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☆ Senate scrambles to pass infrastructure bill this week after House leaves for August break
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-02 | by ( Teaganne Finn | Teaganne Finn Is A Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — Senators worked through the weekend to prepare the text of an infrastructure package for a vote this week after House members left for their August recess without advancing an extension of the eviction moratorium. The $550 infrastructure deal, which includes many of President Joe Biden's priorities, would inject a windfall of money into a number of transportation projects that have long enjoyed support from both parties. The 2,702-page bill includes measures aimed at reforming Amtrak, “revolutionizing” a transportation grant program and enhancing the electrical grid. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said on CNN's "State of the Union": “So many people have given up on the Senate. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Sunday that House members are on a 24-hour call-back notice in anticipation of the infrastructure bill's passing in the Senate.

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REUTERS/StringerWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will launch a new program to resettle certain Afghans as refugees in the United States, an administration official and two knowledgeable sources said on Sunday. The U.S. State Department was expected to announce the setting-up of the so-called Priority Two refugee program on Monday, the three sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The administration official said the new refugee program would cover Afghans who worked for U.S.-funded projects and for U.S.-based non-government bodies and media outlets. The administration official said the new program for Afghans would differ from a Prority Two refugee program for Iraqis that has been indefinitely suspended while U.S. officials pursue a sweeping fraud investigation. The referral requirement is a key difference between the new Afghan program and the Iraqi program, which allows Iraqis to apply directly without a referral, the official said.

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☆ U.S. senators to move forward with infrastructure bill on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.96 time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. senators are expected to move forward on Sunday on a sweeping $1 trillion package for roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, with text of a bill due to be delivered. The bipartisan group working on the legislative text said it would be ready on Sunday, U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor on Saturday night. Senate votes so far have been on a shell bill that will incorporate the actual legislation once it is complete. Supporters, including Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, have been optimistic about the bill's chances of becoming law. Democrats have included those measures in a separate $3.5 trillion package, which they will seek to pass without Republican support.

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REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. senators said they expect to see final text on Sunday for a sweeping $1 trillion package for roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, predicting final passage later this week. Senate votes so far have been on a shell bill that will incorporate the actual legislation once it is complete. Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, told CNN that the infrastructure bill should win strong support. Senate Democrats would need every vote in their party to pass the measure under special budget rules that allow for a simple majority - including Manchin's. The massive infrastructure package is President Joe Biden's top legislative priority.

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REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. senators said they expect to see final text on Sunday for a sweeping $1 trillion spending package for roads, rail lines, communications networks and other infrastructure, predicting final passage later this week. "My hope is that we'll finish the bill by the end of the week," Collins said, adding that the measure is "good for America." The massive infrastructure package is one of President Joe Biden's top legislative priorities and would be the largest investment in U.S. roads, bridges, ports, and transit in decades. read moreBut Democrats have paired the "hard" infrastructure bill with a much-larger $3.5 trillion "reconciliation" budget bill that would boost spending on education, child care, climate change and other priorities of the party. Democrats may be able to pass the larger bill on their own under special budget rules that allow only a simple majorityManchin said that while the infrastructure bill should win strong support, he could not guarantee passage of the 'reconciliation' bill.

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Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Sunday worked to finalize legislation to forge ahead with a sweeping $1 trillion spending plan for roads, rail lines, high-speed internet and other infrastructure, with some senators predicting final passage later this week. "My hope is that we'll finish the bill by the end of the week," Collins said, adding that the measure is "good for America." BIGGER SPENDING TRAINBut Democrats have paired the "hard" infrastructure bill with a much-larger $3.5 trillion "reconciliation" budget bill that would boost spending on education, child care, climate change and other priorities of the party. Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat whose support is pivotal to the party's spending plans, said that while the infrastructure bill should win strong support, he could not guarantee passage of the reconciliation bill.

