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The plan came, it hovered for a bit, and it went: |
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© Giphy Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) voted with Republicans last night to officially kill Democrats’ goal to change the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. https://bit.ly/3FNrsc2 The vote: 52-48 – Republicans were united in their opposition. Was this a surprise?: Not at all, but it solidifies the defeat for Dems. What happens now?: “Democrats are expected to pivot away from the voting rights push and the filibuster discussions as they are trying to revive a slimmed down Build Back Better bill and looking for potential areas of bipartisanship including potential Russia sanctions or funding the government.” |
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| ‘THE VOTING RIGHTS FIGHT HAS GONE FROM PARTISAN TO PERSONAL’: |
| Via The Hill’s Mike Lillis and Scott Wong: https://bit.ly/3fJiu5e |
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| TIDBIT FROM VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: |
| “Asked by [CNN’s Manu Raju] if the elections would be illegitimate if these voting bills don’t pass … Vice President Harris replied: ‘Let’s get these bills passed before we have that conversation.’” (Tweet from CNN’s Ali Zaslav) Photo of Harris on the move: https://bit.ly/3qJPlwS |
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Now, what? How to package the failed bills into a nice little gift box with a bow: |
| Via The Hill’s Hanna Trudo, “Democratic National Committee (DNC) insiders are debating how to handle the disappointments of President Biden’s biggest legislative fallouts, adding to the already mounting sense of despair in a party searching for a 2022 comeback.” https://bit.ly/3FSjmze Where things stand: “While officials desperately want to keep Democrats in power, some sources say there’s a lack of consensus about how to do that from outside the White House. And the thought that things could go downhill is further depressing those supportive of the president’s agenda who want to see him succeed.” What to expect: https://bit.ly/3FSjmze |
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| BIDEN’S AGENDA MAY HAVE HIT A STOPPING POINT, BUT THERE COULD STILL BE MOVEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE: |
| Via The New York Times’s Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman: https://nyti.ms/3fJWnf4 |
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| It’s Thursday. I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2UoupvN |
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Biden’s two-hour press conference: |
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© Associated Press/Susan Walsh President Biden held a rare press conference yesterday, where he took questions from reporters for nearly two hours. https://bit.ly/3qJKSu8 The biggest gaffe: “A predictable question on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine produced an odd and damaging response. Biden suggested that a “minor incursion” by the Kremlin’s forces might not receive much aggressive push back from the United States.” How Biden’s advisors tried to help: “White House aides immediately scrambled to try to clear up the confusion. They had little success.” More takeaways from Biden’s presser: https://bit.ly/3qJKSu8 |
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| ‘U.S., EUROPEAN OFFICIALS HOLD CRISIS TALKS AS UKRAINE STANDOFF INTENSIFIES’: |
| Via The Washington Post’s Missy Ryan and Loveday Morris: https://wapo.st/33UUCcg |
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| LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES ARE URGING BIDEN TO SEND MORE AID TO UKRAINE: |
| Via The Hill’s Ellen Mitchell: https://bit.ly/3tIBF7n |
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| ‘RIFT GROWS BETWEEN BIDEN AND IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES’: |
| Via The Hill’s Rafael Bernal and Rebecca Beitsch: https://bit.ly/3GQdec2 |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
Interesting read — ‘Can Omicron Cause Long Covid?’: |
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© Associated Press/Jean-Francois Badias Via The New York Times’s Pam Belluck, “It is too soon to know, scientists say, but mild initial illness may not signal reduced risk.” What we know, including if the vaccines help with long COVID-19: https://nyti.ms/3tIJx8U |
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| CASE NUMBERS: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 68,572,066 U.S. death toll: 857,781 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| VACCINATION NUMBERS: |
| Total number of vaccinations administered in the U.S.: 530 million shots have been given. Seven-day average of doses administered: An average of 313,885 doses For context: The U.S. population is roughly 331 million. Breakdown of the numbers: https://bloom.bg/3iVTPLH |
