Tipsheet: Democrats question GOP shift on vaccines

View in your browser     Democrats question GOP shift on vaccines BY HANNA TRUDO   Democrats are confounded by what they see as the GOP’s shifting rhetoric on vaccines, which in their view has changed as the delta variant has swept through unvaccinated populations in disproportionately Republican areas.  More Republicans and conservatives this week — from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to leading personalities on Fox News — have come out with calls for people to get vaccinated as cases and hospitalizations have risen.  Read the full story here     Abortion rights face most difficult test yet at Supreme Court BY JOHN KRUZEL   Abortion rights groups are issuing dire warnings that abortion access is likely to be sharply curtailed across the country if the Supreme Court uses a Mississippi case to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. Read the full story here     Freedom Caucus presses McCarthy to force vote to oust Pelosi BY SCOTT WONG   A bloc of House conservatives on Friday pressed Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to force a floor vote by next week to oust Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for blocking two Republicans from serving on the special committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Read the full story here     White House on unvaccinated Americans: Our role is not to 'place blame' BY BRETT SAMUELS   The White House on Friday said it would not place blame on unvaccinated Americans as coronavirus cases rise around the country, but press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration empathizes with the frustration of leaders in states that have lagged behind in vaccination rate. Read the full story here       Biden hits new low in Gallup poll BY CAROLINE VAKIL   President Biden's approval rating has dropped to a new low of 50 percent in Gallup's opinion poll, according to results published Friday. Read the full story here     Biden signals tough stance on tech with antitrust picks BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO AND REBECCA KLAR    President Biden’s nomination of Jonathan Kanter to head the Justice Department’s antitrust division completes an unexpected sweep of picks backed by the progressive movement to break up the country’s biggest tech companies. Read the full story here     Biden authorizes up to $100M for Afghan refugees BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO   President Biden has authorized up to $100 million in additional aid for Afghan refugees and those impacted by ongoing violence between the Taliban and Afghan forces as the U.S. nears completion of its goal to remove all its troops from the country.  Read the full story here     Biden flexes presidential muscle on campaign trail with Virginia's McAuliffe BY JULIA MANCHESTER   ARLINGTON, Va. — President Biden on Friday hit the campaign trail for the first time as a sitting president, stumping for gubernatorial nominee and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D). Read the full story here     Trump criticizes Cleveland Indians name change BY RACHEL SCULLY   Former President Trump criticized the Cleveland Indians' decision to change the baseball franchise's name to the Guardians, saying "many Indians" will likely be upset by the decision. Read the full story here     Federal appeals court finds CDC eviction moratorium unlawful BY JOHN KRUZEL   A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its authority by temporarily halting evictions amid the pandemic. Read the full story here     As Biden's America becomes less safe, the violence and crime could cost Democrats BY ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS   OPINION l If Democrats can’t understand why it’s important to support good police officers, they effectively give a green light to criminals to do what they want, where and when they want. But the blame for high crime will fall squarely on President Biden and his party.  Read the full story here     Biden got a lot done in a short time BY BRAD BANNON   OPINION l President Joe Biden has been in office for six months, and he’s already made progress fighting the devastating pandemic and reinvigorating the weak economy that gripped the nation during Donald Trump’s last year as president. So far, so good for Biden and the nation.  Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Frustration mounts over vaccine holdouts BY DAN DIAMOND AND TYLER PAGER Seven months after the first coronavirus shots were rolled out, vaccinated Americans — including government, business and health leaders — are growing frustrated that tens of millions of people are still refusing to get them, endangering themselves and their communities and fueling the virus’s spread. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Biden officials now expect vulnerable Americans to need booster shots BY SHARON LAFRANIERE Biden administration health officials increasingly think that vulnerable populations will need booster shots even as research continues into how long the coronavirus vaccines remain effective. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe BY LISA MASCARO When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts. Democratic lawmakers and the Republican congresswoman were gathered in the House speaker’s office as the group prepared for the first session of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Read the full story here     Reuters: Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike BY JONATHAN SAUL, MUYU XU AND YILEI SUN A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods, according to companies, economists and shipping specialists. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: US drops visa fraud cases against five Chinese researchers BY ARUNA VISWANATHA Justice Department’s move marks significant setback to its effort to stop alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering at U.S. universities. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2021 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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