The week in 14 headlines

By Sonnet Swire, CNN

This week, the Senate voted to start debate on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after a bipartisan group of lawmakers finally struck a deal. Meanwhile, the White House moved to mitigate the rise of Covid-19 cases and the CDC rang the alarm over the apparent severity of the Delta variant.

Monday

• Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq as he shifts US foreign policy focus
• Federal law doesn’t prohibit Covid-19 vaccine requirements, Justice Department says

Tuesday

• ‘January 6 still isn’t over for me’: Officers testify about mental health and lingering wounds from US Capitol attack
• CDC updates guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in certain areas guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in certain areas

Wednesday

• Senate opens debate on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after bipartisan group strikes deal
• White House works behind the scenes to prepare labor leaders for federal employee vaccine requirement
• Subpoena fight looms over Trump as House committee plots extensive January 6 probe
• House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate

Thursday

• CDC document warns Delta variant appears to spread as easily as chickenpox and cause more severe infection
• Biden calls on Congress to extend eviction moratorium set to expire Saturday
• Texas Senate advances bill to restrict how race, nation’s history is taught in schools

Friday

• Biden’s Justice Department says IRS ‘must’ hand over Trump tax returns to Congress
• Senate votes to move ahead on trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure deal
• Trump to DOJ last December: ‘Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me’

And that was the week in 14 headlines.

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