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A whistleblower claims Facebook prioritized profit over public good and accuses the company of enabling the Capitol Riot by allowing its platforms to be used to spread hate, violence and misinformation. Facebook say they continue to make significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content, and to suggest they encourage bad content is just not true. So, what is the truth? CNN’s Donnie O’Sullivan joins to give his perspective.
The Washington Post reports that Trump asked his advisers whether he should announce his 2024 bid for the White House after the chaotic exit in Afghanistan. They urged Trump, who is taking legal action to reinstate his twitter account, to be patient over concerns that an announcement now may help the Democratic turnout in the 2022 midterms.
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Progressives are holding firm and demanding a vote on a bill full of liberal priorities before also voting on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. President Biden admits that "everybody is frustrated," but still expects both parts of his expansive agenda to eventually land on his desk.
Plus, Democrats aim to continue their winning streak in Virginia in next month's gubernatorial election. But Republicans are betting that a Biden backlash could power them to an upset win.
And what does Sen. Kyrsten Sinema want and why is she so eager to buck her party?
On today's panel: CNN's Jeff Zeleny, Lisa Lerer of the New York Times, Politico's Laura Barron Lopez, John Bresnahan of Punchbowl News.
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In a major Covid-19 breakthrough, the pharmaceutical company Merck says their pill could cut the risk of hospitalization or death from the virus by 50%. That, as Government statistics show the unvaccinated are 8x more likely to test positive, 41 times more likely to be hospitalized and 57x more likely to die compared to the vaccinated.
There is new optimism that the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden’s economic agenda can be agreed as a House Democrats meeting intensifies negotiations. However, the $2 trillion divide over the dramatic expansion of the social safety net still remains.
Hosted by Dana Bash, in for John King.
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It’s decision day for the President’s spending plan, but at this moment no deal and no apparent progress is in sight. The House will however proceed with a vote on a smaller infrastructure bill, as liberals want that bigger agreement finalised before they vote yes on Biden’s Agenda. Senator Joe Manchin speaks from Captitol Hill on the infrastructure vote and the $1.5 trillion price tag he has floated to the President for the Democrat’s package.
Another major vaccine mandate takes effect. California health care workers must be vaccinated by today or lose their jobs. That as the CDC puts pregnant women on alert, strongly recommending they get the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Testimony at the Senate continues from America's top military officials, who say they recommended President Biden keep Afghanistan troop levels at 2,500 not, as he later decided, zero. After the messy withdrawal and a number of Americans still in left Afghanistan, should Biden have had a better plan?
The New York City Mayor says their numbers definitively prove city and state vaccine mandates are working. 92% of NYC health workers are now vaccinated with a 45% rise in daily NYC vaccinations since the mandates were announced. The pace of national vaccinations however, is slowing.
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There is no new episode of the Inside Politics showcast today due to CNN's ongoing coverage of the Afghanistan withdrawal hearing live from the Senate.
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President Biden gets his booster shot live on national TV, his third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. That, as New York State's vaccine mandate for health care workers comes into effect - officials are bracing for the possibility of significant staff shortages, with the NY Governor considering activating the National Guard or bringing in workers from overseas to help.
Liz Cheney says her fight for re-election in Wyoming is the test case of Donald Trump's hold on the Republican Party. After making an enemy of Trump by voting to impeach him, her Republican primary challenger now has the backing of the former President. Trump has told GOP candidates they need to ‘embrace MAGA’ to win.
After the President spent the weekend on the phone with lawmakers pushing his Agenda, the Democrats remain at a spending plan impasse, with Nancy Pelosi saying it is ‘self-evident’ that Biden’s Agenda won’t be $3.5 trillion. Government funding is due to run out Thursday.
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Democrats are split as they head into a critical week on Capitol Hill: moderates and progressives can't agree on the scope or price tag of the reconciliation bill that addresses everything from climate change to paid family leave. And progressives say they'll vote down the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the reconciliation bill gets a vote. Meanwhile, the country is barreling towards a government shutdown at the end of the month.
Plus, a sham election audit led by Republicans in Arizona's largest county once again confirmed President Biden's victory. So why are some Republicans calling for similar audits in other states?
And the White House faces bipartisan outrage at chaos on the Southern border.
On today's panel: CNN's Jeremy Diamond, Julie Hirschfeld Davis of the New York Times, Politico's Burgess Everett, Seung Min Kim of the Washington Post, CNN's Pricilla Alvarez, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner.
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The company Republicans paid $6 million to find 2020 election fraud in Arizona, has found no evidence. The draft report from Cyber Ninjas, shows President Biden received 99 more votes than Maricopa County had initially reported, while Trump received 261 fewer votes.
The January 6 White House Committee has subpoenaed four of Trump's closest advisers. Investigators seek information on what was known by Trump and his team about the plan leading up to the insurrection and the attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
New CDC guidelines recommend the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for adults aged 65 and older, adults in long-term care, any adult with underlying health conditions and workers whose jobs might put them at a higher risk of Covid infection.
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The Special Envoy to Haiti has resigned in anger following the mistreatment of Haitian migrants by U.S. Border Patrol Agents, when crossing into Del Rio, Texas from Mexico, calling the ‘Title 42 Policy’ used to send people back to Haiti 'counterproductive and inhumane'.
The White House, House of Representatives and Senate have reached agreement on a framework that will pay for any final negotiated agreement on Biden’s massive spending package. Specifics on any tax hikes the Democrats have agreed to support and an agreement on the final price tag are still up for debate.
A CDC group meets today to determine who gets Covid-19 vaccine booster shots first and when, but definition is still needed on what ‘high-risk’ conditions means across the American population.
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