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Local Matters: Missouri Republicans block funds for Medicaid expansion

Republican lawmakers in Missouri are blocking funding that would provide thousands of low-income workers with health insurance even though voters approved the expansion of Medicaid. Jeanne Kuang, a Missouri State House reporter for the Kansas City Star, joins Elaine Quijano on “Red and Blue” to discuss what happens next. Source

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Capitol police officers rebuke Republican leaders for opposing Capitol riot commission

In a scathing letter, a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers criticized some Republican members of Congress for opposing a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack. CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, and Boston Globe Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin join “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on that, plus the new anti-abortion law that was signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Source

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Violence continues in Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite calls for de-escalation

President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects to see a “significant de-escalation” in the conflict, but that has yet to happen. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from the region, then Shadi Hamid, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Middle East Policy, joins “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the situation.  Source

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As Israel-Gaza fighting continues, Biden tells Netanyahu he expects a de-escalation

In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Biden said he expects the country to de-escalate violence with Hamas today on the path to a cease-fire. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports on the human toll of the violence, and CBS News reporter and producer Haley Ott joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero from Tel Aviv with more on the latest developments. Source

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