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Brooks and Capehart on Jan. 6 committee, infrastructure, budget, vaccine hesitancy

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation, the infrastructure and budget negotiations in Congress, and vaccination efforts in America.

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Yellen outlines to Congress emergency measures on debt limit

By Martin Crutsinger, Alan Fram, Associated Press

In a letter Friday to House and Senate leaders, Yellen said that her actions would buy time until Congress can pass legislation to either raise the debt limit or suspend the limit again for a period of time.

To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go

By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

The spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says the insurgents don't want to monopolize power. But he says there won't be peace in Afghanistan until there is a new, negotiated government in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani is removed from office.

WATCH: White House says U.S. to buy 200 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine

By Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration wants to have “maximum flexibility” to address changing conditions, and it’s “going to prepare for every contingency.”…

Capitol Police have new chief after Jan. 6 insurrection

By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

J. Thomas Manger, a former police chief in Maryland and Virginia, is the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, congressional officials announced Thursday. Manger will take charge of the department in the aftermath of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection.

Attorney General Garland visits Chicago to discuss gun violence

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Police statistics released this month showed that fewer killings were reported over the first six months of 2021 in Chicago compared with the same period last year, but the number of shootings and people shot increased.

U.S. imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration has unveiled new sanctions against a Cuban official and government entity it says was involved in human rights abuses during a government crackdown on protests on the island earlier this month.

WATCH: Biden signs bill bolstering the Crime Victims Fund

By Associated Press

The Senate voted unanimously Tuesday, 100-0, to pass the bill bolstering the fund.

WATCH: Pelosi says Jan. 6 panel to move ahead without GOP’s choices

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection "will do the job it set out to do" after Republicans vowed to boycott the probe.

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said the guidance for mask wearing hadn't changed, even as the delta variant, which spreads more aggressively, now accounts for an estimated 83% of cases nationwide.