November 15, 2021 - Page 2

Rev. Jesse Jackson expected to attend Ahmaud Arbery killing trial as testimony from state investigator continues Monday

By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Joe Sutton, As the defense cross-examines a Georgia state investigator who interviewed one of the defendants in the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, noted civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to attend Monday’s court proceedings in a show of support for the Arbery family. “We

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: Former Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu delivers remarks during the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater on December 3, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz)

Biden taps former New Orleans mayor to oversee implementation of massive infrastructure bill

By Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood and Paul LeBlanc, President Joe Biden has selected former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to oversee the implementation of the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the White House announced Sunday evening. Landrieu’s role underscores the substantial effort that officials say it will take to enact the massive piece of legislation,

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Congress returns Monday with government funding, debt ceiling, economic bill looming

By Daniella Diaz, While Democratic leaders plan to take a victory lap Monday to celebrate President Joe Biden signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, other pressing issues remain for lawmakers when they return for session this week. All eyes will turn to finishing negotiations on the separate multitrillion dollar economic bill that would expand the nation’s social safety net, as well as

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