Straight To It: Three branches of government edition


Gwen’s picks for Friday, October 1 include:

  • President Biden meets with Democrats as they work to rescue the $3.5 trillion spending bill. Negotiations continue on Capitol Hill as that bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, two key parts of Biden’s domestic agenda, hang in the balance.
  • Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new session starts.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom announces COVID vaccine requirement for California school children aged 12 and older, once the vaccines achieve full FDA approval for use in children.

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