Good morning. It's Friday, Nov. 5, and we're covering a looming vote on a sweeping social spending package, private sector COVID-19 mandates, and much more. Have feedback? Let us know at [email protected].
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The House appears set to hold a vote on a nearly sweeping social spending package today, after the chamber's Rules Committee voted to approve the final text of the bill yesterday evening. The vote would come after more than a month of delays, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D, CA-12) sought to balance the interests of moderate and progressive members.
House negotiators added three provisions to the text—changes to the state and local tax deduction (see 101), four weeks of paid family and medical leave for workers, and expanded protections for immigrants. The changes are likely to run into hurdles in the Senate; Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has criticized the inclusion of paid family leave and it is unclear whether parliamentary rules will allow the addition of immigration provisions.
A vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, already approved by the Senate, is expected to follow.
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A mandate requiring workers at companies with more than 100 employees to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing will go into effect Jan. 4, according to Biden administration officials yesterday. Separately, workers at nearly 76,000 hospitals participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs will be required to be fully vaccinated.
It is unclear how the rules, which cover an estimated 100 million workers, will be monitored or enforced. A number of states are expected to mount legal challenges; 24 state attorneys general issued a letter in September criticizing the proposal.
As of this morning, 67% of the US population had received at least one vaccine dose, including 80% of those older than 18 and almost 98% of those aged 65 and above. See full COVID-19 stats for the country here.
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An analyst who helped compile a heavily disputed dossier alleging ties between former President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 election was arrested yesterday, the third person to face charges brought by Special Counsel John Durham. Igor Danchenko faces five counts of lying to federal agents in 2017.
The Durham probe began during the Trump administration to examine the origins of the FBI's 2016 investigation into Russian election meddling (which ultimately led to the probe by Special Counsel Robert Mueller). Trump and critics argued the FBI investigation was politically motivated. A previous Justice Department report—while revealing unsettling issues and harshly criticizing the FBI—did not find bias as a primary factor in its launch.
Durham himself is widely respected—among other efforts, he was a lead investigator in the case uncovering corruption between Boston mobster Whitey Bulger and FBI agent John Connolly.
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