Posts by Summit Strategies
April 2, 2021
Top News White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of government. Washington Post Fauci Expects Surge In Vaccinations To Keep A 4th Coronavirus Wave At Bay. NPR Dispute Over Pentagon Funds Part of White House Budget Delay. Bloomberg This Time, Lawmakers Want Control Over Covid-19 Aid. Stateline The nation’s cartoonists…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2021
Top News Biden meets the press and the pandemic disappears. Politico Biden Administration Preparing $3 Trillion Infrastructure and Jobs Plan, Reports Say. RouteFifty Biden signals he’s open to eliminating Senate filibuster over GOP “abuse.” CBS CDC ‘deeply concerned’ about rising Covid cases as vaccinations accelerate. The Guardian Gun control legislation or executive orders? Here’s what President Biden is considering. USA…
Read MoreMarch 19, 2021
Top News Updated CDC guidance says 3 feet of physical distancing is safe in schools. CNN House passes bills providing citizenship path for Dreamers, farmworkers. The Hill ‘Enough Is Enough’: Atlanta-Area Spa Shootings Spur Debate Over Hate Crime Label. NPR ‘No expiration date on equality’: House passes bill to remove women’s rights ERA deadline. NBC Where COVID-19 vaccines are…
Read MoreMarch 12, 2021
Top News Senate plots its own earmark return. Axios Here’s What’s In The American Rescue Plan. NPR Biden directs states to make all adults eligible for Covid vaccinations by May 1. NBC Majority of New York congressional Democrats call for Gov. Cuomo’s resignation. CNN ‘It’s wrong, it’s un-American and it must stop’: President Biden denounces attacks against Asian Americans. USA…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2021
Top News Desperate Americans wait as Washington duels over Covid-19 relief bill. CNN House Approves Major Election Reform And Voting Rights Bill. NPR GOP Sen. Johnson delays Covid relief bill by forcing all 628 pages to be read out loud. NBC U.S. House passes ‘George Floyd’ police reform bill, Senate prospects unclear. Reuters State Lawmakers Split Over Need for…
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2021
Top News House set to approve Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, send bill to the Senate. CNBC House GOP opens fraught internal debate over earmarks. Politico Neera Tanden: First Cabinet-Level Casualty of the Twitter Age? New York Times White House plans messaging campaign to stress Johnson & Johnson vaccine’s benefits. NBC Equality Act: US House passes legislation protecting LGBT…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021
Top News House aims to vote on Covid relief bill by the end of next week, Pelosi says. CNBC Could this be the return of earmarks? CNN Democrats Unveil Sweeping Immigration Bill. NPR Covid vaccine shipments will be delayed because of weather, CDC says. NBC Treasury’s Yellen says U.S. ‘desperately’ needs Congress to act on stimulus. Reuters The nation’s cartoonists…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2021
Top News Pelosi expects Covid relief will be signed into law before unemployment programs expire. CNBC Biden Announces Deal For 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccines. NPR Even with acquittal, GOP sees trial ending Trump’s shot at future office. The Hill Trump’s defense team faces a heavy burden, but loyalty to former President hangs over trial. CNN House Democrats unveil…
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2021
Top News Senate Democrats approve budget resolution, teeing up coronavirus bill. The Hill Schumer and McConnell agree to organizing resolution for 50-50 Senate. Politico Marjorie Taylor Greene: US House votes to strip Republican of key posts. BBC Voters sound off at town hall on Republican who voted to impeach Trump. NBC If you’ve had Covid-19, here’s what you should…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2021
Top News Biden poised to wind down executive actions next week to focus on Covid relief. NBC ‘Betrayed’: Republicans urge Biden to change course on stimulus. Politico How McConnell derailed Trump’s impeachment trial before it started. The Hill J&J says its Covid vaccine is 66% effective, but the single shot may fall short against variants. CNBC Senate moves forward…
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