Evening Edition: With big tax push, Democrats aim to tackle enormous gains of top 1 percent

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) With big tax push, Democrats aim to tackle enormous gains of top 1 percent The plan, reflecting President Biden's pledge to confront a dramatic surge in U.S. inequality, is a central component of Democrats' $3.5 trillion economic package, but they can't proceed unless almost all of the party coalesces. By Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   Delta variant tests back-to-school plans, infecting kids, forcing closures By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Laura Meckler and Valerie Strauss ●  Read more »   Boosters not needed for general population at this time, scientists' group says LIVE: CORONAVIRUS | Access to these updates is free ●  By Annabelle Timsit, Bryan Pietsch, Ben Guarino, Laurie McGinley and Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   How wellness influencers are fueling the anti-vaccine movement By Ashley Fetters and Gerrit De Vynck ●  Read more »   Fauci says he supports vaccine mandates for air travel By Hannah Sampson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Blinken pledges $64 million in aid to Afghanistan, vows to circumvent Taliban By John Hudson ●  Read more »   Congress launches a slew of probes into Biden's Afghan withdrawal The Daily 202 | Analysis ●  By Olivier Knox ●  Read more »   Boston prepares for a changing of the guard as all leading candidates for mayor are women of color By Douglas Moser ●  Read more »   What to know about the California recall vote targeting Gov. Newsom (D) The Fix | Analysis ●  By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   New Pegasus spyware discovered that targets Apple devices By Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell and Reed Albergotti ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   New York City schools welcome 1 million students for in-person learning By Annabelle Timsit ●  Read more »   Biden's coronavirus mandate isn't as 'divisive' as its critics claim The Fix | Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   ESPN wanted Peyton Manning on 'Monday Night Football.' This year, its dream (sort of) comes true. By Ben Strauss ●  Read more »   Extreme flooding to increase as temperatures rise, study finds By Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   Man arrested with bayonet and machete near DNC headquarters in D.C., police say By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   Hopkins Fire prompts more California evacuations ahead of Biden visit By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   Justice Dept. unveils new rules on federal monitors overseeing local police reforms By David Nakamura ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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