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Nov 2021
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Biden’s Domestic Agenda Could Pass By En...

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‘Progressive’ House Democrats change course signalling they are ready to pass the infrastructure bill without prior commitment on the spending bill from senators Manchin and Sinema, with Representative Pramila Jayapal telling CNN the party is ‘tired of waiting for one or two people, we trust the President will get 51 votes’.

Why Virginias’s vote matters for the Biden agenda; Chris takes a closer look at McAuliffe and Younkin’s tight Governor’s race, with CNN Senior Data Reporter Harry Enten joining to give his insight. That, as the Supreme courts hears arguments on Texas’ controversial abortion law, and finally, a CNN report on a Washington Post article which details the warning signs law enforcement failed to heed leading up to the January 6 riot at the Capitol.

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