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☆ Why Wall Street loves Joe Manchin right now
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Julia Horowitz | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Those words, from President Joe Biden on infrastructure spending, were enough to trigger a Wall Street celebration . "Infrastructure spending strengthens an already very strong economic growth outlook," said Jeff Buchbinder, equity strategist for LPL Financial. Victoria's Secret has made a huge pivot. Although marketing trends changed, Victoria's Secret mostly stuck to the same playbook that helped it dominate the industry for years: push-up bras and scantily-clad celebrity models known as its "Angels." But Victoria's Secret seems to be on a much better track.

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☆ Biden gives green light to bipartisan infrastructure plan
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( David Morgan | Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday embraced a bipartisan Senate deal to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure projects, building roads, bridges and highways and helping stimulate the economy. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), following a bipartisan meeting with U.S. senators about the proposed framework for the infrastructure bill, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque“We have a deal,” Biden told reporters, flanked by Democratic and Republican senators who wrote the $1.2 trillion proposal, which came after months of White House negotiations with lawmakers. Democratic and Republican members of the group displayed high spirits, chuckling and smiling together at microphones in the driveway of the White House. Biden was due to speak further about the deal at the White House at 2 p.m.

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The bipartisan group of Senators negotiating an infrastructure package will head to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday. The lawmakers appeared optimistic after closed-door meetings with White House officials Wednesday. “We’ve agreed to a framework on the entire package,” Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told reporters Wednesday afternoon. White House officials also met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday. “I would call this a much sturdier framework,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said.

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☆ Bipartisan group of senators reach deal for 'framework' of infrastructure package, to meet with Biden tomorrow
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -0.98 time to read: +2 min

The bipartisan group of senators meeting with White House officials said they reached a 'framework' for a deal. They will present their framework for the massive spending package to President Joe Biden tomorrow. "There's a framework of agreement on a bipartisan infrastructure package," Collins told reporters on Wednesday after the meeting. Simultaneously, Senate Democrats are considering pushing through an infrastructure package drafted by Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is chair of the Senate Budget Committee. Through budget reconciliation in July, an infrastructure package could be approved without GOP support.

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☆ Biden invites infrastructure negotiators to White House as bipartisan group moves closer to a deal
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

"White House senior staff had two productive meetings today with the bipartisan group of Senators who have been negotiating about infrastructure," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Wednesday night. "The group made progress towards an outline of a potential agreement, and the President has invited the group to come to the White House tomorrow to discuss this in-person." President Joe Biden invited Democratic and Republican infrastructure negotiators to the White House on Thursday, as senators say they have moved closer to a deal to revamp transportation, broadband and utilities. Twenty-one senators — 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats — have backed the infrastructure framework. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., met with White House officials on Wednesday night.

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☆ Schumer and Pelosi say they're still barreling ahead without the GOP on a multitrillion-dollar social spending package in July
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Schumer and Pelosi are plowing ahead with a separate spending package without the GOP. Most Democrats are pressing for a separate package focused on the social initiatives Biden has laid out, including healthcare, childcare, and education. But all 50 Democratic senators would have to support the sprawling spending package, given the strong odds of united GOP opposition. "We've agreed on a framework on the entire package and we're going to the White House," Sen. Mitt Romney told reporters. The bipartisan group of 10 lawmakers is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats.

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☆ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams the lack of diversity in an all-white group of lawmakers who drafted a bipartisan infrastructure deal
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Eliza Relman | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -0.79 time to read: +2 min

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the bipartisan group of lawmakers who negotiated an infrastructure deal. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that the group reached a deal. The New York lawmaker called out the group for its lack of diversity. The senators who led the infrastructure negotiations with Biden include five Republicans and five Democrats. "This is why a bipartisan [package] alone isn't acceptable," Ocasio-Cortez went on to say.

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☆ Trump sent out a strange statement wishing 'losers' and 'RINOs' a Happy Father's Day
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -0.96 time to read: +2 min

Trump wished "losers" and "RINOs" a Happy Father's Day in an emailed statement. "Happy Father's Day to all, including the Radical Left, RINOs, and other Losers of the world. This is not the first time that Trump has used Father's Day to launch a salvo aimed at his opponents. "Happy Father's Day to all, including my worst and most vicious critics, of which there are fewer and fewer. In an early morning email sent this Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. sent a message titled "My father is asking about you" to appeal for donations.

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Gail Collins: Bret, it’s been a while between conversations and although I’ve been on vacation I have noticed a lot of … stuff. Action-stopping Joe Manchin? Years ago I won a minor journalism award on the strength of my mockery of Mitt Romney’s presidential bid. I really don’t understand how some liberals attack the filibuster as some kind of emblem of white supremacy when both Barack Obama and Joe Biden were defending its sanctity during a period of Republican control of the Senate. Come to think of it, as Democratic senators past and present go, I think I like Manchin almost as much as I like the other Joe — Lieberman, that is.

