Nation Nov 19 WATCH: Dems’ sweeping social, climate bill passes divided House Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill.
Politics Nov 18 WATCH: House debates Build Back Better bill before expected vote Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill.
Nation Nov 18 WATCH: Pelosi holds briefing while divided House debates Dems’ expansive social, climate bill A divided House is debating Democrats’ expansive social and environment bill. Party leaders hope that cost estimates expected from Congress’ top fiscal analyst will nail down moderate lawmakers’ votes and allow passage by week’s end.
Politics Nov 05 House approves $1 trillion package of infrastructure projects, sends to Biden Thirteen Republicans, mostly moderates, supported the legislation while six of Democrats' farthest left members — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri — opposed it.
Politics Nov 05 WATCH: House approves infrastructure bill In a bid to hand Biden a needed victory, leaders prepared to try pushing an accompanying $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects through the chamber and to his desk.
Politics Nov 05 Biden’s big bill on brink of House votes, but fights remain Alongside the slimmer roads-bridges-and-broadband package, it adds up to Biden's answer to his campaign promise to rebuild the country from the COVID-19 crisis and confront a changing economy.
Politics Nov 03 Divided Democrats call for new strategies after loss in Virginia Democrats have differing explanations about why their gubernatorial candidates lost in blue-leaning Virginia and were deadlocked in heavily Democratic New Jersey.
Politics Oct 30 Democrats hope for House budget votes as soon as Tuesday Talks among White House, House and Senate officials were being held over the weekend, said the Democrats, who described the plans on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on the record.
Politics Oct 28 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on legislative agenda, infrastructure and climate change proposal President Joe Biden declared Thursday he has reached a “historic economic framework” with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package, a hard-fought yet dramatically scaled-back deal announced just before he departs for overseas summits.
Politics Oct 28 Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise Top Democrats signaled a deal is within reach on President Joe Biden's big domestic bill but momentum fizzled and tempers flared late Wednesday as a paid family leave proposal fell out and a billionaires' tax appeared scrapped, mostly to satisfy…