Nation Dec 15 Child tax credit benefit launched during COVID nears lapse WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one of the most far-reaching of all the federal aid programs launched during the COVID-19 pandemic — up to $300 per child going directly into the bank accounts of families on the 15th of every month.
Politics Dec 15 House responds to Rep. Boebert’s anti-Muslim remarks with Islamophobia bill The House has delivered its first formal response to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks by passing a bill to tackle Islamophobia worldwide.
Politics Dec 09 WATCH: “Wrong direction”, Biden sounds alarm on global democracy at virtual summit President Joe Biden has opened the first White House Summit for Democracy by sounding an alarm about a global slide for democratic institutions.
Politics Dec 08 Congressional leaders reach elaborate deal to raise debt ceiling Congress approved a $480 billion increase in the nation’s debt limit in October. That’s enough for the Treasury to finance the government’s operations through Dec. 15, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's projection.
Health Dec 03 Is Roe v. Wade ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt This week's landmark Supreme Court hearing over a Mississippi law that could curtail if not outright end a woman's right to abortion prompted questions about the court's willingness to dismantle decades old decisions on access to abortion services.
Politics Dec 02 House votes to avert shutdown, but quick Senate approval in doubt The House has passed a bill that funds the government through Feb. 18 and avoids a short-term shutdown after midnight Friday.
Politics Nov 19 WATCH: In speech lasting eight hours, House Minority Leader McCarthy stalls Biden bill Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seized control of the House floor for more than eight hours overnight, preempting passage of President Joe Biden's big domestic policy bill with a rambling speech full of vitriol.
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 04 House prepares to debate, vote after bolstering Biden’s bill The Democrats have bolstered the package by adding a new paid family leave program, work permits for immigrants and a state and local tax break. The cost is growing, but so, too, are revenues to cover it.
Politics Nov 03 House expected to put paid family and medical leave back in budget bill Democrats in the House say that paid family and medical leave will be placed back into their $1.75 trillion social and environmental spending bill.