• A group of Senate Republicans plans to send the Biden administration an infrastructure counteroffer as soon as Thursday
• Hopes for a bipartisan deal appeared to dim last week after the White House sent the GOP a $1.7 trillion proposal, which slashed $600 billion from the president’s original plan
• The GOP measure is expected to approach $1 trillion

• George Floyd’s death sparked a global reckoning over racism and growing calls for police reform, but a legislative response has been elusive
• Still, congressional negotiators remain optimistic about the prospects for a bill and they’ve displayed a steady solidarity
• The Democratic-controlled House approved a sweeping bill in March that would make it easier for individual police officers to be sued and charged with crimes

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