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Israeli military denies involvement, calls it an ‘internal incident’; Hamas says it is investigating

Top House Democrat Jim Clyburn: ‘No way we’d let filibuster deny voting rights’  The Guardian Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan  The New York Times How Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back  CNN Today’s Gridlock Is Like a 19th-Century Nightmare  New

Only 175 of the 6,095 coronavirus patients hospitalized in serious or critical condition since the start of Israel’s vaccination campaign have received a second shot

Travelers will no longer be required to quarantine at state-run hotels, can stay at home instead; up to 3,000 a day to be allowed in; list of departure points increases

‘Dinner table’ politics: Why Joe Biden ditched bipartisan dealmaking to pass his COVID-19 relief bill  USA TODAY NYT: Cellphone Data Tie Proud Boys Member With Trump White House Before Capitol Riot  Slate FBI Finds Contact Between Proud Boys Member and Trump Associate

Top China Diplomat Warns Biden to Tread Carefully on Taiwan  Bloomberg Chinese foreign minister takes firm tone, calls for ‘non-interference’ between China and the U.S.  CNBC China calls on US to drop Trump-era sanctions and warns against ‘bullying’  The Guardian China tells Biden

‘I’ll do everything needed for a change of government,’ Yesh Atid head says. If PM is reelected, he’ll make Israel an ‘illiberal democracy, somewhere between Hungary and Turkey’

Pope Francis has arrived in Mosul on his tour of Iraq, a former stronghold of terror group Islamic State.

Trump vows to campaign against ‘disloyal’ Murkowski  POLITICO Trump says he’ll campaign against Murkowski in Alaska next year  CNN Trump promises to travel to Alaska to campaign against Murkowski | TheHill  The Hill Trump vows to travel to Alaska to campaign against “disloyal”

Biden stimulus showers money on Americans, sharply cutting poverty in defining move of presidency  The Washington Post The Senate just passed the American Rescue Plan—here’s how it differs from the House version  CNBC Biden Holds Roundtable On The American Rescue Plan |