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Weekly Brew: March 19, 2021
  Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of March 15 - March 19. 
How senators from the opposite party voted on Trump, Biden Cabinet nomineesWe took a look at how the minority party (Democrats in 2017 and Republicans in 2021) has voted on the confirmation of each president’s nominees. Twenty-three Cabinet-rank positions in Biden's administration require Senate confirmation, compared to 22 members of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet. A look at COVID-19 vaccine eligibility by stateOver the past year, we've covered many ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected political and civic life in America. In recent months, we've been tracking vaccine distribution in all 50 states. Candidate ballot access changes in 2021New Jersey and Virginia—the two states holding regular state-level elections this year—have both made temporary changes to their candidate ballot access procedures due to COVID-19.  First House incumbent announces 2022 retirementRep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) announced on March 12 that she won't seek re-election next year. Kirkpatrick is the first U.S. House member to announce a 2022 retirement. Constitutional amendments related to emergency powers on the ballotThree constitutional amendments increasing the legislature's—or decreasing the governor's—emergency powers have been certified for the ballot in two states—Pennsylvania and Utah.
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