Division among Democrats affects Biden’s agenda
Senate will vote on a bill today fund the federal government, which will close at midnight if Congress fails to act.
The bill comes as Democrats do their best to salvage President Biden’s domestic agenda. Conservative-leaning holdouts like Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia have dug against an ambitious $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate bill that the White House calls the Build Back Better Plan.
The fate of the plan, and the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that was set for a House vote today, could define the success of Biden’s presidency. The intense conversation surrounding him has tested his skills as a deal maker, which he highlighted as a calling card during his campaign for the White House.
To close: Senate Republicans are likely to oppose the bill passed by the House. But the move indicates Democrats are ready to act separately on the government’s funding measure, evident from a shutdown, even though the debt limit remains unresolved.
6 January Riot: House Select Committee investigating Capitol attack 11 more summons issued tomorrow, Targeting allies of Donald Trump, who were involved in planning and organizing a “Stop the Steel” rally promoting mob violence.
Abuse of Kovid rules in the murder of Sarah Everard
When a police officer stopped a young woman Sarah Everard on her way home in London and arrested her for violating national lockdown guidelines in March, she did not argue, but handcuffed herself and threw herself into the officer’s car. Let him go. Gave. His charred remains were found a week later in a wood about 60 miles away.
these details were first heard yesterday During the sentencing hearing of Officer Wayne Coogens, who pleaded guilty to his murder earlier this year. The crime horrified Britain, struck a raw nerve with women attuned to the fear of male violence and in turn Inspire a national movement demanding better security.
A prosecutor said the cousins went looking for a single young woman and used her official police credentials, equipment and training to commit the crime. He worked on a COVID patrol a few months back, which gave him an understanding of protocol regarding possible lockdown violations.
Feedback: Rights groups reacted with outrage to the new information and demanded greater accountability from London’s Metropolitan Police force. Many have criticized the police’s failure to investigate Coozen’s allegations of other sex crimes prior to the murder of Everard, including reports that he had exposed himself in the public days before the attack.
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Britney Spears released from her father’s care
a judge Britney Spears’ father has been suspended from her guardianship, creating a way for him to terminate his legal right over his finances. At a hearing in Los Angeles, the judge, Brenda Penney, said “the current situation is not appropriate” and granted a petition to suspend James Spears’ oversight of his daughter’s $60 million estate. The court designated a California accountant as the temporary custodian.
After the singer broke public silence at a hearing in June, when she called the arrangement “disgraceful” and said she wanted to end it, the major decision heated up a whirlwind in 13-year conservatism.
In a major reversal of the hearing, James Spears’ attorney, Vivian Thorin, argued for his client to be suspended rather than terminated immediately, while Singer’s attorney, Matthew Rosengart, asked the judge to wait for James Spears to investigate further. asked for. asked for. Behaviour.
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New heights for kites
Some of the earliest stories about kites date back some 2,000 years, when they were used by the Chinese military in military warfare, as tools to plan attacks, scare enemies, and spread propaganda – or intimidation.
Today, these delicate aircraft – shaped to form a lift made of a lightweight wooden or wire frame, covered with a thin material such as paper or silk and powered by long wires – are considered toys. And yet they have fascinated adults and children alike for centuries, serving many practical and spiritual functions in cultures around the world.
More recently, a generation of established craftspeople has inspired a wave of young artists to pursue new forms, reports Noor Brara in T magazine.
One such artist is Anna Rubin of Carnten, Austria, whose original bamboo-and-paper works she designed were “things that should not be flown on kites”, including coal-black meteors and jute carpets. , whose friable edges appear to them like the setting sun of the grass. “Everyone should make a kite once in their life and fly it,” she says.
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That’s all for today’s briefing. I’m away tomorrow, but my colleague Amelia Nierenberg will keep you updated with the latest news. – Natasha
PS Katrin Benhold, our Berlin Bureau Chief, appeared on amanpur on CNN to talk about the legacy of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is preparing to step down after 16 years.
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