Senate passes bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Senate approved a 1 trillion infrastructure plan in a 69 to 30 vote, with 19 Republicans joining all Democrats. The measure funds roads, bridges, water systems, broadband, public transit, and grid modernization, aiming to boost nationwide public works and climate resilience.
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Democrats push 3.5 trillion budget as GOP attacks rise
Senate debates the 3.5 trillion framework aimed at family services health care and climate while Republicans attack the plan as wasteful and inflationary. Sanders defends the measure saying it will aid children families and workers as Pelosi Hoyer pledge a House vote after recess.
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Greene suspended over COVID vaccine misinformation
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, was suspended by Twitter for seven days after she claimed vaccines are failing and that the FDA should not fully authorize them. She argued vaccines do not reduce spread and that masks are ineffective, despite emergency-use approvals and widespread uptake.
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Texas court halts ruling on Democrats over absent lawmakers
The Texas Supreme Court paused a ruling protecting absent Democratic lawmakers from arrest, raising the risk they could be detained to force a quorum. Gov. Abbott hailed the pause as a win, while Democrats argued detention powers cannot be used for politics as some lawmakers return to the House.
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Swamped hospitals face nurse shortage amid surge
The surge in COVID 19 infections strains hospitals across the United States as Florida Arkansas and Louisiana report record hospitalizations. Front line staff burnout drives resignations and temporary out of state gigs as ambulances wait for beds and a New Orleans case highlights access issues. The nation averages over 116000 new infections and 50000 hospitalizations daily while non Covid patients rise.
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