August 13, 2021

16 Aug August 13, 2021

Top News

• Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win. New York Times
• Democratic divisions emerge on U.S. Senate’s $3.5 trillion spending plan. Reuters
• Nine House Democrats say they won’t vote on budget unless infrastructure bill passes. Axios
• Evictions To Impact More Black, Latino Households. RouteFifty
• FDA permits Covid vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems. CNBC
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• What The U.S. Can Do About The Dire Climate Change Report. NPR
• Another grim climate warning as Democrats reveal budget outline. Roll Call
• White House calls for probe of ‘divergences’ between oil price and gasoline costs. The Hill
• The IPCC delivers its starkest warning yet about climate change. The Economist
• The Biggest U.S. Electrical Grid Braces for Green Energy. Bloomberg

Indian Affairs

• At Schools Where Native American Children Died, New Hope for Answers. Wall Street Journal
• Native American college students found strength in their heritage that helped them get through the pandemic. CNBC
• Despite obstacles, Native Americans have the nation’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rate. Los Angeles Times
• ‘This Is What We Should Have Had All Along’. New York Times

Labor 

• After Trumka’s Death, A.F.L.-C.I.O. Faces a Crossroads. New York Times
• Fauci Says Teachers Should Be Required To Be Vaccinated. NPR
• U.S., Mexico Auto-Parts Maker Reach Deal on Labor Complaint. Bloomberg
• Why it’s too early to celebrate July’s jobs report. Axios

Taxation & Trade

• Higher taxes for the rich edge closer as Democrats pass $3.5 trillion budget outline. CNBC
• Biden administration shrugs off pressure to remove Trump-era China trade war tariffs. South China Morning Post
• Elizabeth Warren will propose a minimum tax on the nation’s richest companies. New York Times
• The IRS has a big opportunity to fix the way Americans file taxes. Vox
• Biden to Nominate María Pagán as U.S. Envoy to World Trade Organization. Wall Street Journal