Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 is a key measure in Democrats’ pandemic-stimulus package, which they are aiming to pass through budget reconciliation. Politico breaks down why that may or may not be possible. 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 New Yorker, Ronan Farrow profiles rioter Rachel Powell and how she became radicalized over a short period of time. The Washington Post spoke with ordinary investors who lost money following investment tips from Reddit on GameStop and other stocks. And in the Atlantic, Derek Thompson says that while individual traders may have thought they were sticking it to Wall Street, that’s not what really happened. Danielle Cohen writes for GQ about a recent trend of including pictures of COVID-19 vaccination cards in dating-app profiles. And CNN explains why the Better Business Bureau advises against posting pictures of these cards online.

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