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☆ ‘Forever war’ authorization measure faces delay in U.S. Senate
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

"We should fully evaluate the conditions on the ground, the implications of repealing the 2002 AUMF for our friends, and how adversaries—including ISIS and Iranian backed militia groups—would react," they said in a letter. President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer support repeal. That authority has shifted to the president, however, due to the "forever war" AUMFs, which do not expire - including the 2002 Iraq AUMF - passed since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Former President Donald Trump cited the 2002 AUMF in early 2020 as one justification for attacking an Iranian military commander at an airport in Baghdad. The panel has scheduled a second business meeting for Thursday, although it was not yet certain the AUMF would come up then.

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☆ When It Comes to Big City Elections, Republicans Are in the Wilderness
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Alexander Burns | Jonathan Martin | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

“It’s not the same Republican Party,” said Representative Donald McEachin of Virginia. While Republicans have long been more aligned with rural, conservative voters than with urban constituencies, the pre-Trump G.O.P. made a point of recruiting serious candidates even in Democratic strongholds like New York City and California. It’s just not,” Mr. Lhota said. Mr. Chen, who is based in California, is weighing a campaign for state controller in 2022.

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☆ Democrats face divide over how to craft a multitrillion-dollar bill without GOP
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Sahil Kapur Is A National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Thursday that the committee is considering a $6 trillion spending figure. There's no realistic chance that Democrats will finish the bill before the monthlong August recess. "We're just starting to meet now with committee chairs and the caucuses to get their input and putting it together," House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said in an interview. A group of five House Democrats is demanding debt stabilization measures, which the left rejects. In the meantime, Biden will have to decide whether to embrace or reject the bipartisan $579 billion infrastructure framework backed by 11 Republicans, who haven't released key details.

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☆ What now? Congress eyes new era of health policy after Obamacare survives
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Sahil Kapur Is A National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Congress wrestled with what the new era of federal health care policy would look like after the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the latest existential challenge to Obamacare. "And now, we’re going to try to make it bigger and better — establish, once and for all, affordable health care as a basic right of every American citizen." "We will continue to work to lower health care costs by lowering the cost of prescription drugs," Pelosi told reporters. For now, there's no consensus among Republicans on what an alternative health care system should look like. Romney said that while he couldn't predict future lawsuits, any major health care changes in the near term would likely have to come from Congress.

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☆ Live Updates: House Expected to Vote to Curb Presidential War Powers
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Jennifer Steinhauer | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +15 min

Live Live Updates: House Expected to Vote to Curb Presidential War Powers The House is set to repeal an authorization it gave President George W. Bush in 2002 to invade Iraq that was repeatedly applied well beyond its original intent. The House is expected to vote on Thursday to repeal an authorization it gave President George W. Bush in 2002 to invade Iraq. Mr. Biden is expected to sign it. President Biden and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met in Geneva on Wednesday. Mr. Putin called Mr. Biden “a very balanced, professional man,” while Mr. Biden avoided characterizing his counterpart.

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☆ 11 GOP senators back infrastructure deal as Democrats plot two-track approach to passage
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Sahil Kapur Is A National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | Dartunorro Clark | Dartunorro Clark Covers Politics | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Bipartisan support for an infrastructure deal grew Wednesday, as 21 senators — including 11 Republicans — publicly backed the proposal, a signal that talks have progressed as the White House-imposed deadline looms. “We support this bipartisan framework that provides an historic investment in our nation’s core infrastructure needs without raising taxes,” the group said in a statement. The statement provides no substantive details, but it is significant that 11 Republicans support the plan, which needs 60 votes to pass. Their public support indicates that Republicans feel the urgency to reach a deal on popular physical infrastructure measures soon or risk Democrats cutting them out of the process. A Monmouth University poll released earlier Wednesday found that 68 percent of American voters favor Biden's infrastructure proposal, including 41 percent of Republicans, while 29 percent oppose it.

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☆ 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans sign onto bipartisan infrastructure deal, but nobody knows what's in it
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

Ten Republican senators and ten Democrats issued a statement saying they support a bipartisan infrastructure package. That figure of Republicans could be enough for the skinny plan to clear the chamber, but some Democrats are already against it. A group of ten Republican and ten Democratic Senators announced on Wednesday that they supported a bipartisan infrastructure framework. The group is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. In the US Senate Budget Committee, this week, Democrats met to discuss a budget resolution, which would trigger the reconciliation process.

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☆ 10 GOP senators back bipartisan infrastructure plan, boosting its chances of moving forward
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

The proposal serves as the last sustained effort to strike a bipartisan infrastructure deal before Democrats move to pass legislation on their own. Ten Republican senators support a bipartisan infrastructure framework, enough for a potential bill to get through the chamber if all skeptical Democrats back it. Leaving Geneva, Switzerland, after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Biden said he had not seen the details of the bipartisan plan. Paying for the infrastructure plan could be an issue. A possible revenue raiser in the bipartisan plan — tying the gas tax to inflation — could effectively break his pledge.

