HHS unveils office to treat climate change as a health issue

HHS unveils office to treat climate change as a health issue-politico:  The federal health department is creating a new office to address climate change as a public health issue, in an effort to tie growing environmental concerns to the administration’s broader health equity agenda.

More states embrace vax passports without waiting for Biden

More states embrace vax passports without waiting for Biden-politico:  A growing number of states are rolling out digital credentials commonly known as vaccine passports and taking on an initiative the Biden administration signaled this spring that it would own by issuing nationwide standards.

Rising hospitalizations aren’t only about COVID-19 cases

Rising hospitalizations aren’t only about COVID-19 cases-rollcall: Hospitals across the country are reaching capacity, the result not only of increasing COVID-19 cases, but also side effects of the pandemic, from delayed surgeries that are now urgent to mental health problems among children. 

Pelosi pledges coordination with Senate on $3.5T budget package

Pelosi pledges coordination with Senate on $3.5T budget package-rollcall:  Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that House committees, working with the Senate, are “coming to closure on some of the particulars" of a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package with the expectation that all panels involved will report out their pieces of the legislation within three weeks.

House advances $3.5T budget, ending stalemate between Pelosi and centrists

House advances $3.5T budget, ending stalemate between Pelosi and centrists-politic: The House passed a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday, capping off several days of furious negotiating and ending a weekslong stalemate between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a band of Democratic centrists who threatened to upend President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.

Democrats to meet on budget as moderate holdouts face pressure

Democrats to meet on budget as moderate holdouts face pressure-rollcall:  Hours before a procedural vote needed to kick off debate on the fiscal 2022 budget resolution, nine moderate Democrats were engaged in a standoff with their leadership that could prevent the House from adopting the budget this week.

Elder shakes up recall campaign team

Elder shakes up recall campaign team-politico:  Amid increasing scrutiny over his treatment of women and calls for his withdrawal from the race, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder is shaking up his campaign team and hired a new campaign manager, POLITICO has learned.

Sens. Wicker, King, Hickenlooper test positive for Covid-19 after vaccination

Sens. Wicker, King, Hickenlooper test positive for Covid-19 after vaccination-politico:  Sens. Roger Wicker, Angus King and John Hickenlooper all have Covid-19 breakthrough infections, their respective offices announced Thursday.

Biden picks first Native American for parks post

Biden picks first Native American for parks post-rollcall:  The White House said President Joe Biden would nominate Charles F. Sams III to be director of the National Park Service, moving to fill a post that has gone without a Senate-confirmed leader since 2017.  Sams has a background in conservation management, has worked in state and tribal governments for more than 25 years and served in the U.S. Navy, the White House said Wednesday.

House revises voting rights bill to boost Justice Department powers to challenge states

House revises voting rights bill to boost Justice Department powers to challenge states-rollcall: House Democrats introduced the latest version of what’s been dubbed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday, intent on beefing up a civil rights-era law cut back by a series of Supreme Court decisions.

He opposes gun control, the minimum wage — and could be California’s next governor

He opposes gun control, the minimum wage — and could be California’s next governor-politico:  Gov. Gavin Newsom for months refused to acknowledge the Republican recall candidates. Then Larry Elder came along.  A conservative media fixture after decades on the air, Elder used his fame to springboard to the front of the pack of Republicans vying to replace Newsom.

Pelosi offers to ‘advance’ budget and infrastructure measures together

Pelosi offers to ‘advance’ budget and infrastructure measures together-rollcall: Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday sought to reach a compromise with nine moderate House Democrats, who have threatened to vote against adopting the budget resolution unless the House first votes on a Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Four Senate Republicans wait on reelection bids as majority hangs in balance

Four Senate Republicans wait on reelection bids as majority hangs in balance-politico:  Ron Johnson’s got a piece of advice for Republicans who want him to run for reelection: Don’t work with Democrats on “crap” like the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Redistricting sprint begins with major census data drop

Redistricting sprint begins with major census data drop-politico:  The Census Bureau's long-awaited release of redistricting data Thursday will unleash a torrent of new state political maps in the weeks and months to come, starting with the handful of states pressed against early fall deadlines to enact new district boundaries.

The power of 10: Inside the ‘unlikely partnership’ that sealed an infrastructure win

The power of 10: Inside the ‘unlikely partnership’ that sealed an infrastructure win-politico:  Moments before he blessed their bipartisan infrastructure agreement, President Joe Biden made a critical promise to five GOP senators he'd gathered in the Oval Office.

Khanna won't challenge Padilla for Senate, ends intraparty threat from left

Khanna won't challenge Padilla for Senate, ends intraparty threat from left-politico:  Rep. Ro Khanna on Monday announced his endorsement of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, ending speculation that the progressive Silicon Valley Democrat would mount an intraparty challenge to Padilla next year.

Biden's infrastructure bill on cruise control to Senate passage

Biden's infrastructure bill on cruise control to Senate passage-politico:  President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal cleared its final serious Senate hurdle Sunday night, putting the legislation on a glide path to passage as soon as late Monday.

New hurdle slows $1 trillion infrastructure bill

New hurdle slows $1 trillion infrastructure bill-thehill: Senate action on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill has slowed to a crawl as lawmakers haggle over more than 250 proposed amendments to the legislation.

Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan does have ‘long road to go’ with Medicare

Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan does have ‘long road to go’ with Medicare-rollcall:  After Senate Democrats and the White House reached agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “We know we have a long road to go.”

Schumer seeks infrastructure bill passage ‘in a matter of days’

Schumer seeks infrastructure bill passage ‘in a matter of days’-rollcall:  Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he expects the chamber’s bipartisan infrastructure bill to pass later this week, now that the long-awaited measure was finally unveiled Sunday night.