Congress tackles climate change and same-sex marriage

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/AaVGbfclfTMumGROl_HmcMQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains how a surprise change in position by Joe Manchin set the stage for a Senate deal that could lead to a record climate spending package, and <a href="https://apple.news/ABrTCdK4cQVG6V9HZGh0cgQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">profiles a Democratic senator</a> who is lobbying Republicans to help write marriage-equality protections into law.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9oTn-d1tTjOxP8AdJyo4Fw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports that the Biden administration is offering to exchange a convicted Russian arms dealer as part of a deal to free Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan from Russian custody.</p> <p>The last abortion clinic in North Dakota has been preparing for the end. The <a href="https://apple.news/AcWALIZ-nRP65bJR0nzEJ3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> was there to tell the story.</p> <p>With Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik now officially the new hosts of &lsquo;Jeopardy,&rsquo; the <a href="https://apple.news/AvhMy6XIBRXKpeAQmWxuacQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Ringer&rsquo;s</a> Claire McNear looks at how change may be on the way for the show. On In Conversation a while back, we talked with her about it.</p>