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Four police officers who responded to the January 6 attack at the Capitol delivered emotional testimony during a House committee hearing.

Dunn said what happened on 1/6 was political and that those participating had a mission: "They literally were there to 'stop the steal,'"--a phrase former President Donald Trump and his supporters invoked to falsely claim that the 2020 election results were illegitimate.

D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone testified about how he was assaulted by the mob and criticized those who have downplayed the events of January 6th:

"What makes the struggle harder and more painful is to know that so many of my fellow citizens, including so many of the people I’ve put my life at risk to defend, are downplaying or outright denying what happened. I feel like I went to hell and back to protect them and the people in this room. But too many are now telling me that hell doesn’t exist, or that hell isn’t that bad. The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful.” 

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Senate Votes to Start Debate on Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

The Senate on Wednesday voted 67-32 to start debate on the bipartisan infrastructure framework after senators agreed to use legislation negotiated by Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) as the underlying bill on which amendments will be debated. 

The latest version of the bipartisan package includes $550 billion in new spending, down from $578 billion in the original framework; along with $589 billion in offsets, a slight increase from $584 billion in the initial outline. The Portman-Sinema agreement is expected to be finalized as legislative text in the near future.

Wednesday’s vote comes one week after the Senate failed to advance past the motion to start initial procedural debate along party lines because much of the legislative text was still being negotiated.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that it is reversing its guidance from two months ago and reinstating its recommendation that vaccinated people wear masks in indoor, public settings in areas with high transmission levels of coronavirus.

In a briefing delivered by telephone, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said:

“In areas with substantial and high transmission, the CDC recommends fully-vaccinated people wear masks in public, indoor settings to help prevent the spread of the Delta variant and protect others."

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