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Total U.S. coronavirus deaths this morning: 763,092.

As of this morning, 68.1 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 58.7 percent is fully vaccinated, according to the Bloomberg News global vaccine tracker.

Democratic lawmakers return to Washington staring down a crucial week as the future of the Build Back Better agenda hangs in the balance and a new poll shows that President BidenJoe BidenUS bishops to weigh whether Biden should receive communion Congress barrels toward end-of-year pileup Biden taps former New Orleans mayor Landrieu to spearhead infrastructure MORE is as unpopular as ever ahead of today’s bipartisan infrastructure package signing ceremony.

With the $1 trillion infrastructure bill over and done with, House Democrats this week are hoping to pass the $1.75 trillion social spending package, giving the party a much-needed jolt at a time when it needs it most. According to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll, only 41 percent of respondents approve of Biden’s work in office 10 months in, compared to 53 percent who disapprove. The approval figure is down from 50 percent in June and 44 percent in September.

Compounding the problem is an issue Biden has dealt with for months on Capitol HIll: trouble from his left flank. Only 80 percent of Democrats view Biden’s actions as positive. That figure is down from 94 percent in June, with barely 4 in 10 strongly approving of Biden’s actions today.

According to the survey, the GOP advantage less than a year out from the 2022 midterms is massive. Among registered voters, 51 percent would support a generic GOP candidate, compared to only 41 percent for the Democrat.

Thankfully for Biden’s sake, moderate House Democrats — who fretted for weeks over the lack of a score of the bill from the Congressional Budget Office — are not expected to be a problem this week, as they have been largely assuaged on two fronts. Portions of the bill have received scores over the past week, in addition to passage of the bipartisan bill.

The Wall Street Journal: Democrats try to heal rifts, pass spending bill.

Amie Parnes and Morgan Chalfant, The Hill: White House tries to pivot messaging on economy.

The Washington Post: Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiCongress barrels toward end-of-year pileup Biden’s deficiencies and strengths both on display Gosar faces increasing odds of censure on House floor MORE (D-Calif.) strives to deliver an agenda that has divided her caucus, testing her power.

The Hill: This week:…