The week in 17 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN
This week, more public and private entities rolled out Covid-19 vaccine mandates as the Delta variant continued its spread. Meanwhile, the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated as more cities fell to the Taliban amid the US departure.
Monday
- ‘Final warning’: Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift action
- Democrats release $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which doesn’t include an increase to the debt limit
- Pentagon moves to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for active duty military members
Tuesday
- Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of intense bipartisan talks
- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign
- Biden celebrates a bipartisan win after Senate passes massive infrastructure bill
Wednesday
- Senate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget resolution in key step toward passing major economic package without GOP votes
- Senate Republicans block effort by Democrats to advance voting and election bill
- Judge allows defamation lawsuits against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO to go forward
- Rand Paul reveals in late financial disclosure that his wife bought stock in company behind remdesivir in February 2020
Thursday
- Census Bureau releases population data, starting scramble to redraw congressional lines
- US Embassy in Kabul again urges Americans to leave Afghanistan ‘immediately’
- US saw a two-decade high in border crossings in July
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett denies request to block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
Friday
- New intel reports indicate fresh efforts by Russia to interfere in 2022 election
- Afghanistan’s quick unraveling jolts national security officials and threatens to stain Biden’s legacy
- House Democratic moderates threaten Pelosi’s strategy and demand immediate vote on infrastructure bill
And that was the week in 17 headlines.
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