- Dems can use unprecedented move for an extra filibuster-proof bill, Schumer aide says (Politico) – The interpretation of a new ruling could give Democrats significantly more opportunities to push their priorities past GOP opposition.
- Manchin warns Biden’s infrastructure bill is in trouble over corporate tax hikes (CNN) – Manchin said he is against raising the current 21% corporate tax rate — which was put in place by the 2017 tax overhaul under the Trump administration — to 28% as called for in the bill and instead supports a middle ground 25% rate, which he called “fair.”
- Republicans ramp up attacks on corporations over Georgia voting law, threaten ‘consequences’ (Washington Post) – Mitch McConnell on Monday accused corporations of siding with Democrats’ portrayal of the law as the new Jim Crow, which he called an attempt to “mislead and bully the American people.”
- Why the GOP and corporate America are breaking up (CNN) – The ever-moving tectonic shift underneath American politics is prime for another quake as civil rights starts to outweigh corporate tax rates in the calculating minds of big American businesses.
- Gaetz’s Accused Extorter Confirms, Denies $25 Million Shakedown (The Daily Beast) – Dubious consultant Bob Kent admits he sought cash for questionable “rescue” mission in Iran.
- Senate Democrats can now officially pass more bills with 51 votes (Vox) – “The Parliamentarian has advised that a revised budget resolution may contain budget reconciliation instructions.’
- Parliamentarian gives Democrats potential new tool for reconciliation in early ruling (CNN) – The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set of reconciliation instructions to it.
- Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning medical treatments for transgender youths (Washington Post) – He called the legislation a “vast government overreach” and a “product of the cultural war in America.”
- Biden and Democrats Detail Plans to Raise Taxes on Multinational Firms (New York Times) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. would support a global minimum tax, while top Democrats unveiled their own plan to raise taxes on multinational firms.
- Georgia’s businesses make it ‘crystal clear’ they’re unhappy about state’s new voting law (Deseret News) – Delta and Coca-Cola, both headquartered in Atlanta, have said they will work with federal lawmakers to ensure Americans’ voting rights are protected.
