Roundup: COVID-19 continues to rise, infrastructure lags, GOP blames everyone

It’s Friday! Friday gets its name from the goddess of love! Friday too It is considered unlucky In some cultures, and very lucky (at least for crops) in others. Does anything mean it’s Friday? Probably not, in the age of 24/7 news and social media. But it matters to us and Daniel Craig.

Here are some stories you may have missed:

The Republican congressman who filed a lawsuit over masks last week tested positive for COVID this week

• Senate Infrastructure Booths Temporarily Retreat, Will Resume Saturday
• ‘It stops us from doing what we do’: ACLU sues Abbott on behalf of immigrant aid volunteers
• The Trump team was really plotting a coup. It’s time to take it seriously
• Recently vaccinated Scalise wants voters to know Democrats are to blame for the red state surge

And from the community:

• We are not happy to be right about everything
• Hydroelectric power plant in California shuts down from low water levels due to massive drought.