Politics Jul 20 Big infrastructure bill in peril as GOP threatens filibuster Tensions are rising as Republicans prepare to block Wednesday's procedural vote with a filibuster, saying they need more time. Restless Democrats say it's time to at least start debate as talks continue.
Politics Jul 15 Schumer sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers Senator Schumer says he is scheduling a procedural vote for Wednesday to begin debate on a still-evolving bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Politics Jul 14 Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they'd reached a $3.5 trillion budget agreement, paving the way for their drive to pour federal resources into climate change, health care and family-service programs sought by President Joe Biden.
Politics Jul 13 Bipartisan infrastructure deal stalls as bigger plan gains A $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal senators struck with President Joe Biden is at risk of stalling out. Republicans are mounting stiff resistance over ways to pay for it. Instead, momentum is shifting to a much more robust Democratic proposal…
Politics Jul 07 Fencing will come down, but Capitol still closed to visitors The stark, black fence is one of the last remaining signs of the horrific mob siege by supporters of former President Donald Trump who tried to stop President Joe Biden's election victory.
Politics Jun 26 Biden seeks to clarify position on infrastructure deal Aiming to preserve a fragile bipartisan deal on infrastructure, President Joe Biden said Saturday he didn’t mean to suggest he would veto the bill unless Congress also passed a larger package to expand the social safety net.
Politics Jun 25 Infrastructure deal now in doubt with GOP senators saying they feel ‘blindsided’ Two people familiar with the conversations say Republican senators felt "blindsided" Friday by the president's insistence that the bipartisan infrastructure deal move in tandem with his bigger package of investments.
Politics Jun 24 WATCH: Biden says “we have a deal” on bipartisan infrastructure plan The agreement, reached in a meeting Thursday at the White House, means a breakthrough after arduous negotiations on the president's top legislative priority.
Politics Jun 24 Senators push $953B infrastructure plan, raise hope for deal President Joe Biden has invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to the White House on Thursday.
Politics Jun 22 WATCH: GOP filibuster halts Democrats’ signature voting bill The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a wall of Republican opposition to what would have been the largest overhaul of the electoral system in a generation.