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WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrats working on a bipartisan infrastructure deal hardened their position on the legislation after tense talks Monday. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a member of the Senate Democrats' leadership team, came out against a bipartisan agreement Monday night after meeting with a bipartisan group of 10 senators. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon have insisted that any deal must include action on climate change. That means the bipartisan group will need to secure more than 10 Republicans to get its proposal across the finish line. Republicans said it was part of the plan; Democrats said it wasn't.

Persons: Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Democratic Sens, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Joe Biden, Shelley Moore Capito, Jon Tester, Mitt Romney Organizations: WASHINGTON —, Senate Democrats, Democratic, Massachusetts, Republicans, Republican, White House Locations: America, Oregon, R, Utah

☆ Senators face roadblocks to passing bipartisan infrastructure plan as opposition mounts
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-15 | by ( Jacob Pramuk | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

The Democratic and Republican senators pitching an infrastructure deal face early hurdles in pushing their roughly $1 trillion plan through Congress. The bipartisan proposal crafted by 10 senators would focus on transportation, broadband and water, and would not raise taxes to offset costs. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, told CNBC on Tuesday when asked whether there would be enough Republican support to pass the plan. As the 10 senators try to win support for their proposal, Democrats have set the groundwork to approve a bill on their own through budget reconciliation. However, the path appears blocked for now as at least one Democrat involved in the talks, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, insists he wants to pass a plan with bipartisan support.

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☆ The White House is giving bipartisan infrastructure negotiations until the end of June even as progressive opposition swells
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-15 | by ( Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The White House is giving bipartisan economic talks until the end of June for a deal to pan out. White House officials are indicating to congressional Democrats that they're giving bipartisan infrastructure negotiations until the end of June before potentially shoving Republicans aside and moving ahead with a Democratic-only plan. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But Biden is pursuing a deal and the White House is giving additional time for an agreement to be struck. "I got to look at it first," Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia told Insider.

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REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday criticized a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal by a bipartisan group of Senate moderates as neglecting some of their key priorities, raising questions about the measure's fate. The Senate proposal, which emerged after negotiations between Biden and Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito collapsed last week, insufficiently addresses climate change and other Democratic goals, including spending on healthcare and childcare, Democrats said. The $1.2 trillion package, to span eight years, is below Biden's most recent proposal of $1.7 trillion. The two parties also disagree about how to pay for infrastructure and have not yet released details of how the money would be spent. "I think we should go bigger," said Richard Neal, chairman of the House's powerful Ways and Means Committee.

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☆ Live Updates: Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Leaves Democrats a Big Choice
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +16 min

Live Live Updates: Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Leaves Democrats a Big Choice A plan from a bipartisan group of lawmakers does not address climate change and omits money for child and elder care. A bipartisan group of 10 senators met last week to discuss a framework for an infrastructure package. The group is pushing for a proposal that is much smaller than the $1.9 trillion package that Mr. Biden has proposed. But Biden administration officials said that they were mindful of how Mr. Putin seemed to get the better of Mr. Trump in Helsinki. The spectacle in 2018 drew sharp condemnations from across the political spectrum for providing an opportunity for Mr. Putin to spread falsehoods.

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☆ Mitch McConnell gives 'maybe 50-50' odds of bipartisan infrastructure deal as Democrats say they won't drop climate initiatives
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Joseph Zeballos-Roig | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

McConnell took a dour view on the likelihood of a bipartisan Senate group succeeding with an infrastructure bill. Pelosi signaled she's unwilling to strike a deal with Republicans if it meant substantially cutting the package. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell provided a downbeat view on the latest roughly $1 trillion infrastructure framework negotiated by a faction of centrist senators from both parties. The plan would provide just over $1 trillion in new infrastructure spending focused on roads, bridges, ports, and highways. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also appears to be against dropping climate initiatives if it means passing a watered-down bill with the GOP.

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☆ Biden’s Interior Secretary Wants to Restore Monuments Shrunk by Trump
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Coral Davenport | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.80 time to read: +2 min

It is the ancestral homeland of five tribal nations — the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Pueblo of Zuni. Environmentalists applauded the recommendation from Ms. Haaland, although they noted Mr. Biden has yet to make a final decision. Mr. Cox, the Republican governor of Utah, said in a statement that he was disappointed. Senator Mitt Romney, the Utah Republican, has said that he doesn’t want any president to determine the footprints of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, but rather that the borders should be determined by Congress. He is also a key member of a bipartisan group negotiating with the White House to win passage of a major infrastructure bill that is a legislative priority for Mr. Biden.

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☆ Live Updates: Negotiations on Policing Overhaul on Edge of Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | Catie Edmondson | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +13 min

Live Live Updates: Negotiations on Policing Overhaul on Edge of Collapse Lawmakers are still at odds over divisive issues, most notably whether to change criminal and civil penalties to make it easier to punish police officers for misconduct. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBiden administration lifts restrictions on number of federal employees allowed in the office. But Democrats said Mr. Nearman had shown a complete disregard for the rule of law and the principles of democracy. The House Republican leader, Christine Drazan, said Mr. Nearman had indiscriminately allowed violent protesters into the building. That’s not anybody’s actual cellphone,” Mr. Nearman said in the footage.

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