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☆ Trump lashed out after documents were released showing him pressuring Justice Department officials to overturn the election
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump lashed out after the release of documents showing him pressuring DoJ officials. The documents show Trump urging them to say last year's election was "corrupt." Trump repeated the election fraud claims that are at the center of his bid to overturn the election. Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty ImagesIn his statement, Trump said the documents do not show he attempted to overturn the election yet repeated his election fraud claims and offered no new evidence to show they are credible. We created a searchable database of more than 329 top staffers to show where they all landedTrump has pushed his election fraud "Big Lie" since losing the contest last year.

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☆ Crypto organizations say $28 billion tax plan in Senate infrastructure bill poses an 'imminent threat' to the industry
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Kevin Shalvey | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

Crypto leaders said new tax provisions in the Senate infrastructure plan were an "imminent threat." The Senate bill added new reporting rules for crypto trading firms and brokers. The estimated $28 billion in new taxes would help fund President Joe Biden's infrastructure package. The Senate bill last week added new rules for crypto trading firms and brokers. Kristin Smith, the association's executive director, said in a Thursday statement that the crypto industry was "eager" to see updated guidance for exchanges' reporting to the IRS.

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☆ The Delta variant has unemployed Americans begging for more help. DC isn't doing anything.
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +8 min

Federal unemployment benefits are set to expire in a little over a month; 26 states ended them early. She's in South Carolina, where federal benefits ended on June 27. That's when the extension — and expansion — of federal benefits from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan is set to expire. "But nobody's going to extend unemployment benefits just because there's a Delta variant." He said he would be "shocked" if unemployment benefits got extended in the state, and that it could complicate the labor shortage even further.

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☆ Utilities are struggling to keep the lights on as fires, drought plague California
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Pippa Stevens | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

The electricity infrastructure investment gap is estimated to be $208 billion through the end of the decade, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. The need to make power infrastructure across the country more resilient has been a focus of President Joe Biden's spending proposals. Risk mitigation measuresOther infrastructure safety upgrades include replacing wooden poles with those made from steel, as well as coating wires to reduce fire risk. But as things intensify with the wildfire risk we've stepped up our wildfire mitigation strategy," he said. Power infrastructure is ubiquitous, and implementing these changes is costly.

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☆ A Trump supporter was arrested after a church prayer group member sent texts to the FBI that showed him inside the Capitol Building on Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

Glenn Allen Brooks was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement with the Capitol riot on January 6. Brooks texted selfies of himself inside the Capitol to a chat group full of church prayer members. One of the group members then tipped off the FBI. So far, at least 599 people have been charged in relation to the Capitol riot. The Capitol riot left five people, including one police officer, dead.

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☆ Iran spied on her for months and plotted to kidnap her from her Brooklyn home, but a defiant Masih Alinejad says she refuses to be intimidated by the Islamic Republic
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

The FBI foiled an alleged Iranian plot to kidnap Masih Alinejad — a human rights activist who lives in exile in the US. Speaking to Insider, Alinejad said she is "not scared" but now wants Biden to take a tougher line on Iran. 'It broke my heart'The human rights activist slowly learned about the extent of the Iranian plan, including her family in Iran being bribed to conspire against her. "I want American officials not to throw human rights under the bus," Alinejad said. Despite the traumatic ordeal, the human rights activist remains remarkably calm.

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☆ Fauci says he expects no new U.S. lockdowns despite surging Delta cases
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of COVID-19 infections posed by the Delta variant. "I don't think we're going to see lockdowns," Fauci, who is also director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on ABC's "This Week." "We have 100 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not getting vaccinated," he said. "That's what desperately needs to happen if we're going to get this Delta variant put back in its place, because right now it's having a pretty big party in the middle of the country." Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and David Lawder; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Senators will get the job done on infrastructure, Schumer says
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Senators and staff have been laboring behind the scenes for days to write what is certain to be a massive piece of legislation. To prod the work along, Schumer kept senators in a weekend session, encouraging the authors of a bipartisan infrastructure plan to finish drafting the bill so that senators can begin offering amendments. Schumer wants the voting to be wrapped up before senators break for their August recess. "We may need the weekend, we may vote on several amendments, but with the cooperation of our Republican colleagues, I believe we can finish the bipartisan infrastructure bill in a matter of days," Schumer said Friday night. Cornyn said he expects Schumer to allow all senators to have a chance to shape the bill and allow for amendments from members of both parties.

