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kansas rep davids contracts covid 19 despite vaccinationTOPEKA, Kan.—Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids tested positive Friday for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against it and is in isolation at home.

Davids said in a statement that she has had only mild symptoms from her breakthrough case. She said she was tested after undergoing outpatient surgery involving the parathyroid glands in the neck that regulate calcium levels in the blood.

The two-term Democratic congresswoman for the state’s portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area said she’s been following precautions recommended by health officials, including wearing masks indoors, and her office said she’s back in her district. 

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doj tells court dont block new eviction moratoriumThe new eviction moratorium should not be blocked, Department of Justice lawyers told a court in a filing on Friday.

After two federal courts deemed the nationwide eviction pause unlawful, and the Supreme Court indicated that only Congress could extend the ban or put into place a new one, the pause expired, and no moratorium was in place.

President Joe Biden and officials within his administration said they were constrained by the court rulings, but abruptly changed course on Tuesday, imposing a pause for two months in 80 percent of the United States. 

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oklahoma ag asks supreme court to overturn tribal ruling on criminal jurisdictionOklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn—or at least narrow the scope of—a landmark 2020 ruling on tribal sovereignty that he said was inadvertently leading to a “criminal-justice crisis” and putting the public in danger.

O’Connor, a Republican, said in a Friday filing that that the Supreme Court’s 5–4 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which held that the state does not have jurisdiction to prosecute major crimes committed by Native Americans in a large portion of eastern Oklahoma, has led to outcomes that are “calamitous and worsening by the day” for Oklahomans. 

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senate advances to wrap up 1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure billThe Senate agreed to wrap up the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill through a test vote.

In the 67–27 vote, 18 Republicans joined with Democrats to support moving forward on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.

More votes, mostly on amendments, are needed before the Senate can pass the bill.

It’s unclear when the final vote will happen.

The Senate Democrats need 10 Republican votes to pass the measure, which is one of the top priorities on President Joe Biden’s agenda. 

Continue Reading …Senate Advances to Wrap Up $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
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