Notes today: 

• Congress passed a landmark $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill with zero support from republicans - ZERO support - nada.

• The lower house of Mexico’s parliament voted to decriminalise the recreational use of cannabis. 

• Since 2018, Cox communications has donated $31,550 to Gowan and 24 other sponsors of voter suppression legislation in Arizona.

• The US CPI rose 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.7 % YoY.

• The European Union’s statistics office said gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro fell by 0.7% QoQ, more than the initial 0.6% estimate, for a 4.9% YoY

• Merrick Garland was confirmed by a vote of 70 to 30. Among the Republicans who voted in Garland's favor were Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Republicans who voted against Garland included two likely 2024 presidential candidates, Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas.