Bipartisan $953 billion deal to upgrade the nation’s roads, bridges and other transport systems will spur growth, analysts say. Source
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Surfside mayor: “Buildings like this don’t fall down in America”
Mayor Charles Burkett called the collapse “an unmitigated catastrophe.” Source
10 states end enhanced unemployment benefits June 26
An estimated 2.5 million workers will be affected when 10 states opt-out of enhanced benefit programs at the end of week. Source
White House reaches bipartisan infrastructure deal
President Biden announced a bipartisan infrastructure deal on Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar, and political and investigative correspondent for the Washington Examiner Sarah Westwood join “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, plus the latest on Democrats launching an investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot. Source
Republican-led investigation of 2020 election in Michigan debunks claims of fraud
A months-long Republican-led probe of the 2020 presidential election in Michigan determined there was no evidence of widespread fraud, and suggests that people who made such claims should be considered for investigation. Craig Mauger, state government and politics reporter for The Detroit News, joins “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the findings and the reaction from former President Donald Trump. Source
New jobless claims down slightly after unexpected rise
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell last week, after unexpectedly spiking just one week before. According to the U.S. Labor Department, 411,000 Americans filed new jobless claims the week ending June 19, a decline of about 7,000. Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate, joins CBSN to discuss the latest numbers. Source
One-third of Americans plan to go away this summer
After a drop in 2020, the percentage of people planning to travel this summer is approaching 2019 levels. Source
Samuel L. Jackson, Liv Ullmann and Elaine May to receive Honorary Oscars
Actor and activist Danny Glover will also receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s Governors Awards ceremony in January 2022. Source
U.S. outlaws imports of Chinese-made product used in solar panels
The ban on silica-based products comes after a U.S. investigation concluding a Chinese company is using forced labor to make its products. Source
Live Updates: 99 unaccounted for after deadly high-rise collapse in Florida
At least one person is confirmed dead after much of a multi-story condominium building collapsed into a huge pile of rubble in Surfside, near Miami Beach, authorities said. Source