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☆ AOC says the notion that activists can 'out-organize' voter suppression is 'a ridiculous premise' that 'verges on naïveté'
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( Grace Panetta | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

AOC is joining progressives criticizing the notion that voter suppression can be out-organized. Ocasio-Cortez was responding to a New York Times report published July 23 which detailed the tension between the Biden White House and civil rights activists over voting rights issues. The Times reported that in "private calls" with activists, White House officials and close allies of the president have expressed confidence that it is possible to 'out-organize voter suppression.'" Ocasio-Cortez previously tweeted that "communities cannot 'out-organize' voter suppression when those they organize to elect won't protect the vote.& Even if they DO out-organize, the ground is being set to overturn results. Senate Democrats are now drawing up a revised, more narrowly-tailored version of the bill focused on voting rights.

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☆ Kosovo honours late son of U.S. President Biden
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com + 0.99 time to read: +2 min

The Memorial of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's late son, Joseph R. 'Beau' Biden, III, is pictured in the village of Sojevo, Kosovo, December 20, 2020. Beau Biden worked in Kosovo after the 1998-99 war, helping to train local prosecutors and judges for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. “Beau’s work in Kosovo was heartfelt; he fell in love with the country,” President Biden said in a pre-recorded video message played during the ceremony in Pristina on Sunday. In 2016 Biden, then vice president, unveiled a memorial to his son in Kosovo. Mr. President, Kosovo is your home too,” said Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani while presenting the award.

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☆ CDC chief says there will be no federal mandate on Covid-19 vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-31 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com sentiment -0.98 time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Friday there will be no nationwide mandate for Americans to get a Covid-19 vaccine, clarifying comments she made earlier during a televised interview. I was referring to mandates by private institutions and portions of the federal government," Walensky wrote in a Twitter post. "There will be no federal mandate." Earlier on Friday, when asked by a Fox News Channel interviewer, "Are you for mandating a vaccine on a federal level," Walensky said: "That's something that I think the administration is looking into." The United States is experiencing rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, especially in areas with lower rates of vaccination.

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☆ U.S. Senate works on the weekend on $1 trillion infrastructure bill
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

The Senate ultimately voted 66-28 to take up the bill, with 16 Republicans joining all 48 Democrats and two independents in support. Supporters predicted it will ultimately pass the Senate and House of Representatives, eventually reaching Biden's desk for him to sign it into law. Progressive members of the House Democratic caucus have already suggested the $1 trillion package is inadequate, and the Senate could likewise impose changes that could complicate its chances of becoming law. But supporters, including Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, have been optimistic about its prospects. Schumer said he plans to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Democratic climate and social spending bill before senators take their summer break, which was supposed to start in the second week of August.

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☆ Trump helped the Republican Party raise $56 million online in the first half of 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Trump raised $56 million online in the first half of 2021, more than any other Republican. A large chunk of the money came from recurring payments, which the party has reportedly halted. The former president raised more money than any other Republican through WinRed, the GOP's fundraising platform that launched in 2019 to counter ActBlue, the highly successful Democratic platform, according to federal records. A Times investigation from April revealed how the program caused a series of fraud complaints and refund requests, due to many respondents unintentionally signing up for recurring payments. The former president also raised more than $21 million which was funneled into two political action committees (PACs) that he oversees.

