Houston police confirm at least eight people have been killed and multiple injured at Astroworld festival in Houston, a sold-out event run by rapper Travis Scott. At least 23 have been transported to the hospital and over 300 were treated throughout the day.
The vote came after a deal between progressive and centrist Democrats to pass the infrastructure bill and move forward on the "Build Back Better" act.
LATEST: U.S. House votes 221-213 to clear a procedural hurdle for President Biden's $1.75T safety net package after a chaotic day that included passage of a separate infrastructure bill. https://t.co/eYv3t1O6Tw
Biden administration announces new vaccine rules for large employers, certain health care workers and federal contractors will take effect January 4https://t.co/ySgR3tjid1
CNN's exit poll survey provides us with a lot more than NBC's (which only told us that #whitewomen swung right). From CNN's info I glean: Virginians dislike both parties, w/ little loyalty to either Biden or Trump. https://t.co/UuZtcnsEaJ
Changing Political Cleavages in 21 Western Democracies, 1948-2020. (The link is to the abstract, where you can download the 70-page PDF free of charge.)
no paywall on FT today (don't know how long that will last)
Better late than never-US puts Israeli spyware firm NSO Group on trade blacklist. Washington accuses company of supplying technology to ‘maliciously target’ activists and journalists. #privacyhttps://t.co/vKfCLXFoAP
In an Oval meeting, Biden bluntly questioned whether some of the world’s top polluters would actually meet their emissions targets. “He basically said ‘this is bullshit. They’re not going to get there.’” My latest on climate diplomacy in 2021 w @nakashimaehttps://t.co/z36elBiKr8
Police in Northern Virginia are on a heightened state of alert as a new law enforcement alert warned of a potential threat against malls and shopping centers located just outside of DC The threat originated with ISIS and is the basis for the alert. https://t.co/cggioJft7S
This deep look from @zeynep at who the unvaccinated really are is spectacularly good.
Eg: "The most powerful predictor of who remained unvaccinated was not age, politics, race, income or location, but the lack of health insurance."https://t.co/ZZELjEmrwy
“The amount of anger that is in the country right now surprises me,” @RepJohnYarmuth, who plans to retire at the end of his term, told @JaneMayerNYer. “Because it doesn’t seem to be based on anything real.” https://t.co/Qm2JAxp5gu
