Biden, Schumer and Pelosi unveiled a new strategy yesterday for getting the president’s agenda passed.
Basically, If Biden’s proposal for “family infrastructure” and climate change doesn’t pass, then neither will the bipartisan infrastructure deal. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
But getting all Dems to agree on a budget resolution in July is going to be difficult for Schumer and Pelosi. They have little wiggle room due to their slim majorities, and their conferences are divided over how big this Democrats-only bill should be. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Notably, there were only five Republicans at the White House on Thursday. This infrastructure deal is dead without at least five more. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
After hearing what President Biden said about linking the small bipartisan bill to the big reconciliation bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham told us … he’s out politico.com/newsletters/pl…
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Hi! I’m David @Giambusso, POLITICO's NYC editor. Our bureau chief, the incomparable @SallyGold, is co-moderating tonight’s debate with our colleagues at WNBC and Telemundo 47 so I’m serving as hype man for the festivities.
Here’s why the debate is so important. 🧵
Tonight is basically the last, best chance for the leading NYC mayoral candidates to make their case and for those in the back of the pack to make a splash.
While this is a local race involving local issues, a few factors have made it the object of national attention. For one, of course, New York is the biggest (and best) city in the U.S. and always tends to get a lot of media attention.
Biden and Putin kicked off their highly-anticipated meeting today amid escalating tensions over cyber attacks, human rights and election interference politico.com/news/2021/06/1…
The handshake:
Biden and Putin briefly shook hands before the cameras, then walked into an 18th-century Swiss villa overlooking Lake Geneva, where they are expected to meet for several hours politi.co/3gIJ3aW
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Biden and Putin are expected to meet for several hours today, taking a few breaks. This is not the type of gathering where success can be declared or denied immediately, and we’re told not to expect any major agreements. politico.com/news/2021/06/1…
A new poll shows that Eric Adams continues to dominate the field of Democratic hopefuls in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary politico.com/states/new-yor…
Former city Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, the candidate who lasted until the final round, loses to Adams by 12 points, Marist College found in polling 876 likely primary voters from June 3- 9 politi.co/3xpTSW3
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who led nearly every poll for months after jumping in the race in January, ends in fourth place at 19 percent after 10 rounds of ranked-choice tabulations politi.co/3xpTSW3
1. Safety:
The committee mainly focused on assessing whether the vaccines are safe for children.
One big consideration for regulators: Children's developing immune systems appear to react to Covid-19 differently than do those of adults. politico.com/news/2021/06/1…
2. Measuring efficacy:
Vaccine efficacy trials compare the number of infections in participants who got the shot to those who got a placebo.
But kids are less prone to symptomatic Covid, so a pediatric vaccine trial could take longer. politico.com/news/2021/06/1…
The U.S. will donate 25 million vaccine doses to aid other nations as domestic demand dwindles politico.com/news/2021/06/0…
19 million doses will be routed through the global aid program COVAX to countries in Central and South America, Asia and Africa. Another 6 million doses will be split among nations including Mexico, Canada and South Korea, as well as U.N. health workers. politico.com/news/2021/06/0…
The U.S. donation of vaccines will include a mixture of vaccines from Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna politico.com/news/2021/06/0…
Voters head to the polls today in New Mexico, where the special congressional election will give us an early look at the 2022 political environment politi.co/2RSqCrV
Democrat Melanie Stansbury faces Republican Mark Moores in the special election in New Mexico’s 1st District. Democrats feel confident they will hold this deep-blue, Albuquerque-based seat. politi.co/2RSqCrV
An upset loss in New Mexico would be catastrophic for a few reasons. Most importantly, Nancy Pelosi desperately needs the vote to pad her narrow majority. This would give her four to spare. politi.co/2RSqCrV