Biden Administration grants more free COVID tests bracing for winter surge; Senate passes $858 billion military spending bill; School shooting survivors testify before Congress urging stronger gun safety measures
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nThe Biden Administration is once again making free COVID tests available to U.S. households as it prepares for a winter surge \u2013 and more COVID deaths and hospitalizations.\nThe Senate gives final Congressional approval to a whopping $858 billion dollar military policy spending bill after Democrats give in to the demand to rescind the vaccine mandate for members of the armed services.\nAnother wrenching Congressional hearing on mass shootings at schools, including Uvalde and Sandy Hook survivors testimony.\nThe California Public Utilities Commission lowers the incentives for rooftop solar systems, despite impassioned pleas from solar supporters.\nElon Musk\u2019s dismissal of unionized janitors prompts a protest at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco\nThe House approves legislation that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first ever binding referendum on whether to become the 51st state \u2014 or gain independence.\n\nImage: Protesters rally at the Minnesota March for Our Lives in 2018 via Flickr\nThe post Biden Administration grants more free COVID tests bracing for winter surge; Senate passes $858 billion military spending bill; School shooting survivors testify before Congress urging stronger gun safety measures appeared first on KPFA.