The United States, under the new president, has now vaccinated close to 100 million people and is set to get 100 million checks distributed to the public in the next 10 days. President Joe Biden made the announcement on Monday as he and other key administration officials prepare to crisscross the country promoting the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Meanwhile, more troubling news on the U.S.-Mexico border as the number of unaccompanied migrant children continues to surge. We begin our coverage with Giles Gibson.

Joining the discussion:

• Jadan Horyn is a writer and conservative commentator
• Joel Rubin is a democratic strategist and former deputy assistant secretary of state 
• Kate Tulenko is founder and CEO of Corvus Health
• Joe Williams is senior news editor at U.S. News & World Report

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Pelosi says Biden administration inherited "a broken system at the border" https://t.co/bOHgrve9y6 pic.twitter.com/6kyYCOEUgm

— The Hill (@thehill) March 14, 2021

President Joe Biden's top messengers – his VP and wife among them – are hitting the road in an effort to highlight his huge COVID relief plan. Biden himself heads out Tuesday on what the White House is calling the “Help is here” tour. https://t.co/iSdTbCxwXk

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 16, 2021