U.S. races to vaccinate, while a 24-hour curfew squeezes Lebanon's poor. Plus, political bombs await Biden's Medicaid expansion plan.

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Jan. 28, 2021 Trump tried to 'booby-trap' Medicaid expansion. Biden now has a fight ahead. By Phil McCausland More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act made it possible for states to expand Medicaid, 12 states have resisted doing so, leaving millions without health insurance. The Biden administration wants to fix that, but first it has to address work requirement waivers imposed by the Trump administration — political bombs that damaged Americans' access to a vital safety net and won't be easy to defuse. Read more Democrats prepare to go it alone on Covid relief if Republicans don't cooperate By Sahil Kapur, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Julie Tsirkin | Read more U.S. is in a 'race against time' with new coronavirus variants, scientists warn By Denise Chow | Read more Senators consider alternatives to impeachment trial in view of a likely Trump acquittal By Pete Williams | Read more OPINION Democrats can't fall into the trans military ban trap By Charlotte Clymer | Read more Get sick or starve: 24-hour curfew leaves Lebanon's poor with no choice but suffering By Yasmine Salam | Read more At least six dead after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food packing plant in Georgia By Tim Fitzsimons and David K. Li | Read more Online brokers restrict GameStop trading to protect users but instead prompt fury By Ben Popken | Read more Pianist Jason Moran expands to art and Black influences By Christopher A. Daniel | Read more The gochujang gateway: How the Korean chili paste became so popular in the U.S. By Hanna Park | Read more Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News This email was sent by: NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112   This is an automated email. Do not reply directly to this email. Privacy | Unsubscribe | More NBC Newsletters | Contact View in browser