Top Senate Democrats steered the upper chamber to the left as they used their slim majority to pass Joe Biden's massive coronavirus relief bill. On Saturday, the Senate voted 50-to-49 to pass the nearly $2 trillion package. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) missed the vote for personal reasons.

After the COVID relief package passed in the upper chamber, critics pointed out how many Americans will actually miss out on getting a stimulus check.

The president of Mexico defended his decision to place a barrier across the presidential palace to block off protesters on International Women's Day. On Saturday, the Mexican president said the 10 foot barrier was to avoid provocation and protect historic buildings.

According to data released on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security is hosting nearly 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children. Reports showed more than 3,300 unaccompanied children and young adults were being held at the U.S.-Mexico border and more than 70 percent of them are expected to be released into the U.S.

California introduced a new bill, which would require big retailers to organize toys in a "gender-neutral" section. All stores with 500 or more employees would fall under the proposal, which applies to childcare items such as kids' clothes and toys.

Utah legislature decided to end the statewide mask mandate as soon as April. On Friday, state lawmakers passed the bill, dubbed the "pandemic endgame, which will lift some health restrictions after the state reaches certain thresholds and case rates.

One person is dead after a car crashed into a post office in Georgia. Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter said officers responded to the crash Saturday and found the car inside the building.

New York's Democrat-controlled legislature voted on Friday to remove the emergency powers Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) was granted last year to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.