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Joe Biden is canceling a planned trip to Chicago tomorrow so that he can carry on infrastructure negotiations in DC.

Talks have intensified as Republicans and moderate and progressive Democrats fragment over a package they can pass. House Democrats want to spend $3.5tn on improvements to healthcare, education and climate-resilient infrastructure, funded by tax increases. Moderate senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are opposed - threatening to derail Democrats' ability to pass an infrastructure bill while they maintain a slim majority.