Posts by Summit Strategies
August 19, 2022
Top News Passenger Rail Projects in 8 States to Receive $233M in Federal Grants. Route Fifty White House speeds monkeypox vaccines, but not everyone likes the pace. Washington Post Cheney loses primary after becoming face of GOP opposition to Trump. Politico Biden to host unity summit against hate-fueled violence. Associated Press The nation’s cartoonists on this week in politics. Politico…
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022
Top News Biden Administration Awards $2.2B in Transportation Grants. Route Fifty GOP contorts itself in defense of Trump as new FBI search details emerge. Politico Citing lower risk, CDC changes COVID-19 exposure guidelines. Roll Call Global Population Is About to Hit 8 Billion—and Some Argue It Is Near Its Peak. Wall Street Journal The nation’s cartoonists on this week…
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Top News Senate will take up Democrats’ tax, climate and health bill on Saturday, Schumer says. NPR White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency. The Hill Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators. Roll Call China suspends cooperation with US on range of issues, sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip. CNN The nation’s cartoonists on this week…
Read MoreJuly 29, 2022
Top News Senate Democrats make their move on fiscal 2023 appropriations. Roll Call Fed hikes rates by three-quarters of a percentage point to fight inflation. Washington Post G.D.P. Report Shows U.S. Economy Shrank Again. New York Times Manchin strikes major deal with Schumer on climate, taxes and health care. NBC House Approves $52 Billion Bill…
Read MoreJuly 22, 2022
Top News Jan. 6 committee closes summer with Trump outtake revelations: Five takeaways. The Hill U.S. Senate votes to move ahead on chip bill to compete with China. Reuters Biden unveils $2.3bn plan to fight climate change. BBC Russia and Ukraine sign deal to resume crucial grain exports. Axios The nation’s cartoonists on this week…
Read MoreJuly 15, 2022
Top News Manchin upends effort for a downsized ‘Build Back Better.’ Roll Call Biden embraces a signature Trump achievement on first trip to the Middle East, aiming to bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer. CNN House to move toward vote on assault weapons ban. The Hill Biden’s guidance on pharmacists and abortion bans gets blowback.…
Read MoreJuly 8, 2022
Top News Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Shot Dead. CNN What the Revival of ‘Build Back Better’ Could Mean for State and Local Funding. Route Fifty How cities can incentivize development of more housing for people experiencing homelessness. Smart Cities Dive Facing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access. Associated Press Lawyers feel heat as legal net tightens…
Read MoreJune 30, 2022
Top News Kentaji Brown Jackson joins US Supreme Court as first Black woman on the bench. CNN Biden, Chiding Court, Endorses Ending Filibuster to Codify Abortion Rights. New York Times ‘Things might get real, real bad’: key takeaways from latest January 6 hearing. The Guardian S&P 500 falls for 3rd straight day after Powell says no guarantee of soft…
Read MoreJune 24, 2022
Top News Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Eliminates Constitutional Right to Abortion. Wall Street Journal Jan. 6 panel airs evidence of more GOP lawmaker pardon requests. Roll Call Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to OK gun violence bill. Associated Press Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public. New York Times…
Read MoreJune 17, 2022
Top News Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral spat was avoidable – and unnecessary. Roll Call Republican walks out on U.S. gun legislation talks, Democrat remains hopeful. Reuters Senate passes historic bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits during military service. CNN FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for kids as young as 6…
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