Nation Mar 09 Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty.
Economy Mar 04 CBO expects U.S. federal debt to double over next 30 years The long-term drivers of managing the debt are rising interest rates and spending on programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
Politics Mar 01 WATCH: Biden meets with Mexican president amid migration issues Mexico's president says he intends to propose to Biden a new Bracero-style immigrant labor program that could bring 600,000 to 800,000 Mexican and Central American immigrants a year to work legally in the U.S.
Economy Feb 12 WATCH: Biden says governors and mayors need $350 billion to fight COVID-19 Biden wants to send $350 billion to state and local governments and tribal governments. While Republicans in Congress have largely objected to this initiative, Biden's push has some GOP support among governors and mayors.
Politics Feb 11 Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide Biden said there are "a number of things out there that the American people are looking for us to step up" and do. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over…
Politics Feb 08 CBO finds $15 minimum wage would reduce poverty, increase federal debt A new report from the Congressional Budget Office finds that increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of people.
Economy Feb 05 WATCH: Biden wants to go big, fast and alone on COVID relief Biden says the rescue plan he is pushing forward in Congress is the "answer to the crisis we are in."…
Economy Feb 05 Senate approves fast-track of COVID-19 aid, Harris casts tie-breaker The Senate has approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle through President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.
Politics Feb 04 WATCH: Senate debates budget amid ongoing negotiations for COVID-19 relief The Senate will vote Feb. 4 on an amended Congressional budget resolution for the next fiscal year, paving the way to pass a Democratic COVID-19 relief bill with a simple majority vote.
Economy Feb 01 Biden meets Republicans on COVID-19 aid, but no quick deal Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the two-hour meeting Monday evening resulted in no compromise on differences. But she and the other Republicans say there was agreement to keep discussions going over their smaller, more targeted package.