The News Roundup — Domestic (The 1A) 2021-09-17

One in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19. Intensive Care Units in many states, especially in the South, are critically full, causing those without the disease to wait to see a physician or receive treatment.

House Democrats prepped a plan to bump the corporate tax rate to pay for President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure package. Biden is meeting with senators whose votes will decide the bill’s fate in the Senate, including West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

Despite political analysts predicting a tighter race, California Gov. Gavin Newsom convincingly defeated a recall election. Now, state Democrats are looking to amend the recall election laws, citing citizen concerns over the price of the vote ahead of the state’s general election.
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https://the1a.org/segments/biden-infrastructure-newsom-recall/