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Today's Top Stories:
GOP rep roasted for "hypocrisy" of securing infrastructure funding, voting against it
Alabama Rep. Gary Palmer shamelessly touted the transformational infrastructure funding that he — along with 199 other House Republicans — voted against last week.
House preparing censure vote for GOP Rep. Paul Gosar over violent anime video
Lawmakers will also consider an amendment to remove Gosar from his assignment on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee.
Prosecutor slams Trump team for ignoring subpoenas
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.
Reviving Biden's big bill, Democrats look to regain momentum
Democratic leaders are pressing ahead on President Biden’s domestic policy bill, with the House expected to vote later this week and the Senate vowing to follow by Christmas in hopes of boosting the party's standing and delivering on a main campaign promise.
The FDA reportedly plans to approve COVID boosters for all this week
Seemingly every day, more studies show that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines’ original 90-plus percent effectiveness against COVID infection and hospitalization has worn off over time and in the face of the hypercontagious Delta variant — but that it can be restored, almost instantly, with a third shot.
Fauci says 3-shot vaccine should be "standard," warns of winter "double whammy"
The delta variant and waning vaccine immunity could cause serious problems. Get the (third) shot.
Rittenhouse jurors to return for Day 2 of deliberations
Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse were to return Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial, after they failed to reach a swift verdict on whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, and Lauren Boebert's extremism costing them support from their voters
United Rural Democrats: New extremists in Congress are taking their districts for granted while delivering nothing for them. United Rural Democrats are organizing on the ground to shock Republicans by winning back Middle America. But they need your help!
Ex-chief of staff John Kelly said if Trump was a "real man" he would've gone to the Capitol on January 6 to stop the rioters
Yeah, but in Trump's defense, he had no interest in stopping the insurrection he helped incite. The riot was the point.
Newly elected House Freedom Caucus leader Scott Perry tests positive for COVID
Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, who has not publicly stated his vaccination status, is the 10th House member to test positive since August.
Oklahoma and 11 other states sue to block healthcare worker vaccine mandate
Healthcare workers in nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities that receive money from Medicare and Medicaid face a vaccination deadline of Jan 4.
Demand grows for digital vaccine passports as borders reopen
In the week since international travelers were welcomed back to the United States, airlines, nonprofit organizations, and travel groups have finally seen an uptick in the digital health passes they had hoped travelers would use since their launch.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
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