Roadblocks emerge in Democratic drive for $15 minimum wage

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<p>Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 is a key measure in Democrats&rsquo; pandemic-stimulus package, which they are aiming to pass through budget reconciliation. <a href="https://apple.news/AFxGNb4hVRjqnNZZUGAwhtA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> breaks down why that may or may not be possible.</p> <p>More information is coming out about the people who participated in the Capitol insurrection and the forces that influenced them. In his latest piece for the <a href="https://apple.news/AlAX3w1UjT-yNTnXyTa_Q7A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Ronan Farrow profiles rioter Rachel Powell and how she became radicalized over a short period of time.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AgJgo3xb3SyGciHT6WvdZtw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with ordinary investors who lost money following investment tips from Reddit on GameStop and other stocks. And in the <a href="https://apple.news/AQnqpv4BSRb6MSx602pXXoQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Derek Thompson says that while individual traders may have thought they were sticking it to Wall Street, that&rsquo;s not what really happened.</p> <p>Danielle Cohen writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AoC9-WgE7SlGwaUQP6HC_KA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">GQ</a> about a recent trend of including pictures of COVID-19 vaccination cards in dating-app profiles. And <a href="https://apple.news/AZfhn2uwvRdaZ3IXNlyXJ8A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why the Better Business Bureau advises against posting pictures of these cards online.</p>