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 | FRI, DEC 03, 2021 | | | Hello,
The government won't be shutting down, at least not until February. President Biden wants to fight the new omicron Covid variant without resorting to lockdowns. And there are new twists and turns in the saga of the brothers Cuomo. Here are some of the stories we are following at CNBC: - Government, funded: Congress overcame some last-minute snags and passed a bill with uncharacteristic efficiency Thursday to keep the government funded and open until at least February. The deadline was tonight.
CNBC Politics reporter Jacob Pramuk writes: "The Senate passed the bill after Democratic and Republican leaders tamped down efforts within the GOP to delay it. A handful of Republican senators threatened to hold up the measure — and cause at least a temporary shutdown — as they tried to bar a Biden administration Covid-19 vaccine mandate on private employers."
- No lockdowns, please: The emergence of the omicron variant has raised some alarms about a tough Covid winter. But Biden doesn't want to put the country through another round of lockdowns, and would prefer to battle the latest iteration of Covid with a mix of vaccines, booster shots and mask guidelines, and an insistence on regular, at-home testing.
CNBC Politics news editor Spencer Kimball writes: "The administration hopes to increase the number of Americans who have received booster shots by expanding outreach. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will contact the more than 60 million people who are on Medicare, mostly seniors, to remind them to get an additional shot."
- The Cuomo Show: The Cuomo brothers are still in the news, and not in a good way for them. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor of New York in August, is facing a federal probe over sexual harassment claims. His younger brother, Chris, meanwhile, was suspended indefinitely by CNN after newly released documents revealed he tried to help Andrew by seeking intel on accusers through his sources in the media.
CNBC Politics reporters Brian Schwartz and Dan Mangan write: "The documents show that in March, days after The New York Times reported that Andrew Cuomo attempted to kiss a woman named Anna Ruch in an unwanted advance at a wedding, Chris Cuomo texted top Gov. Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa with the message: 'I have a lead on the wedding girl.'" Thanks for reading CNBC Politics. Thoughts? Tips? Email us at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com. Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here. |
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