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Health: HHS moves to reinstate aid to family planning clinics that perform abortions
The Biden administration released a proposed rule on Wednesday that would reinstate eligibility for federal family planning funds to organizations that provide abortions or abortion referrals — a move that would directly affect groups like Planned Parenth
Census: States barrel ahead with redistricting
A handful of states are looking to draw their legislative maps amid the wait for census data, raising concerns about transparency in the process. Michael Macagnone reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Political Theater: Joe Biden's bold moves on race relations
The United States is amid a period of self-reflection and contentious debate on race relations and President Joe Biden is leaning into it. Rashawn Ray, a scholar at the Brookings Institution and sociology professor at the University of Maryland, College P
Health: Broader vaccine eligibility may exacerbate racial inequities
States and the federal government are trying to stop the COVID-19 vaccine equity gap from growing as vaccine eligibility opens up to all adults — but officials don’t have much time. CQ Roll Call’s Ariel Cohen has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi
Fintech Beat: Mapping fintech in Latin America
Venture capitalists Ben Savage and Jonathan Whittle join Korefusion’s Alejandro Gonzalez Sanchez to break down investing in the immense region, and how it differs from the rest of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Health: White House resists pressure to space out COVID-19 vaccine doses
A debate is raging among some top infectious disease experts as calls are growing to administer as many first doses of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible. CQ Roll Call’s Emily Kopp reports on questions facing the White House about why it’s not
Defense: Biden ends abuse-prone overseas military budgets
The Biden administration’s fiscal 2022 defense budget request would eliminate the so-called Overseas Contingency Operations account, a seemingly bottomless box of money that had become emblematic of Washington’s fiscal flimflammery. Learn more about your
Climate: Biden sets bold agenda with release of budget
The Biden administration underscored its focus on climate change in the first glimpse of its fiscal 2022 budget proposal, calling for tens of billions of dollars in new spending from Congress and framing the warming planet as a pervasive threat that seeps
Budget: Kicking off appropriations season
President Biden proposed a 16 percent increase in federal spending Friday on domestic priorities, including a hefty raise for education. CQ Roll Call's Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Budget deep dive: Boosting domestic spending
The Biden administration on Friday released its wish list for discretionary spending for fiscal 2022. The proposal would boost non-defense spending by 16 percent and defense spending by 1.7 percent over current funding levels. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shut