Democrats' spending agenda - US-Russia space cooperation - Monkeypox vaccine demand

Biden and congressional Democrats are hoping to enact a roughly $1 trillion version of the $2 trillion bill that Sen. Manchin killed in December, before the November elections. Using special budget rules, Democrats can push a package through the 50-50 Senate if they are solidly united.
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In talks with Senate Majority Leader Schumer that have lasted months, Manchin had previously expressed support for energy and climate language and for raising levies on high-earners and big companies. Manchin signaled unease on Wednesday, saying the latest inflation figures left him feeling “more cautious than I’ve ever been.”
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Manchin told Schumer on Thursday that he will only support a new measure if it is limited to curbing pharmaceutical prices and extending federal subsidies for buying health care coverage. Provisions Democrats have already agreed to for curbing prescription drug costs — like letting Medicare negotiate prices for pharmaceuticals it buys — [are estimated] to save $288 billion over the coming decade.