
Bipartisan group of senators reaches agreement on infrastructure framework
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Washington — A group of bipartisan senators announced an agreement on a framework for an infrastructure proposal, as the White House and congressional Democrats pursue two tracks in passing President Biden's multi-trillion dollar plan.
The group of 21 senators, 10 Democrats and 11 Republicans, previously reached an agreement on an infrastructure proposal costing roughly $1 trillion, with $579 billion in new spending — although the proposal did not include details about funding. Republican Senator Mitt Romney, a lead negotiator, told reporters on Wednesday evening that negotiators have "agreed to a framework" that they will present to the White House tomorrow. "We've agreed on a framework on the entire package and we're going to go to the White House," Romney said.
A partial verdict has been reached in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York City. The jury sent a note to the judge Tuesday afternoon saying it has reached a verdict on four of the five counts, but jurors said they were unable to agree on count 1, racketeering conspiracy. The note indicated there are jurors with unpersuadable opinions on that charge.

Washington — A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing mass layoffs and overhauling some of its sub-agencies, finding there to be "no rational basis" for the Trump administration's reorganization plans that would have "devastating consequences" across the country if enacted.