American Rescue Plan at 1:45 p.m. ET from the White House.

Stocks: U.S. stock futures edged up and European indexes advanced after the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished its best week in months to close at a record.

New York: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dug in against demands from Democrats that he step aside as he faces accusations of inappropriate conduct toward women and criticism over the state’s handling of Covid-19.

Mr. Biden and top advisers will fan out across battleground states this week to sell the new coronavirus-relief law to the public as Republicans accuse Democrats of using the bill to fund liberal policy priorities, report Eliza Collins, Andrew Restuccia and Catherine Lucey.

• The president will travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday and Georgia on Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris will head to Nevada, which could be a 2022 Senate battleground, and Colorado.

The publicity blitz comes as the outlook for short-term legislative progress on issues the president has prioritized, including immigration and infrastructure, has yet to be determined. The House is expected to take up two immigration bills this week. An infrastructure plan that addresses climate change is likely months away.

The Biden administration also must decide how to pay for its Build Back Better economic agenda meant to bolster long-term economic growth with investments in infrastructure, clean energy and education. The challenges are twofold, reports Kate Davidson:

• Officials face a decision over how much of the bill to pay for with tax increases and which policies to finance with more borrowing. They must also craft a bill that can win support from nearly every Democrat.

• Mr. Biden is expected to tap Gene Sperling, a veteran of Democratic administrations, to lead the implementation of the relief law, an administration official said Sunday.

Five Senate Republicans have announced they won’t seek re-election in 2022, setting up a testing ground that could help determine how much control former President Donald Trump has over the Republican Party.

Newly reported cases in the U.S. were down Sunday from a day earlier, dropping below 40,000 for the first time since early October. Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the U.S. could experience another surge, as Europe has, if it lifts restrictions too soon.

• A handful of states are expanding the categories of residents eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines starting today.

• Tracking the pandemic in real time is still challenging officials.  

• The U.S., Japan and Australia pledged more than $200 million to help Indian companies expand vaccine-production capacities and add one billion doses to the global supply.

💬Live Q&A: Could Covid-19 circulate for years? Join WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez at noon today in conversation with Angela Rasmussen, a virologist, and Lisa M. Lee, an epidemiologist.

Republicans are pushing Mr. Biden to take an aggressive stance toward China, striving to elevate China policy as a top issue for voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections and the presidential race two years later, reports Alex Leary. 

• GOP lawmakers are proposing legislation to limit visas given to Chinese nationals and to crack down on universities’ relationships with China. Some want him to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

• 🎧What’s News: Top U.S. and Chinese officials are tentatively set to hold talks this week in Alaska. Correspondent Lingling Wei looks at the expected topics.

• China is moving to unwind its pandemic-driven economic stimulus efforts, making it the first major economy to begin the delicate process that will influence domestic and global recoveries.

Tech companies are turning their attention to statehouses as a wave of local bills aims to temper their influence, report Sebastian Herrera and Dan Frosch. If passed, state laws can become de facto national standards in the absence of federal action.

• Google, Apple and others are hiring local lobbyists. The proposed legislation would curb their platforms' reach, crimp revenues or force them to facilitate additional privacy disclosures.

A federal judge blocked enforcement of the U.S. investment ban on Xiaomi, calling the Pentagon’s decision to blacklist the Chinese technology giant “deeply flawed.”

• China is making international gains with its use of vaccine diplomacy. (Foreign Affairs)
• Hong Kong has expanded its vaccine availability to adults aged 30 and above as older residents shy away from getting shots. (Bloomberg News)
• Gun-control groups are focusing their lobbying on the Senate after two gun bills passed the House last week with some Republican support. (The Hill)

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