Senate Parliamentarian Funkadelic
What A Day7 Apr 2021

Senate Parliamentarian Funkadelic

Senate Democrats got the green light to pass more bills with a simple majority vote. On Monday, the Senate’s parliamentarian ruled that the Dems can pass more budget reconciliation bills this year — the same process they used for the relief bill. We explain what this means.

President Biden wants states to make all adults eligible for vaccines by April 19th. The new date is two weeks sooner than his previous goal.

And in headlines: St. Louis jail uprising, Iran and the US take steps to resume nuclear deal, and Kim Kardashian West becomes a billionaire.


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