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Biden to sign 'monumental' $1 trillion infrastructure bill

The historic infrastructure bill will be signed, closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial are slated to start and more news to start your Monday.

Happy Monday, Daily Briefing readers! Today, President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will be signed into law. Closing arguments are expected in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. And the clock is ticking for parents who haven't signed up for child tax credits.

Julius here with Monday's news.

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Historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to be signed into law

President Joe Biden is set to sign into law his $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Monday. The bill will tackle nearly every facet of American infrastructure, including public transportation, roads, bridges, ports, railways, power grids, broadband internet, as well as water and sewage systems. The package, which includes $550 billion in new spending, is meant to repair and enhance the country's beleaguered infrastructure, which has languished as investment has slowed. Biden has called the passage of the bill "a monumental step forward as a nation."

Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Closing arguments are expected Monday

Closing arguments in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse trial are set to start Monday before the jury begins deliberating. Rittenhouse, 18, is charged with killing two men and injuring a third during protests in this city south of Milwaukee after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in August 2020. Rittenhouse faces counts of intentional homicide, reckless and attempted homicide. Ahead of closing arguments, Gov. Tony Evers has mobilized 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops to the Kenosha area to assist "hundreds of officers" in case of unrest after a verdict.

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More witnesses to take stand in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing

Witnesses will continue to take the stand Monday in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The murder trial continues after an investigator told jurors Friday that William "Roddie" Bryan , who captured cellphone video of the incident last year, "minimized" his involvement in the killing and changed his description of what happened that day. The day before that revelation, Bryan's attorney, Kevin Gough, took issue with Rev. Al Sharpton's presence in the courtroom. He said the presence of "high-profile members of the African American community" may pressure or intimidate the jury. He later apologized for the comments.

Ghislaine Maxwell faces sex-trafficking trial

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, accused of helping procure underage girls for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, faces a trial Monday on charges that could bring up to 80 years in prison. Epstein, 66, was indicted in July 2019, accused of sexually exploiting and abusing dozens of underage girls at his mansions from 2002 to 2005. He was found dead in his prison cell in 2019. Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 on charges that include transporting a minor for the purposes of criminal sexual activity and conspiring to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts. Maxwell, who denies the accusations, has been in custody ever since.

Parents, there's still time apply for child tax credits

Child tax credits are hitting bank accounts soon, and the deadline to sign up is Monday. The credit provides up to $300 per month per child under age 6 for a total of $1,800, and up to $250 per month per child ages 6 to 17, for a total of $1,500. For those registered, a child tax credit payment should be coming to your bank account on Monday. The next scheduled payment after that is Dec. 15. The payments will last through December, based on the American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden. Here's how to sign up if you haven't already.

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