Tipsheet — Presented by Alibaba — House passes $1T infrastructure bill, advances spending plan

View in your browser   Presented by Alibaba   House passes $1T infrastructure bill, advances spending plan BY CRISTINA MARCOS, SCOTT WONG, MIKE LILLIS AND ARIS FOLLEY   House Democrats late Friday night clinched a long-sought victory on President Biden’s domestic agenda, passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill — while advancing an even larger social spending package — after months of stubborn infighting that’s bedeviled the party and helped deflate Biden’s public standing. Read the full story here     The Memo: Democrats go to war over 'wokeness' BY NIALL STANAGE   Internal Democratic tensions over cultural change, equity and “wokeness” are boiling over after the party’s dismal showing in this week’s elections. Read the full story here     A MESSAGE FROM ALIBABA Alibaba’s “2021 Go Global Pitch Fest” is helping U.S small businesses reach over 900 million Chinese consumers. Learn more.   WaPost, WSJ take different approaches to Trump claims BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal took different approaches in the last week to dealing with President Trump’s baseless claims about the election, underscoring the continued difficulty for news organizations. Read the full story here     Lawmakers who bucked their parties on the $1T infrastructure bill BY ARIS FOLLEY   Six progressive Democrats and 13 Republicans bucked party lines on Friday in a vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, which passed the House 228-206. Read the full story here     Virginia Democrats concede loss of state House BY JORDAN WILLIAMS   The top Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates conceded on Friday the party had lost its majority in the lower chamber to Republicans in Tuesday's election. Read the full story here     Jan. 6 panel weighs contempt charges for former Trump DOJ official BY REBECCA BEITSCH   The chair of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack said Friday he would not rule out contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, the former Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) official implicated in the former president's efforts to forward his election fraud claims. Read the full story here     Gottlieb says pandemic in US could be over by January BY PETER SULLIVAN   Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Friday that he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States could be over by January, transitioning to a lower-level “endemic” presence.  Read the full story here     A MESSAGE FROM ALIBABA For many small-to-medium-sized businesses, moving into the Chinese e-commerce market has been a game-changer. U.S. businesses are using Alibaba’s innovative platforms to find and engage new consumers in China. Learn more. To counteract racial politics, Congress must protect federal voting rights for all BY DENNIS AFTERGUT   OPINION | In electing Republican Glenn Youngkin on Nov. 2, Virginia voters followed their decades-long habit of picking governors from the opposite party of the president. More dangerous was the election’s other familiar pattern, the winner’s veiled, negative messaging around race. If we fail to focus on it, we can miss the counter-balance that is urgently needed — vigilant protection of voting rights for all. Read the full story here     Biden's 'deepening climate emergency' doesn't require a Defense response BY DOV S. ZAKHEIM   OPINION | While the DOD must fund the resilience of those bases that are most vulnerable to climate effects — like Tyndall, or Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska that suffered from flood damage — other DOD climate-related spending is more difficult to justify.  Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       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 ©1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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