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b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 President Biden announced that a U.S. drone strike killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan. Biden tested positive for COVID a second time, in a 'rebound' case after treatment with the therapeutic drug Paxlovid. Our climate emergency continues:\\xa0 the death toll from deadly flash flooding in Kentucky rises again, as another wave of record heat broils much of the nation. On Tuesday, voters head to primaries Ohio, Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington State. On Capitol Hill, Democrats are pushing to pass the new Inflation Reduction Act under budget reconciliation rules as quickly as possible with all 50 Democratic senators, but some are out with COVID, and obstructionist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has not committed to the measure. If passed in its current form, the legislation would reduce drug prices and expand access to healthcare; set a minimum tax for corporations; boost IRS enforcement; and much more.\\xa0 It would also authorize $369 billion in climate and clean energy investments to decarbonize heavy industry and households, cutting deadly greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030. To gain Manchin's vote, the bill supports expansion of fossil fuel development on the public's lands, but in exchange increases royalty rates and establishes methane pollution fees. Some environmental groups are criticizing the giveaways to the fossil fuel industry, but most climate experts find it a worthwhile compromise.\\xa0 Meanwhile, Republicans are egregiously lying about the bill. Callers weigh in on all of the above..."