White House says Manchin reversed his position and "we will continue to press him"

US government reportedly miscounted number of vaccinated Americans

IDF and US cyber units are holding "Cyberdome" joint drills at a US Cyber Command facility. The IDF said the exercises demonstrated “the strategic partnership between the two militaries, which allows both to achieve cyber network superiority."

The Israeli military did not elaborate on the details of the drills, and US Cyber Command has not mentioned them in its press materials or public-facing social media accounts.

⚡️ Former Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson has died at the age of 76, Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement on Sunday

Sen. Joe Manchin caused quite a stir in the Democratic nest after indicating he would vote against President Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending package known as the Build Back Better Act.

Let's take a look at the reactions of some of them:

▪️ Senator Bernie Sanders harshly criticized the senator, saying that Manchin's "no vote" meant that the West Virginian did not have the courage to stand up to special interest groups to lower the cost of prenoscription drugs, and that he was not able to expand the scope of home health care and medical care;

▪️ White House press secretary Jen Psaki also issued a scathing statement: "Senator Manchin's comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances," Psaki said;

▪️ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not spare the West Virginia senator: "Either way, we cannot accept no for an answer. Dem leadership - incl but not limited to the President himself and House Dem leadership - wrote a massive check on their credibility the night of the BIF vote in order to secure the votes they needed, promising passage of BBB," she said on her Twitter.

Manchin's vote against the massive spending bill aimed at overhauling the social safety net, health care system, climate and tax policies seriously jeopardizes the Democrats' plan to push the legislation through after negotiations, as it requires 50 votes to pass

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🇺🇸🇨🇳Former US President Donald Trump has objected to the Biden administration's decision to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, citing his memory of a similar move by Jimmy Carter against the Moscow Olympics in 1980.

"No, because I watched Jimmy Carter do it and it was terrible. It was terrible. It hurts the athletes. There are much more powerful things we can do than that," Trump said in an interview with Fox News, when asked if he would do it.

The 2022 boycott will be of a diplomatic nature, meaning that US athletes are still free to compete. In 1980, US athletes missed the games.

⚡️ Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday

🦠 New York State has quietly surpassed more than 60,000 deaths from the coronavirus

President Trump at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas being interviewed by Bill O’Reilly. Lots of energy and enthusiasm!

Florida Gov.@RonDeSantisChannel said Floridians know he will not "let anybody lock them down" or remove them from their jobs.

🗣 "At the end of the day in Florida, Floridians know we will not let anybody lock them down. We will not let anyone take their jobs," DeSantis said.

🗣 "We will not let anyone ruin their businesses, and we will not let anyone close their schools, so people are going to be able to live life. They're going to be able to make their own decisions."

⚡️ Sen. Cory Booker says he contracted COVID-19, just hours after Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced her diagnosis

US hospitals overwhelmed and not ready for influx of Omicron patients, reports say

A major scandal in the NYPD: a female officer was filmed performing a very saucy lap dance for her lieutenant. An investigation has been opened into the matter.

The man in a video depicting the event, Nick McGarry, reportedly declared he's sorry about the incident and knew he "f**ked up".

Hillary Clinton has spoken out about the one, who "poses a real clear and present danger to the United States"

📹 At least eight in hospital after car incident involving US soldiers in Bavaria, reports say

What does the US government do with its huge stockpile of cryptocurrencies? 🧐

🇺🇸🏺🇮🇹 In a landmark restitution, the US has returned to Italy 200 illegally exported antiquities from top US museums and private collections. The total cost of the donated items is estimated at $ 10 million.

Photo credit: Fordham University

NASCAR driver Brandon Brown thinks that his association with the chant "Let's Go Brandon!" may negatively affect his career: "Our whole navigation is, you want to appeal to everybody, because, all in all, everybody is a consumer. But with this meme going viral, it was more of, I had to stay more silent, because everybody wanted it to go on to the political side. I'm about the racing side. I don't want it to just be the substitute for a cuss-word. I mean, if it's making it more polite, then, by God, I guess, go ahead".

❗️Trump sues New York Attorney General Letitia James to stop probe into his business practices - report

⚡️Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen has died at age 52, weeks after he said he had tested positive for the coronavirus

❗️Washington, DC to reinstate indoor mask mandate beginning 21 December until the morning of 31 January, Mayor Muriel Bowser says