Los Angeles Times: “At a moment of such intense partisanship, this momentary alignment of incentives for Democrats and Republicans, set to vote in the coming days to pass the approximately $1-trillion package out of the Senate, is the Washington equivalent of a total eclipse. However rare and fleeting, Republicans and Democrats believe they are serving their own self-interests, not just the president’s, in voting to pass a bipartisan bill to improve roads, bridges, rail lines, water pipes and broadband networks.”

Politico: “The Senate will take a key vote Saturday to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill, with final passage right around the corner. The noon vote comes after senators on Thursday failed to reach an agreement for additional amendments. While timing for a final vote remains unclear, the Senate could pass the package as soon as Saturday if all senators get on board.”

Washington Post: “Climb aboard the Almost Heaven, which is somewhere between a trawler and a yacht, big and boxy. Step inside the cabin and marvel at the creature comforts: a semicircular, plush-leather couch with a matching ottoman, glass cabinets trimmed with dark wood, a marble dining-room table with thick white candles and a box of blue-and-white cocktail napkins with red cursive lettering: ‘Welcome aboard Almost Heaven.’ Below deck, the master bedroom is cozy but well-appointed, with an abundance of throw pillows.”

Punchbowl News: “The Senate returns to session at 11 a.m. tomorrow, and there will be a cloture vote around noon to cut off debate on the 2,700-page, $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. After that, everything is up in the air as far as scheduling goes. It’s clear there’s sufficient support among senators to invoke cloture — clear a parliamentary hurdle — on the massive package (which is technically a substitute amendment), yet there is no endgame deal at this point.”

“Absent any kind of agreement between the two sides — and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) wouldn’t go along with such a deal Thursday night — there’ll be up to 30 hours post-cloture debate time. That will be followed by a simple majority vote on the substitute amendment (the bipartisan infrastructure bill). At that point, another cloture vote will be in order on the underlying legislation (the INVEST Act, a House-passed infrastructure measure.) Again, that may be followed by up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate time. Amendment votes would be allowed during this period. Then there would then be a vote on passage of the entire package. Yeah, it’s complicated.”

“In the worst case, this final vote could happen Tuesday. We don’t believe it will go that long, but it could.”