Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

We start this today with more Omnicron news and its rising Covid cases. Let's also circle back to Biden’s $2 trillion dollar Build Back Better bill. Speaking of the bill. we share reportings on where the monthly child tax credit payments have been used towards and why Senator Joe Manchin said he would vote against it. Finally, we close with updates from Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial and Steve Bannon's pledge to take over the entire United States election apparatus. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: "Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of US COVID-19 cases" CNBC: "Goldman cuts GDP forecast after Sen. Manchin says he won’t support Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan" Bloomberg: "Here’s What Families Are Actually Using the Child Tax Credit to Pay For" Miami Herald: "Maxwell case logs show how frequently Trump flew on Epstein jets; Bill Clinton, too" Daily Beast: "Steve Bannon Threatens to Take Over Entire U.S. ‘Election Apparatus’"