Bipartisan Infrastructure Package by a vote of 6732, exactly one week after it failed to pass, a rare example of bipartisanship in washington. 17 republicans, including their leader, mitch mcconnell, joined all 50 democrats in advancing the bill. Its the first step in a series of votes toward final passage of the agreement. And as the country faces a surge of new covid19 infections, the White House is expected to announce tomorrow that covid vaccinations will be required for all federal workers. Those who refuse will have to undergo regular virus testing. Today the Cdc Director posted this on social media. Quote, covid19 cases have increased over 300 nationally since june 19. The highest spread of cases and severe outcomes is happening in places with low Vaccination Rates and among unvaccinated people. This afternoon, during a visit to pennsylvanias lehigh valley, the president issued a plea to americans who are holding out on getting their shots. We still have a lot of people not vacc
What is in the bill. But first, we have breaking news, right off the top. Heres the Brandnew Headline Tonight at the Washington Post, quote, as trump pushed for probes of 2020 election, he called acting Attorney General rosen almost daily. Now we have known before tonight that Donald Trump had tried to pressure the Justice Department in the days after the election asking the Department Of Justice to investigate fake claims of Voter Fraud which would help delegitimized bidens victory. But until tonight, we did not know how extensive Donald Trumps efforts were. According to the Washington Post, president Donald Trump called his Acting The Tierney General nearly every day at The End of the last year to alert him to claims of Voter Fraud or alleged improper vote crowned in the 2020 election. And quote. In those calls, the post calls the personal them and asked what the Justice Department was doing about it. Heres the kicker, those calls did not just a Phone Calls. There is a paper trail. Q
Way as it would actually keep the rain off during an event in soggy staffordshire, britain. even prince charles appears amused as the bumbershoot refused news day again today against all odds, a landmark bipartisan infrastructure package has advanced tonight in the united states senate. we ll be talking to senator jon tester, one of the senators who helped negotiate that deal in just a moment, and hopefully he can walk us through exactly