Manchin floats $1.5T price tag for package, progressives want $3.5T; Congress passes bill to avoid government shutdown; More Republicans are embracing a racist conspiracy theory; Facebook grilled over its platforms’ negative impact on kids

The Lead with Jake Tapper

Congress passes bill to avoid government shutdown; Biden’s own party threatens to blow up his domestic agenda; California health care workers face deadline to get vaccinated; NY gov pushing to include all health care workers in vaccine mandate; CDC forecasts new Covid deaths will fall over next month; GOP congresswoman blasted for pushing “replacement theory;” Senator creates fake teen girl Instagram account, says app then promoted “self-injury & eating disorder” accounts; Facebook grilled over its platforms’ negative impact on kids; FBI returned to Laundrie family home today

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