Economy Nov 01 WATCH: Manchin wavers on Biden’s plan, rebuffs progressives Sen. Joe Manchin is wavering over supporting President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion policy package. Instead he said Monday it’s “time to vote” on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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…
Politics Oct 28 Biden heads to Capitol to push agenda with fellow Democrats President Joe Biden is traveling to Capitol Hill to pitch House Democrats on a dramatically scaled back domestic policy package.
Politics Oct 27 Pelosi expresses optimism over Biden plan, infrastructure bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling colleagues that Democrats are in “pretty good shape” on President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic policy plan and a related $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Politics Oct 26 Infrastructure bill in flux after disagreements over billionaire tax With the revenue side of the package deeply in flux, Democrats are at a standstill trying to wrap up negotiations on Biden's overall package this week.
Politics Oct 23 Deal on Biden’s $2 trillion plan edges closer; Harris is ‘confident’ A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation, though the informal deadline appeared to slip as they worked to scale back the measure and determine how to pay for…
Nation Oct 22 WATCH: Psaki holds White House briefing as Dems scale back Biden plan Democratic leaders have been working with party moderates and progressives to shrink the once-$3.5 trillion, 10-year package of social services and climate change strategies to around $2 trillion, pushing for an agreement.
Politics Oct 20 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on his Build Back Better agenda Biden and his Democratic Party are racing to seal agreement on the legislative package after laboring for months to bridge his once-sweeping $3.5 trillion vision preferred by progressives with a more limited focus that can win over party centrists.
Nation Oct 20 WATCH: Congressional Democrats hold news conference on climate change Climate change has been at the center of debate between moderate and progressive Democrats as they negotiate a spending plan.