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☆ U.S. Senate in a rare Saturday session on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The U.S. Senate in a rare Saturday session worked on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, as lawmakers from both parties sought to advance President Joe Biden's top legislative priority. The Senate is going to move forward on both tracks of infrastructure before the beginning of the August recess. After passing the $1 trillion bill, Schumer aims to push forward on a sweeping $3.5 trillion package that focuses on climate change and home care for the elderly and children. Progressive members of the House Democratic caucus have already suggested the $1 trillion package is inadequate, and the Senate could likewise impose changes that could complicate its chances of becoming law. But supporters, including Schumer and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, have been optimistic about its prospects.

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☆ Trump asked top Justice Department officials to declare 2020 election 'corrupt,' notes show
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-30 | by ( Allan Smith Is A Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Then-President Donald Trump pressed top Justice Department officials in a late December phone call to declare the election he lost “corrupt,” and “leave the rest” to him and Republican allies in Congress, according to contemporaneous, handwritten notes taken by officials on the call. Trump pressured top Justice Department officials on a Dec. 27 phone call with then-Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and his second-in-command, Richard Donoghue, part of an effort to reverse Joe Biden's win. Trump added: "We have an obligation to tell people that this was an illegal, corrupt election," according to Donoghue's notes. The Justice Department provided the notes to Maloney's committee, which is probing the Trump administration's efforts to overturn last fall's election. Last month, the House Oversight Committee released emails provided to it by the Justice Department detailing Trump's repeated efforts to reverse his loss.

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☆ An Arizona GOP official resigned his election recount job, complaining of a lack of transparency, then un-resigned
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-30 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Te official acting as liaison between the Arizona audit and lawmakers, resigned Wednesday. The audit is going over votes from Marciopa County, which Joe Biden won in the 2020 presidential election, wresting Arizona from Donald Trump and contributing to his election victory. Bennett was barred from the site last Friday after sharing part of the auditors' vote tally with independent election experts, reported the Arizona Republic. But when contacted by NBC News on later, Bennett said that after talking with Senate President Karen Fann, also a Republican, he had decided not to resign after all. The audit has been beset by delays and controversy since it was launched in April by the Republican-controlled state senate.

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☆ Haitian first lady Martine Moïse says she's considering running for president after her husband was assassinated
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Former Haitian first lady Martine Moïse said she's considering running for president. This came less than a month after her husband, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated at their home. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyFormer Haitian first lady Martine Moïse says she is now seriously considering running for president after her husband, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated at their home, leaving her wounded in the attack earlier this month. "President Jovenel had a vision," Moïse told The New York Times in a report published Friday, adding, "and we Haitians are not going to let that die." A band of armed gunmen stormed into the couple's private residence in Haiti on July 7 and assassinated the president, critically wounding his wife.

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☆ Hunter Biden said 'f--- 'em' to critics who called his art overpriced and joked that he may be 'the most famous artist in MAGA world'
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden said "f--- 'em," when asked how he responds to critics who say his art is overpriced. Hunter Biden is "complexly famous, but not yet for art," Young told Politico, adding, "Guess people will pay for a known last name." Biden's art venture is the latest ethical dilemma his business dealings have posed for his father. However, nonpartisan experts and government officials testified that despite the optics of Hunter Biden's work with Burisma, there was no evidence that his father was involved with his dealings or that Hunter Biden's activities ran afoul of the law. "In one way, I think I'm the most famous artist in the MAGA world, at least," he added.

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☆ CDC: COVID-19 outbreak among 346 fully vaccinated people shows those 'infected with Delta can transmit the virus'
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-30 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

A CDC study of a COVID outbreak suggests vaccinated people may spread the Delta variant just as easily as unvaccinated. "Unlike with other variants, vaccinated people infected with Delta can transmit the virus," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement released alongside the new report. Delta was responsible for at least 90% of the cases in this outbreak, according to viral sequencing. The outbreak is noteworthy, as Massachusetts is a state with a relatively high vaccination rate, with nearly three-quarters of adults fully vaccinated. Delta will 'find any gap in our defenses'Pedestrians walk down Commercial Street on May 25, 2020 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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