Infrastructure vote still on despite reconciliation stalemate

Infrastructure vote still on despite reconciliation stalemate-rollcall:  Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late Wednesday that the House will move ahead with a Thursday vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, despite massive uncertainty that Democrats can pass it.

Debt ceiling bill stalls again in Senate as pressure grows

Debt ceiling bill stalls again in Senate as pressure grows-rollcall: Senate Democrats on Tuesday began preparing to pass a stopgap funding measure to keep the government running separately from a debt limit suspension, after Republicans blocked the latter for the second time in as many days.

Bass officially launches Los Angeles mayoral run

Bass officially launches Los Angeles mayoral run-politico:  Rep. Karen Bass formally launched her campaign for mayor of Los Angeles on Monday in a move that will reshape the contest to lead America's second-largest city.

House votes on infrastructure, reconciliation hang in the balance

House votes on infrastructure, reconciliation hang in the balance-rollcall:  House leaders said Friday they'll try to pass both major pieces of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda in their chamber this week in a high-stakes test of Democratic Party unity and resolve. But they aren't making firm promises on timing.

Many lingering questions despite ‘framework’ for reconciliation offsets

Many lingering questions despite ‘framework’ for reconciliation offsets-rollcall: Top Democratic leaders and tax writers have narrowed a “menu of options” on how to pay for their multitrillion-dollar budget reconciliation package that takes a controversial inheritance tax proposal off the table but leaves many others with shaky support.

Dems seek to ‘avoid a shutdown, at all costs’ as GOP picks debt fight

Dems seek to ‘avoid a shutdown, at all costs’ as GOP picks debt fight-politico: Democrats want to bludgeon the GOP over its debt ceiling intransigence as much as they can — though not necessarily hard enough to shut the government down next week.

US to purchase 500M more vaccine doses for world

US to purchase 500M more vaccine doses for world-thehill:  President Biden will announce that the United States is purchasing an additional 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to donate to the world, as he seeks to boost the global vaccination effort.

Debt limit options narrowing, 14th Amendment chatter returns

Debt limit options narrowing, 14th Amendment chatter returns-rollcall: Call it the “in case of emergency, break glass” option: The president invokes the Civil War-era 14th Amendment to the Constitution to ignore the statutory debt limit and continue to borrow if lawmakers can’t agree to give the Treasury Department more borrowing room.

Johnson & Johnson says booster shot provides strong protection against Covid-19

Johnson & Johnson says booster shot provides strong protection against Covid-19-politico:  Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said a booster shot of its Covid-19 vaccine given two months after the first strengthens protection against moderate illness and severe disease.

Democrats tout California recall result ahead of 2022 midterms

Democrats tout California recall result ahead of 2022 midterms-rollcall:  Some Democrats touted California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s landslide victory Tuesday in a recall election as a good sign for their chances in the 2022 midterms, as some Republicans and strategists downplayed any connection between the result and what might happen in congressional races more than a year away.

Why the 2024 presidential race will start later than expected

Why the 2024 presidential race will start later than expected-rollcall:  While campaigns are starting earlier and earlier, and there certainly isn’t an “off year” from elections anymore, the 2024 presidential race is primed to get off to a late start.

Newsom beats California recall

Newsom beats California recall-politico:  Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain California’s governor after voters decisively rejected an effort to recall him in Tuesday's election.

Everything you need to know about the California recall

Everything you need to know about the California recall-politico:  California's second recall election in state history is here, and the fate of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is hardly certain.

House Democrats plan 26.5 percent corporate rate as part of multitrillion tax hike

House Democrats plan 26.5 percent corporate rate as part of multitrillion tax hike-politico:  House Democrats want to raise the corporate rate to 26.5 percent as part of nearly $3 trillion in tax increases to defray the cost of their next big spending package, while boosting to top rate for individuals to 39.6 percent.

Former Sen. Barbara Boxer nudges Feinstein on resignation

Former Sen. Barbara Boxer nudges Feinstein on resignation-politico:  Former Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who spent nearly a quarter-century in Congress before stepping down at age 76, has some advice for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was sworn in alongside her in 1992.

Covid-19 testing system struggles to keep up with Delta demand

Covid-19 testing system struggles to keep up with Delta demand-politico:  The United States’ Covid-19 testing system is once again struggling to keep pace with surging infections, amid the months long push by the Biden administration and states to increase the country’s vaccination rate.

Biden to campaign for Newsom in California early next week

Biden to campaign for Newsom in California early next week-politico:  President Joe Biden will travel to California sometime next week to campaign in support of Gov. Gavin Newsom, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.

Senate Democrats’ tax options include big farm gains exemption

Senate Democrats’ tax options include big farm gains exemption-rollcall: Senate Finance Committee Democrats are considering new taxes on executive pay, stock buybacks, billionaires’ unrealized stock gains and plastic packaging materials among other options as the panel looks to cover costs of their planned $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package.

How progressives are preparing for battle over Dems' $3.5T megabill

How progressives are preparing for battle over Dems' $3.5T megabill-politico:  This fall marks progressives' biggest chance in years to advance their top political priorities. And their off-the-Hill allies are gearing up for an intraparty showdown.

Democrats race to resolve House-Senate disputes on $3.5T megabill

Democrats race to resolve House-Senate disputes on $3.5Tmegabill-politico:  Democrats are hustling to finalize their gigantic social spending plan during the dog days of summer recess, wary they will blow their target date to finish as Congress faces a crush of deadlines later this month.

Utah governor wrestles with Covid compromises

Utah governor wrestles with Covid compromises-politico:  Climate change is a matter of everyday conversation in Utah bars and at backyard barbecues. The Great Salt Lake continues to shrink. Pollution persists. Towns have enacted construction moratoriums to help conserve water. And Gov. Spencer Cox has called on residents to scrap their lawns for plants that thrive in the desert heat.