Mehdi Hasan joins Jon Favreau to discuss Joe Biden’s town hall in Cincinnati, the Republican intra-party battle over vaccines and the 1/6 commission, and Tom Brady’s devastating takedown of Donald Trump. Then, Equis Research co-founder Stephanie Valencia talks to Jon about immigration and other issues on the minds of Latino voters.

Show Notes

BIDEN TOWN HALL 

• CNN: 5 things to watch during CNN’s town hall with Joe Biden
• AP: Biden’s 3rd trip to reddish Ohio pushes his economic agenda
• CNN: ‘We’ve come up against the brick wall’: Southwest Ohio fights vaccine hesitancy ahead of Biden town hall 
• NYT: Why Biden Might Avoid the Policy Sinkhole That Swamped His Predecessors
• CBS: Biden nets positive marks for handling pandemic, but vaccine resistance, Delta concern remains – CBS News poll
• Yahoo!: Biden’s town hall at Catholic university riles bishop, abortion opponents
• NYT: C.D.C. Director Warns of a ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’ 
• CNN: Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated 
• CNBC: Delta variant now accounts for 83% of all sequenced Covid cases in the U.S., CDC Director Walensky says
• HuffPost: Leading Pediatrics Group Recommends All Kids Wear Masks In School This Fall 
• CNN: Pediatricians’ group says all kids should wear masks in school, but some states block such mandates
• Politico: Cash shortage threatens White House global vaccine effort 
• WaPo: Key federal aid programs are running out of time — and cash — as new coronavirus variant spreads
• Politico: State, local officials distributed just 6.5 percent of rental aid in first half of year
• Politico: Biden diverges with Canada and extends border restrictions until at least Aug. 21
• NBC: Fauci blasts Rand Paul’s Wuhan lab funding claim: ‘You do not know what you’re talking about’
• Politico: Republicans scramble to secure infrastructure support ahead of failed vote
• Politico: Senate infrastructure talks may stretch into next week as failed vote looms
• Politico: Biden moves to preempt House Dem blow-up over infrastructure deal 

REPUBLICAN EXTREMISM

• WaPo Opinion: Yes, a few Republicans are advocating vaccines. They don’t deserve much credit.
• The Hill: Republicans divided on how hard to push vaccines
• WaPo: Growing number of Republicans urge vaccinations amid delta surge 
• NYTimes: On Fox News, Vaccination Pleas Intensify, but Skepticism Persists
• WaPo Opinion: A vile new Trump-GOP claim about vaccines suggests trouble ahead 
• NYTimes: How Republican Vaccine Opposition Got to This Point 
• Vox: Tennessee has one of the lowest vax rates. Republicans are working to make sure that stays the case. 
• NYTimes: Top Tennessee Vaccine Official Says She Was Fired Over Shots for Teens 
• WaPo: Bipartisan House probe of Jan. 6 insurrection falls apart after Pelosi blocks two GOP members 
• Slate: Pelosi Kicks Kooks off Coup Committee
• Axios: McCarthy pulls Republicans from Jan. 6 select committee after Pelosi rejects picks
• NYTimes: Pelosi bars two Trump allies from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. 
• MotherJones: Pelosi Rejects Two Big Lie Enthusiasts From Jan. 6 Commission
• WaPo: The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol hurt the Republican Party, new research finds

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