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Tensions between GOP's McCarthy and Cheney

As President Biden announced plans to make getting a vaccine easier, Republicans in Washington were focused on tensions between House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and the #3 House Republican, Representative Liz Cheney. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, Reuters White House reporter Heather Timmons and Washington Post deputy Washington editor Natalie Jennings join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the GOP divide and the rest of the day's political news.

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COVID vaccine mandate for military

The Pentagon is planning to require COVID-19 vaccination for all active-duty military personnel by mid-September. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, Associated Press White House reporter and CBSN political contributor Zeke Miller, and Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details on that, as well as the latest on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget resolution.

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Biden tests negative for COVID-19

President Biden's doctor says he has tested negative for COVID-19, once on Tuesday night and again Monday morning. He will address the nation from the Rose Garden on his recovery and the importance of being vaccinated against the virus. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine, both joined CBS News to discuss the president's bout with COVID-19.

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Biden on fifth day of COVID-19 isolation

His physician says President Biden now feels well enough to exercise after contracting COVID-19 last week. Meanwhile, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a new report showing that 43% of parents with children under the age of 5 do not plan to get them vaccinated against the virus. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lana Zak talk with Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to discuss these developments and more.

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