News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Jan. 6 select panel has obtained the draft order and a document titled "Remarks on National Healing." Both are reported here in detail for the first time. https://t.co/VK83h1eASz
— POLITICO (@politico) January 21, 2022
A Texas federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees, dealing another blow to President Joe Biden's campaign to increase the country's lackluster vaccination rate. https://t.co/RsGfCZteY5
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2022
A booster dose of the Covid vaccine significantly reduces a person's odds of hospitalization from the omicron variant, according to new CDC research based on 3 studies that are among the first to look at the vaccines' impact against the variant. https://t.co/QO49IwtISe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 21, 2022
China is limiting the torch relay for the Winter Olympics to only three days amid coronavirus worries. https://t.co/acHI96UvkN
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2022
Study finds vaccination doesn't reduce fertility for women, but men catching COVID might https://t.co/vxgfiteCN9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 21, 2022
Sec. of State Antony Blinken says if any Russian military forces move across Ukraine’s border, it will be met with “swift, severe and a united response” from the U.S. and allies. https://t.co/kJPTBH9Y3g pic.twitter.com/Te5YbCYxzc
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2022
Federal agencies have been directed to raise the minimum wage for government employees to $15 an hour. The directive will impact almost 70,000 federal employees. https://t.co/jKtft35V0N
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 21, 2022
'No SALT no deal': Democrats vow to block Build Back Better bill without tax break https://t.co/T0Qd7YMyzY pic.twitter.com/Wq9kcLqotp
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022
As the Supreme Court considers restrictive abortion bans in Texas and Mississippi, anti-abortion activists rallied in D.C. today for the March of Life:
— Axios (@axios) January 21, 2022
"This could be the last March for Life that takes place under the shadow of Roe v. Wade." https://t.co/kwjfSE3QMx
A bipartisan effort in the Senate is underway to overhaul a 19th century law that has come under scrutiny in the wake of last year's January 6 attack on the US Capitol. https://t.co/bhZC4I4Cwq
— CNN (@CNN) January 21, 2022
University of Rhode Island revokes honorary degrees given to Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn https://t.co/STkc7FJyu1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 21, 2022