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| T-MINUS 15 DAYS UNTIL THE WINTER OLYMPICS | |
NBC isn’t sending Olympic announcers to Beijing: |
| Via USA Today’s Christine Brennan, “As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games approach and COVID-19 concerns mount, NBC Sports will not send any of its announcing teams to China, a spokesperson told USA TODAY Sports Wednesday afternoon.” https://bit.ly/3tIq1ta Where will the announcers be?: At the NBC facility in Stamford, Conn. |
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| THIS A.M. — ‘RALPH LAUREN UNVEILS TEAM USA’S OPENING OLYMPIC UNIFORMS’: |
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© Photos by Evan Agostini/Invision via AP Details from The Associated Press’s Leanne Italie — plus photos: https://bit.ly/3GOvCBQ |
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Robert Costa is leaving The Washington Post: |
| Robert Costa, a top journalist at The Washington Post, announced this morning that he is moving to CBS News. Keep in mind: Costa recently wrote a newsy book about the 2020 presidential election with veteran reporter Bob Woodward. Read his full announcement on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3AgfZRp |
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‘Nuff people say they know they can’t believe, Jamaica we have a bobsled team!’: |
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© Giphy The Jamaican four-man bobsled team has qualified for the 2022 Beijing Olympics for the first time in more than 20 years (!) If you’re totally confused why I would mention this: A Jamaican bobsled team was the premise of the 1993 film “Cool Runnings.” What to know about the team and the significance, via NBC’s Scott Stump: https://nbcnews.to/3FL8fIa |
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| I LOVE THIS — TEAM JAMAICA LEANED INTO THE COOL RUNNINGS REFERENCE: |
| Team Jamaica tweeted, “BREAKING: JAMAICA, WE HAVE A BOBSLED TEAM HEADING TO BEIJING! It will be fire on ice as #TeamJamaica 🇯🇲 secured their spot at the 2022 Beijing #WinterOlympics. This will be the 1st time JAM has qualified in 3 Olympic bobsled events: four-man, two-man and women’s monobob” https://bit.ly/3qN9Ysl We’re all rooting for you! |
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Oh my gosh — I can’t believe this woman continued to report live: |
| A West Virginia reporter was hit by a car while on-air. She says she is OK and continues to report live on air. She honestly deserves a medal. Video — it already has more than 1.5 million views: https://bit.ly/3Imdqjl Reaction from NBC’s Gary Grumbach: “I can’t stop thinking about how horrendous this is, in a million ways. If a local newsroom doesn’t have the resources to adequately staff live shots, I’m not sure it’s the reporter who should have to suffer here.” https://bit.ly/3FI0DGh |
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This is a *horrendous* concept, but I love a good mystery: |
| CBS News’s Kathryn Watson tweeted an anonymous message to @overhearddistrict. It reads, “I witnessed a Congressman order a mayonnaise sandwich for lunch. Just bread and mayonnaise… that’s it.” https://bit.ly/3fN4OWE The anonymous tipster then added that it was “a GOP congressman from North Carolina.” Watson added: “There are only 7 of them, if I'm counting correctly, we can figure out this mystery, guys.” |
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| The House and Senate are in. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington, D.C. 9:30 a.m. EST: President Biden received the President’s Daily Brief. 10:30 a.m. – noon EST: First and last votes in the House. The House’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3nJxgNB 11:15 a.m. EST: President Biden and Vice President Harris met with the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force. Noon: A judicial confirmation vote in the Senate. The Senate’s full agenda today: https://bit.ly/3Kt17DS 1 p.m. EST: The Hill is hosting a virtual event, “The Future of Cities Summit,” featuring mayors from around the country. Details, speakers and how to RSVP: https://bit.ly/3fBONDd 7 p.m. EST: President Biden and Vice President Harris speak at a virtual Democratic National Committee grassroots event. |
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| 1:30 p.m. EST: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing. Livestream: https://bit.ly/33TRnl3 4:15 p.m. EST: President Biden meets with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3FKK1Of 6:30 p.m. EST: NBC’s Lester Holt interviews White House chief of staff Ron Klain on “NBC Nightly News.” |
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© Associated Press/Larry Crowe, file Today is National Cheese Lover’s Day. |
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| And to break up your afternoon, here’s a dog that totally destroyed a few books, but had a VERY good reason: https://bit.ly/3GP3ONL |
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