WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 10 senators said Thursday they had reached a tentative infrastructure deal, but skepticism from Republicans and impatience from Democrats left its prospects uncertain as lawmakers departed for the weekend.
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Deutsche Bank issues dire economic warning for America - The Hill
Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting - AP
Ad war erupts in West Virginia as both sides try to pressure moderate Democrat Manchin - CNBC
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers plan trip to observe Arizona recount - USA Today
Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan - AP
White House silent as Dem civil war brews between Pelosi, 'Squad' - FOX
FBI Director Chris Wray says he's 'not aware of any investigation' against Trump related to the insurrection - CNN
America's global image under Biden skyrockets compared to Trump, survey finds - NBC
UN Secretary-General’s climate warning: ‘We are at the verge of the abyss’ - NBC
Supreme Court asked to keep eviction pause in place - The Hill
Where Voters Are Losing Patience With Lauren Boebert - Politico
DOJ charges six connected to pro-Trump rallies and right-wing revolutionary group in new Capitol riot conspiracy case - CNN
Watch: Biden, Boris Johnson appear to hit it off at G-7 summit - FOX
Gaetz, under investigative cloud, questions FBI director - The Hill
Price surge sparks new attacks on Biden but shrugs from Wall Street - Politico
PA Senate votes to end governor's COVID-19 emergency declaration, keep protections in place - FOX
Wray grilled on FBI's handling of Jan. 6 - The Hill
The Latest: Biden presents UK’s Johnson with a US-made bike - AP
Three Percenters militia members charged in U.S. Capitol attack - Reuters
Pro-Trump Republicans are flocking to site of partisan Arizona ballot audit - NBC
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Republicans use leak of billionaires' tax secrets to attack Biden's plan to boost IRS - Politico
Rashida Tlaib calls out Dem leadership for 'policing' Ihan Omar and Muslim women - FOX
Gorsuch, Thomas join liberal justices in siding with criminal defendant - The Hill
Sinema faces Arizona blowback over becoming the Senate's new unmovable roadblock - CNN
Watch: President Biden updates ally status with UK including 'revitalised' Atlantic Charter - USA Today
Prisons, once seen as a small-town jackpot, are now more burden than boon - NBC
Top Dems rebuke Ilhan Omar for US, Israel comparison to terrorist groups: 'no moral equivalency' - FOX
Nancy Pelosi rebukes Ilhan Omar for tweet on Israel, Hamas and Taliban - The Guardian
Shelby sides against Trump in Alabama Senate race - Politico
Infrastructure talks enter last-ditch stage as both Republicans and Democrats eye gas-tax increase - BI
Pence eyes his political future as he tries to make peace with Trump - CNN
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she wasn't equating US, Israel to Hamas, Taliban after rebuke ... USA Today
Gov. Abbott says Texas will build border wall amid immigration crisis - FOX
Jill Biden will meet with Kate Middleton in England this week - CNN
Iowa governor questions lack of notice on migrant children flights to Des Moines - The Hill
Arizona AG running for Senate after tangling with Trump - Politico
Some States Will Let Student Athletes Earn Money From Endorsements. But Critics Cry Foul - NPR
Senate confirms Zahid Quraishi, making him the first Muslim American federal judge - USA today
First lady says Biden 'over-prepared' for Europe trip, says they are 'bringing love from America' - FOX
Apple, other U.S. companies under pressure to address China’s ‘repression,’ Biden ally says - CNBC
China has created a 'dystopian hellscape' in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says - BBC
Biden won't accept infrastructure plans that include gas tax index - Wash. Examiner
Demings raises $1 million after announcing Senate bid against Rubio - The Hill
Feds obtain another conspiracy indictment in Jan. 6 riot - Politico
The green energy revolution is coming -- with or without help from Washington - CNN
Trump finds historical muse in tourmate and ex-Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly - The Guardian
BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors erects fencing and electric gate around her new $1.4M home: report - FOX
Gov. Reynolds claims feds lied about flying migrant children to DSM - Axios
Progressives rally behind Omar while accusing her critics of bias - The Hill
From facial recognition to dating apps, technology helping track down Capitol rioters - ABC
Ilhan Omar: US congresswoman defends 'offensive' Israel remark - BBC
Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates - NPR
