June 28, 2021 Intercept reporter suggests DeSantis is to blame for Surfside building collapse A journalist from The Intercept faced intense backlash for suggesting Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is responsible for the tragic Surfside building collapse last week.
June 28, 2021 MSNBC's Joshua Johnson suggests Surfside condo collapse can justify 'price tag' of infrastructure spending MSNBC anchor Joshua Johnson suggested that the tragic Surfside condominium building collapse can be leveraged to justify the “price tag” of infrastructure spending amid tense negotiations between lawmakers and the Biden administration.
June 27, 2021 Axios' Jonathan Swan accuses Biden of 'gaslighting' on infrastructure legislation President Biden’s complicated infrastructure plan has only led the American public away from reality, Axios national political correspondent Jonathan Swan proposed on "ӣƵ Sunday."
June 27, 2021 Texas lawmaker rips Biden admin over ‘out of control’ spending amid infrastructure compromise Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, on Biden's infrastructure plan and the massive spending packages coming out of Washington, D.C.
June 27, 2021 ABC's Jon Karl urges Manchin to use his 'red lines' to pressure Republicans, not Democrats, on infrastructure ABC's "This Week" guest host Jonathan Karl was accused of trying to pressure Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. on Sunday into moving Republicans to the left to support a more expensive infrastructure plan along with the roughly $1 trillion compromise measure announced on Thursday following bipartisan negotiations.
June 27, 2021 Biden senior adviser Richmond on bipartisan infrastructure bill, Dem spending package: ‘We’ll sign both’ After President Biden stirred controversy by claiming he would not sign a bipartisan infrastructure bill without having a massive partisan spending package alongside it, senior presidential adviser Cedric Richmond on Sunday said Biden will indeed sign the narrower, Republican-backed bill – with broader legislation to follow.
June 25, 2021 Florida families and friends desperate for answers as rescue operation continues in condo collapse Search and rescue teams are currently battling weather and small fires as they comb through the massive pile of rubble that resulted from a 12-story beachfront condo's collapse early Thursday morning, leaving roughly 160 people still unaccounted for as of Friday afternoon.
June 24, 2021 McConnell: Biden's 'tale of two press conferences' soured rare bipartisan 'optimism' on infrastructure Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told "Special Report" he went from "optimism to pessimism" after President Biden promised not to sign a bipartisan infrastructure bill unless Congress also passes his tax bill.
June 24, 2021 Biden says he won't sign bipartisan spending deal without Democrats' infrastructure wish list President Biden on Thursday touted a new major bipartisan spending deal but warned he wouldn't sign the roughly $1 trillion in roads, bridges and broadband investments unless Congress passes a separate bill on human infrastructure filled with Democratic priorities on expanding the social safety net.
June 24, 2021 MSNBC contributor criticized for using term 'human infrastructure' in report on Biden's agenda MSNBC contributor Jake Sherman was accused of using Democratic talking points on Twitter Thursday for referring to President Biden's agenda as geared toward "hard infrastructure" and "human infrastructure."