December 23, 2021

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Top News

• Biden faces legacy-defining challenge in salvaging his Build Back Better bill. NBC News
• Biden issues dire warning for unvaccinated as omicron surges before holidays. Roll Call
• 3 Big Takeaways From Biden’s Surprise Extension Of Student Loan Relief. Forbes
• FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19. CNN

Energy & Natural Resources

• New Biden rule reducing climate emissions from cars and SUVs reverses major Trump rollback. Washington Post
• The Year in Climate News. New York Times
• Louisiana firm to pay $475M over longest-running U.S. oil leak. Axios
• Advocates, Democrats seek climate plan B after Manchin bombshell. The Hill

Indian Affairs

• Dept. of Interior Invites Tribes to Consult on Infrastructure Bill Implementation. Native News Online
• As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst. Associated Press
• Indian Affairs announces new tool for Missing and Murdered cases. Valley Journal
• Native American Journalists Weigh in on Biden Tribal Initiatives. VOA News

Labor 

• Political Parties Fair Game for NLRB Cases, Agency Lawyer Says. Bloomberg Law
• America’s largest coal miners union asks Manchin to reconsider opposition to Build Back Better. CBS News
• Amazon Labor Group Refiles Union Petition. The Verge
• U.S. to Add 20,000 Extra Seasonal Worker Visas This Winter. Bloomberg Law

Taxation & Trade

• EU pushes on with global minimum tax rate despite US stalemate. Politico
• 10 million children will fall back into poverty when the enhanced child tax credit ends. CNBC
• Manchin Outlines Tax, Policy Changes He’d Want in Biden Bill. Bloomberg
• SALT deduction relief may be in peril as Build Back Better stalls. CNBC
• WTO Can End Its Malaise if Small Member Groups Band Together. Bloomberg Law

Technology 

• Five Eyes nations warn of cyber threats. The Hill
• Cities Should Bridge the Digital Divide Using Federal Funds. Route Fifty
• Biden: ‘Dangerous misinformation’ on social media, TV fueling vaccine hesitancy. The Hill
• Where the Despairing Log On, and Learn Ways to Die. New York Times
• Safety & Security: Think Mass Transit is Ready for Cybersecurity Breaches? Time to Think Again. Mass Transit

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Delta CEO asks CDC to cut quarantine time for breakthrough COVID cases. Reuters
• USDOT Gives $241 Million to Ports to Boost Supply Chain. Transport Topics
• Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment. Reuters
• Tesla test drivers believe they’re on a mission to make driving safer for everyone. Skeptics say they’re a safety hazard. Washington Post
• Biden looks to chip away at supply chain snarls as midterms loom. Politico

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