Congressional infighting delays Biden agenda; Korean War hero finally gets his homecoming. Source
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Sunday on 60 Minutes: The Facebook whistleblower
She left Facebook with concerns and copies of thousands of pages of research. Sunday, 60 Minutes talks to the Facebook whistleblower. Source
Biden attends Congressional Baseball Game amid legislative chaos
President Biden is attending the Congressional Baseball game during the biggest legislative week of his presidency thus far. Source
Montana hospital ICU reaches 150% capacity amid COVID surge
In the past week, Montana averaged about 108 COVID-19 patients in hospital ICUs — breaking the record seen during the winter of 2020. Source
House votes to suspend debt ceiling through 2022 as Congress works to avert government shutdown
The House has voted to pass a measure that would suspend the debt ceiling through mid-December of 2022, and the bill now goes to the Senate. Meanwhile, time is running out to avert a government shutdown. Failure to do so would impact multiple agencies and leave thousands of federal employees furloughed. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the latest from Capitol Hill. Then Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss that and more. Source
CDC predicts COVID-19 deaths will likely decrease in coming weeks
The CDC is predicting deaths from COVID-19 will likely decrease in the coming weeks. It comes as Pfizer and BioNTech submits their data to the FDA on a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician and the COVID national task force chair at Envision Healthcare, joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the rest of the day’s COVID-19 headlines. Source
January 6 select committee subpoenas “Stop the Steal” rally organizers
The panel’s second round of subpoenas zero in on a rally that fueled the mob that stormed the Capitol. Source
TSA employees push for higher pay and better work conditions
CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss how the union for TSA workers is calling for higher wages and how some pilots’ unions are pushing back against vaccine mandates. Source
Biden addressing U.N. General Assembly amid strained relations with France
President Biden is in New York to address the U.N. General Assembly for the first time since taking office. Aides have acknowledged that relations with allies like France have recently been strained. CBS News correspondent Bradley Blackburn joins CBSN AM from the U.N. to discuss. Source
Germany votes in national election to replace Angela Merkel
Germany voted on Sunday to pick its next chancellor after Angela Merkel announced plans to step down after 16 years. Preliminary results indicate her rival Social Democratic Party winning by the slimmest of margins, but it’s not yet clear what the next government will look like. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay joins Anne-Marie Green on CBSN AM with the latest. Source