Biden’s crucial week on voting rights, infrastructure, police reform; Ten mass shootings this week kill at least seven people; Tomorrow: NYC voters chose Dem, GOP candidates for mayor;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Biden to invite lawmakers to WH this week to talk infrastructure; Sources: WH optimistic about bipartisan infrastructure deal; Key senate vote tomorrow on sweeping election reform bill; U.S. sees spike in mass shooting as cities open back up; Source: DOJ obtained metadata from Schiff & Swalwell as part of probe into a senior aide on House Intel Cmte; Dems Yang, Garcia form late alliance as Adams leads polls; Adams campaign claims joint event by Garcia, Yang was an attempt to disenfranchise black voters; New York City using ranked-choice voting for the first time; Volunteer for NYC candidate Eric Adams recovering after stabbing; Fauci: people who criticize me about mask guidance are criticizing science; Study: Delta variant tearing through counties with lower vaccinations; Only 16 states and D.C. have met Biden’s July 4th 70% vaccination goal; U.S. student found dead in Russia after testing her mother: “I hope I’m not being abducted”; Sources: Biden national security officials meeting today to discuss Afghanistan withdrawal as Taliban gain ground; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Could this finally really actually be infrastructure week, the lead starts right now.
0:09.8	President Biden's big plans hanging in the balance this week as a trillion dollar infrastructure
0:15.0	deal picks up some steam and support from both Democrats and Republicans, but might the
0:20.3	progressive left say that it needs to be their way or the highway.
0:25.2	It could be the weirdest and most unpredictable race in the history of America's biggest
0:30.6	city.
0:31.6	Why it is that nobody knows who's going to win tomorrow's Democratic primary vote for
0:36.0	New York City's next mayor plus the frightening text message sent by an American student
0:42.4	and former Marine before she was mysteriously found dead in Russia.
0:53.5	Welcome to the lead everyone, I'm Jake Tapper and we begin today with our politics lead
0:57.0	and the make or break week ahead for President Joe Biden's ambitious agenda.
1:03.2	Sources tell CNN that there is a new degree of optimism surrounding the bipartisan infrastructure
1:08.7	talks in the U.S. Senate.
1:10.8	And that President Biden is expected to become heavily involved in negotiations this week.
1:16.4	On election reform, Senator Chuck Schumer is bringing legislation to the floor tomorrow.
1:21.0	It is not expected to pass, but the White House says this remains a priority for President
1:26.2	Biden.
1:27.2	On policing reform, Republican Senator Tim Scott's June or bust deadline is approaching
1:32.6	and leaders from both parties continue to believe a deal can be reached.
1:36.2	But for millions of Americans, the top story in their lives is a continued horrific uptick
1:43.5	in crime, violent crime across the country.
1:46.7	With word, the President Biden will dedicate his public events on Wednesday to addressing
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