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When will Democrats get serious about repealing federal pot prohibition?

Instead of building on Republican support for federalism, Democrats seem determined to alienate potential allies .

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration

Republicans have blocked a Democratic attempt to begin Senate debate on a $10 billion COVID-19 compromise that is just a day old

The Independent UK

When Will Democrats Get Serious About Repealing Pot Prohibition?

Instead of building on Republican support for federalism, they seem determined to alienate potential allies.

Reason

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Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19 with treatments, vaccines and other steps

The Independent UK

Senators reach deal on bipartisan $10 billion COVID package

The White House had raised alarm bells about insufficient funding to ward off future pandemics and Covid-19 surges.

Axios

Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination will move forward despite tied panel vote

Under Senate rules, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer can bring the nomination to the floor.

Axios

Billions, and growing, for lawmakers' projects in big bill

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently

The Independent UK

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Billions, and more, for lawmakers' projects in spending bill

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently

The Independent UK

Scoop: Team Schumer voices doubts about Garcetti’s chances for India

The Los Angeles mayor is unlikely to receive a floor vote any time soon.

Axios

Coney Island’s Luna Park greets first guests of 2022 with free rides on the Cyclone

NEW YORK — The first 2022 clack of the venerable Cyclone roller coaster welcomed hundreds of hardy guests back Saturday to Coney Island for an early celebration of the summer ahead.

Tribune News Service

House votes 220-204 on Democratic bill to legalize recreational marijuana

The House Friday voted 220-204 along mostly party lines to pass a Democratic bill legalizing marijuana throughout the nation, but its future remains hazy given that most Republicans opposed it.

Tribune News Service

Mitt Romney Says Senators Reached Tentative $10B Deal In Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding: CNBC

Senate Republicans and Democrats have reportedly reached a tentative deal on $10 billion in additional COVID-19 funding to shore up the nation’s pandemic preparedness. Senator Mitt Romney told reporters he had a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, to cover the spending by redirecting money from the American Rescue Plan…

Benzinga

The House Just Approved Marijuana Legalization Again, but GOP Support Remains Nearly Nonexistent

Just three Republicans voted for the MORE Act, two fewer than in 2020.

Reason

Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill

Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a scaled-back bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Ahead of House vote – why can’t the US bring itself to legalise marijuana?

Gulf continues to grow between federal prohibition and state-led legalisation

Reason

Deadly Pot Shop Robberies Underline the Need for Marijuana Banking Reform While the Senate Dithers

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer worries that approving the SAFE Banking Act would make broader changes less likely.

Tribune News Service

Chuck Schumer, Jon Stewart demand passage of Gillibrand’s bill granting full benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — When Gina Cancelino’s veteran husband Joe died in 2019 of cancer linked to toxic exposures in Iraq, he was still fighting for benefits at his home in Seaford, Long Island.

The News Lens

US Congress Moves Closer to Passing Major China Legislation

The legislation provides funding for U.S.-Taiwan cultural exchanges, recognizes Taiwan as part of the Indo-Pacific strategy, and ends a prohibition of displaying the Taiwanese flag during official visits.

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The Independent UK

Schumer and Democrats say Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from January 6 cases

Plenty of Senate Democrats– moderate and progressive alike – are skittish about voting to impeach the longest-serving Supreme Court Justice

Al Jazeera

US Senate leader vows to bring ‘burn pit’ legislation to a vote

Backed by US veteran groups, bill would provide health benefits for US troops exposed to toxins in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Independent UK

‘You cannot be American first when you put veterans last’: Jon Stewart calls on Senate to pass burn pits bill

The bill to give access to healthcare and benefits to veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure to burn pits passed the House earlier this month and is now heading to the Senate

Benzinga

Analysts Agree: Federal Cannabis Legalization Unlikely To Happen Soon, Does SAFE Act Have Better Chance This Year?

Federal cannabis legalization is unlikely to happen any time soon, according to analysts from Piper Sandler and Beacon Policy Advisors LLC.

Benzinga

Federal Cannabis Legalization: Are The Stars Aligning? Will The Dems And GOP Meet In The Middle?

Cannabis stocks went into a tizzy, in a good way, on Thursday’s blockbuster news that the House of Representatives will call a vote next week on the MORE Act - Marijuana

Benzinga

Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill Could Get Floor Vote In The House, Sooner Rather Than Later

Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is poised to end up on the House floor next week, reported Marijuana Moment.

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell says he will not support Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination – as it happened

Senate Republican leader says he will not back Biden’s nominee as Biden meets Nato and G7 leaders in Europe

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