U.S. medical stockpile running low as Delta variant threat looms

U.S. medical stockpile running low as Delta variant threat looms-politico:  Supplies of critical medical products in the Strategic National Stockpile are still well below federal targets more than 18 months after the coronavirus first emerged in the United States, according to internal data obtained by POLITICO.

White House targets corporate giants in draft executive order

White House targets corporate giants in draft executive order-politico:  The White House is crafting an executive order aimed at promoting competition throughout the U.S. economy, a move aimed at lessening the stranglehold of dominant players in industries ranging from banking and agriculture to shipping and air travel, according to three people familiar with the discussions.

The 2024 Iowa caucus campaign has already begun

The 2024 Iowa caucus campaign has already begun-politico:  Trump would be the overwhelming front-runner for the Republican Party’s nomination should he wage a 2024 comeback bid. But that’s not stopping his would-be GOP successors from barreling into Iowa.

Some moderate Democrats oppose Biden spending package, as progressives feared

Some moderate Democrats oppose Biden spending package, as progressives feared-rollcall:  Progressive Democrats’ concerns that their more centrist colleagues won’t support President Joe Biden’s larger spending and tax agenda are starting to bear out.

Bipartisan infrastructure ‘framework’ heads to the White House

Bipartisan infrastructure ‘framework’ heads to the White House-rollcall:  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer late Wednesday blessed a tentative bipartisan agreement on $559 billion in new infrastructure spending that a group of senators and White House aides negotiated, but warned it has to move along with a larger partisan package to get Democrats’ support.

Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal nears its big reveal

Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal nears its big reveal-politico:  The Senate’s bipartisan group is racing to finalize an accord on infrastructure, hoping to clinch a deal totaling $579 billion in new spending as soon as this week.

The pandemic changed how we vote. These states are making the changes permanent.

The pandemic changed how we vote. These states are making the changes permanent.-politico:  The Covid-19 pandemic is receding in America. But some of the changes it prompted in American elections are here to stay.