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Activist Amanda Nguyen on recent spike in anti-Asian hate crimes

Police departments in major cities reported a nearly 150% increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 2020 compared to the year before, according to an analysis by California State University's Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Amanda Nguyen, CEO and founder of the civil rights nonprofit Rise, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss a viral video that she posted to raise awareness about anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. She also calls on the Biden administration to address inadequacies in the teaching of AAPI history in U.S. schools.

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Trump fires top election security official

President Trump fired his administration's top election security official, Christopher Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Krebs' ouster came after the agency called the 2020 election the "most secure" in U.S. history, which the president is aggressively contradicting with unfounded claims. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports, and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN AM to discuss.

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Biden criticized for decision on Saudi prince

President Biden is facing growing criticism for failing to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This comes as sources tell CBS News that the State Department will highlight a "reset and recalibration" of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with details on that, plus Mr. Biden's upcoming meeting with the president of Mexico and the latest on his COVID relief plan.

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Trump teases future plans in CPAC speech

Former President Donald Trump delivered his first major speech since leaving office at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Orlando, Florida. CBS News political reporter Adam Brewster, CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright, and Maggie's List spokeswoman and former Romney campaign aide Lauren Zelt, join CBSN's Lana Zak with more on the former president's speech, plans for the 2022 midterms, and why some high-profile Republicans did not attend the conservative conference.

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