Politico: “President Joe Biden rejected a slightly higher infrastructure offer from Senate Republicans on Friday, the White House announced in a statement, the latest in infrastructure talks that have dragged on for weeks. In a phone call with the president Friday, Republican’s lead infrastructure negotiator Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia outlined a new plan with about $50 billion more in spending than the group’s last offer of $257 billion. It was Biden and Capito’s second meeting this week, and they agreed to speak again on Monday.”