The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

The President bonded with the Pope and then tried to mend fences with Macron. Was he successful? Wolf reports live from the Vatican on Biden’s “remarkable” day.

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President Biden and House Speaker Pelosi were unable to garner enough votes to pass the infrastructure bill after each speaking with members of congress today. Several key provisions have now been removed, but remaining items include childcare/universal pre-k, $555 billion in climate incentives, 3 years of ACA premium support, and $150 billion for affordable housing. Biden says without a doubt this legislation will determine his presidency in the coming weeks as he leaves for Europe to meet with world leaders on climate initiatives and further reposition the US on the international stage.

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President Biden and House Speaker Pelosi were unable to garner enough votes to pass the infrastructure bill after each speaking with members of congress today. Several key provisions have now been removed, but remaining items include childcare/universal pre-k, $555 billion in climate incentives, 3 years of ACA premium support, and $150 billion for affordable housing. Biden says without a doubt this legislation will determine his presidency in the coming weeks as he leaves for Europe to meet with world leaders on climate initiatives and further reposition the US on the international stage.

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President Biden’s economic and climate package is expected to head towards a more moderate compromise with the removal of key provisions like paid family leave, free tuition for community college, and marginal tax rate increases. Can democrats compromise before Biden heads to the United Nations soon? 

Four years after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville exposed racism and anti-semitism, a case against the organizers for the injuries has begun. In a civil suit, plaintiffs claim that organizers knowingly planned for violence and should be held liable while the event organizers say that their march was protected by first amendment free speech.

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President Biden’s economic and climate package is expected to head towards a more moderate compromise with the removal of key provisions like paid family leave, free tuition for community college, and marginal tax rate increases. Can democrats compromise before Biden heads to the United Nations soon? 

Four years after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville exposed racism and anti-semitism, a case against the organizers for the injuries has begun. In a civil suit, plaintiffs claim that organizers knowingly planned for violence and should be held liable while the event organizers say that their march was protected by first amendment free speech.

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Vaccine advisers to the FDA voted 17-0 to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5-11.  As the FDA takes the committee’s vote under consideration, emergency use authorization for young children will likely be given in the next several days.

Biden is seeking unification amongst congressional democrats for his $1.72 trillion economic and climate package in the next several days before he leaves for the U.N. climate change conference. The White House is grappling with whether to scale back or eliminate entirely key elements like paid family leave, Medicaid and Medicare expansion, and determine the scale of climate provisions. 

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Vaccine advisers to the FDA voted 17-0 to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5-11.  As the FDA takes the committee’s vote under consideration, emergency use authorization for young children will likely be given in the next several days.

Biden is seeking unification amongst congressional democrats for his $1.72 trillion economic and climate package in the next several days before he leaves for the U.N. climate change conference. The White House is grappling with whether to scale back or eliminate entirely key elements like paid family leave, Medicaid and Medicare expansion, and determine the scale of climate provisions. 

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Whistleblower documents reveal damning picture of Facebook’s role in the January 6 insurrection. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the UK Parliament on Monday to discuss how Facebook allowed misinformation to be shared in the days leading up to the 2020 election and how such misinformation may have helped spark the January 6th insurrection as well as fanned flames of sectarianism around the world.

The first Trump administration witness, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, is expected to testify on Friday before the Jan 6. select committee. Clark is considered to be a central player in Trump’s effort to overturn election results and Clark was directly in contact with Trump in the days leading up to the insurrection. 

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Whistleblower documents reveal damning picture of Facebook’s role in the January 6 insurrection. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the UK Parliament on Monday to discuss how Facebook allowed misinformation to be shared in the days leading up to the 2020 election and how such misinformation may have helped spark the January 6th insurrection as well as fanned flames of sectarianism around the world.

The first Trump administration witness, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, is expected to testify on Friday before the Jan 6. select committee. Clark is considered to be a central player in Trump’s effort to overturn election results and Clark was directly in contact with Trump in the days leading up to the insurrection. 

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Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon on the set of an upcoming film which has resulted in the death of Halyna Hutchins, 42, the film's director of photography, according to investigators. Many questions remain as authorities continue to investigate.  

Ex DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is expected to testify in front of the Jan 6. select committee next week, making him the first trump administration official to comply with the committee’s subpoena. The extent of Clark's talks with Trump in the days before the Capitol riot are not yet publicly known. 

In a CNN town hall last night, President Biden shared updates on his social safety net plan including a provision which narrows paid parental leave down from 12 weeks to 4 weeks. 

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