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Republicans say a bipartisan January 6 insurrection comission is too partisan; China continues to crack down on dissent in Hong Kong.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Gregory Svirnovskiy. TOP NEWS The GOP blocks a commission on the Capitol insurrection Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The GOP on Friday blocked a bipartisan probe of the January 6 Capitol insurrection, after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asked Republicans in the Senate to vote down the commission as a "personal favor." [ CNN / Jamie Gangel and Michael Warren ] Lawmakers needed 60 votes to break a GOP-led filibuster, meaning 10 Republicans would have had to join with all 50 Democrats to advance the commission. They got six. [ CNN / Alex Rogers, Manu Raju, and...

Republicans want a narrower American Jobs Plan; the US turns more scrutiny on the origins of Covid-19 in China.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Gregory Svivrnovskiy. TOP NEWS The GOP makes its case for a skinnier infrastructure plan Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Republicans in the Senate on Thursday unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure proposal, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's $1.7 trillion American Jobs Plan. Now closer on the headline number, Republicans and Democrats may try to whittle away at a deal. [ NPR / Kelsey Snell] Or not. If the two sides can't find common ground, Democrats could push infrastructure reforms through the Senate using budget reconciliation. Doing so would require all 50 Senate Democrats, inclu...