
Schumer poised to advance bill to boost domestic chip production in potential breakthrough
CNN
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is moving ahead with a $52 billion bill to boost domestic semiconductor production to address the chip shortage, telling senators it could head to the floor as soon as Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The move could amount to a major breakthrough because Republican leaders have said they'd be open to passing a narrow bill that focuses mainly on the issue of producing semiconductor chips. This is a clear sign it could become law.
The bill would be a scaled back version of the larger China competitiveness legislation, which has been hung up amid intraparty disputes and the threat of Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell derailing it if Democrats move forward with a separate partisan economic package.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











