A new IRS tool will help millions of low-income Americans file for their 2021 child tax credit. The monthly payments will begin July 15 and extend through the year. While Democrats are trying to make the current payments permanent, Republicans are looking to introduce their own version of the credit. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joined CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source
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Experts weigh in on the post-pandemic hiring boom
The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May and that number is expected to grow this summer. Lavare Bland, CEO of Kandidate – North America, and Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn’s chief economist, joined CBSN’s Lana Zak for the MoneyWatch special “Employment in America: A Shifting Workforce” to discuss the post-pandemic job market. Source
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Biden attends NATO summit with focus on Russia; Dad pushes son to make history as California high school’s valedictorian Source
U.S. records nearly 600,000 coronavirus deaths as concern mounts over Delta variant
The U.S. coronavirus death toll is nearly 600,000. The death rate has slowed almost 90% since the start of the year, but Carter Evans reports on a troubling new variant. Then, Dr. Teresa Amato, the director of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with more on what lies ahead. Source
6/14: Red and Blue
President Biden reaffirms NATO mutual defense commitment at summit; Minnesota court upholds pipeline construction approval Source
Biden says U.S. “not looking for conflict” with Russia ahead of meeting with Putin
President Biden says he’s not seeking conflict with Russia, but that the U.S. would respond if Russia continued its “harmful activities.” CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss Monday’s NATO summit and preview Mr. Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source
Employment in America: A Shifting Workforce
CBSN and CBS MoneyWatch present “Employment in America: A Shifting Workforce.” The special, anchored by Lana Zak, takes a look at the state of employment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and includes valuable information for job seekers and career changers. Source
New Israeli government takes power, ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 year run
After four elections in two years, Israel has sworn in a new government coalition. This marks the end of Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 year run as prime minister. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charli D’Agata has more on how Netanyahu is adjusting to being the opposition leader. CBSN anchor Elaine Quijano then discusses how this fragile coalition will navigate domestic and international politics with Dov Waxman, the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation chair in Israel Studies at UCLA and the Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. Source
Power dynamic may have “tilted a bit” toward employees, economist says
Some businesses are trying to make open positions more enticing by offering incentives to potential employees. Source
Live audience returns to Stephen Colbert’s show
The long wait ends Monday night. “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” returns to the iconic Ed Sullivan Theater for its first show in front of a live audience in more than a year. CBS News’ Michael George reports from New York. Source