We have been since the beginning of the covid virus. Reporter pfizer made the case for boosters with data showing Wang Vaccine Efficacy after six months and said they will work with the fda to address the committees questions and now questions about the biden administrations widespread Booster Strategy after the president made this announcement last month. Eight months after your second shot get a booster shot. Reporter bidens push for a third shot is getting pushback from some of the nations top medical experts who say he spoke too soon. The White House wrote in part, we stand ready to provide Booster Shots to eligible americans once the process concludes at The End of next week. That process includes a signoff by the fda which could come as early as next week, then the cdcs vote. It could be just days before millions more americans roll up their sleeves again. When it comes to the other two vaccines, Booster Rollouts is unclear. Moderna we know has submitted an application with the f
Whats at stake in the days and weeks ahead. Bidens entire president ial agenda rests on expansive spending bill. And, indeed, President Biden continues to try to rally democrats around his 3. 5 trillion Spending Package, especially Senator Joe Manchin who remains opposed in addition to the separate bipartisan 1 Trillion infrastructure bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hold a bill on bidens larger Spending Package until the end of the month although it is widely expected to be altered and revised in the senate. Without manchins vote, democrats cant pass the package for budget reconciliation. They are threatening to hold up a vote on the bipartisan Infrastructure Deal which is expected to happen this week and has passed the senate until the larger package has a vote. In washington right now it is the season of competing leverage. Another reported Sticking Point in the interparty negotiations has to do with the future of the affordable Care Act and whether to make the enhanc
Me as a very distant cousin but with hair. the latest billionaire space joyride, for instance, but the pro insurrectionist rally at the capitol won t be one of those things. the far right pro insurrectionist crowd was small and was seemingly outnumbered by police, journalists and counter protestors. traditionally protests in defense of prisoners, in this case those jailed for their role in the january 6th terrorism. traditionally the number of protesters exceeds the number of pris nors. here the ratio was reversed. on average there was not even one concerned citizen per imprisoned insurrectionist. the rally itself was relatively short and peaceful. four people were arrested mainly for weapons violations. meanwhile, at the capitol building they swarmed, or should i say trickled around. lawmakers will be looking at actual governing. if you want to get a accepts of