New report details torture, cover-ups in China's internment camps for Muslim minorities - NBC
Joe Manchin is to Biden's White House what Joe Lieberman was to Obama's - Politico
Deficit tops $2 trillion in first 8 months of fiscal year, Treasury says - CBS
Trump State Department appointee Federico Klein offered plea deal in Capitol riot case - USA Today
Texas Democrats who defeated restrictive voting bill to meet with Harris - NBC
Global Leaders Are Meeting To Tackle Climate Change And Pandemic Recovery - NPR
South Dakotans 'pissed off' and 'angry' over Keystone XL cancellation - Wash. Examiner
Treasury says tax gap to balloon to $7 trillion, calls for beefed-up IRS - CNBC
Dem leaders look to deescalate Omar drama - Politico
Macron slap: Four months for man who attacked French president - BBC
Former GOP congresswoman concerned that without extensive probe "something like January 6 could happen again" - CBS
Black activist wards off protesters so women can access Mississippi's sole abortion clinic - NBC
Third member of FDA advisory panel resigns over Alzheimer's drug approval - The Hill
Video shows pregnant woman's car flip over after officer's PIT maneuver - ABC
Half of pandemic unemployment money may have been stolen - Wash. Examiner
California recall that could oust Gov. Newsom projected to cost state $215M - NBC
Terry McAuliffe going to New York to raise cash for Virginia gubernatorial campaign - CNBC
Have West Virginia's senators squandered their state's moment in the sun? - Yahoo News
Schumer bemoans number of Republicans who believe Trump will be reinstated: 'A glaring warning' - The Hill
Crist makes GOP election bill centerpiece of early Florida gubernatorial campaign - Politico
‘Crimes against humanity’ detailed in China’s Xinjiang: Amnesty - Aljazeera
Autopsy: Andrew Brown Jr. died from gunshot to head - ABC
Pentagon chief supports major shift in how military handles sex assault cases - NBC
China is the elephant in the room at the G-7 - Politico
'Everyone was running': Shooter, 2 others dead inside Florida Publix - USA Today
Wray: FBI frowns on ransomware payments despite recent trend - AP
San Jose mayor rolls out new gun control proposal days after railyard mass shooting - FOX
'She didn't pitch a shutout': Harris hit from all sides after flubbing trip - Wash. Examiner
Jeffrey Toobin returns to CNN eight months after exposing himself to colleagues on Zoom call - Wash. Examiner
Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads guilty to US charges - USA Today
Contractor that does nuclear weapons-related works for Energy Department hit by ransomware - FOX
Colorado charts a new path on immigration: Provide state benefits to undocumented residents - NBC
Police officer investigated for allegedly deleting suspect's video of arrest - ABC
Biden officials: Border stats ‘overstate’ problem - Wash. Examiner
Facing shortage of high-skilled workers, employers seeking more immigrant talent - CNBC
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: UN aid chief says there is famine - BBC
The US is banking on G7 summit to revitalise transatlantic ties - Aljazeera
Kyrsten Sinema gets her make-or-break moment with Republicans - Politico
Peru's Pedro Castillo closes in on victory in presidential election - NBC
Copays for new Alzheimer's drug reach could $11.5K - ABC
Arizona AG Brnovich joins 2022 race to oust Mark Kelly - Wash. Examiner
'Rosetta stone' explosion on the sun reveals clues about solar eruptions, study reports - USA Today
Israeli court postpones Silwan forced displacement hearing - Aljazeera
New DNA testing identifies John Doe #1 found in 1994 believed to be victim of 'Hog Trail Murders' serial killer - NBC
Kid Covid-19 vaccines: 3 takeaways from the FDA's big meeting - Politico
Hospitals across U.S. are requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - CBS
2 passengers test positive for COVID on 1st North American cruise since 2020 - ABC
Biden announces ‘no strings attached’ global vaccine donation - Aljazeera
The U.S. is stepping up its global Covid response - Politico
Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges - AP
Some Bitcoin conference attendees report testing positive for Covid after event - NBC
No shipments of J&J's Covid-19 vaccine have gone out from the government in weeks, official tells CNN - CNN
Cap for on-site federal workers lifts without requirement for COVID vaccines - Axios
Analysis: Were half of Covid unemployment benefits stolen? Here's what we know - CNN
Spring College Enrollment Dropped By Nearly 730,000 Students. And It's Not Just About COVID - NPR
Scott Walker cuts ad encouraging Covid vaccination - Politico
GOP Sens. Graham and Sasse praise Biden's purchase of 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally - Axios
New Covid workplace safety rules snag health care, spare other industries - Politico