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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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Pressure mounts, as the Government runs out of money in October and will shut down if there is not a debt ceiling. With giant differences among Democrats on their first year spending plan, President Biden will spend today meeting with key progressive and moderate members of his party to strike a way forward.

Old feuds continue as George W. Bush organizes a re-election fundraiser for Liz Cheney in Wyoming, while Trump backs a Cheney challenger who questioned the 2020 election results. Cheney is also now the co-chair of the committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, including Trump's role in the attack.

2,000 Americans are dying of Covid-19 each day, but new cases are leveling off. Is the delta surge finally giving way or is more pain around the corner?

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