Democrats tackle immigration reform; over 1,000 missing in Western Europe.
Democrats will tackle immigration reform in their budget bill; flooding in Western Europe has left more than 1,000 people missing. Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. Democrats' new effort at immigration policy Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images - Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget bill, which they are hoping to pass in the Senate via the simple-majority reconciliation process, will include popular immigration policies such as a path to citizenship for DREAMers and those with Temporary Protected Status. [NBC News / Sahil Kapur and Julia Ainsley]
- Two hurdles for Democrats for passing immigration reform: keeping the caucus together, and getting the provisions past the Senate parliamentarian, because only spending provisions can be passed via reconciliation. [AP / Alan Fram]
- On the Democratic unity side, key moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he supported including immigration provisions in the budget bill. [The Hill / Rafael Bernal and Al Weaver]
- In addition to creating a pathway to citizenship for certain categories of immigrants, the legislation would also provide billions of dollars' worth of aid to Central American countries to attempt to stem migration trends. [NJ Advance Media / Jonathan D. Salant]
- Passing immigration reform through reconciliation is likely Democrats' last hope on the immigration policy front — bipartisan negotiations have proven difficult to the point of being a nonstarter. [CNN / Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz, and Ali Zaslav]
- Immigration provisions have been allowed by Senate parliamentarians in the past, but those were bipartisan efforts. Senate Republicans are committed to challenging Democrats' efforts, making for a less promising case. [Politico / Sarah Ferris, Burgess Everett, and Laura Barrón-López]
- On the House side, Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL) said he would not support a budget bill that did not include immigration reform. Now that Democrats have committed to including it, they can say they tried if the Senate parliamentarian ultimately bars them from including immigration. [Roll Call / Caroline Simon and Jennifer Shutt]
Massive flooding in Western Europe - Flooding in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands has killed more than 115 people and demolished dozens of homes after a storm caused rivers to swell and overwhelmed infrastructure. [Washington Post / Loveday Morris, Jennifer Hassan, and Emily Rauhala]
- In Germany, over 1,300 people are missing as a result of the floods, which meteorologists have attributed to a shift in the jet stream brought about by climate change. [Reuters / Martin Schlicht and David Sahl]
- More than 15,000 rescue workers, police, and soldiers have been deployed to help with search and rescue missions in Germany. Officials say the number of missing people cannot be predicted given the lack of communication after the storm took out much of the phone signal in the affected area, though they hope that means fewer people are missing than assumed. [BBC News / Jenny Hill]
- In some areas of northwestern Germany, more rain has been received over 24 hours than is typical for an entire month. The flooding has devastated many towns, with at least 165,000 out of power in two German states. [CNN / Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman, and Vasco Cotovio]
- The onslaught of rain over a period of days eventually overwhelmed ground and sewage systems, leading to the flooding and the destruction or partial flooding of homes. In some places, streets are still filled with knee-deep water and debris. [NYT / Melissa Eddy]
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's first advisory of the Biden administration is pressuring social media platforms such as Facebook to stop promoting misinformation about vaccines. [Recode / Sara Morrison] - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has scheduled a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure framework for Wednesday in an attempt to pressure senators into finishing the deal and passing Biden's agenda before the August recess. [Politico / Marianne Levine and Burgess Everett]
- Neutrogena spray sunscreens are being recalled by Johnson & Johnson after a potentially carcinogenic chemical was found in some samples. [WSJ / Felicia Schwartz]
- Roadrunner, a new documentary about Anthony Bourdain, is drawing ethics concerns over its use of AI to simulate the late Bourdain's voice reading things he wrote. [Guardian / Maya Yang]
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