Oct 04 WATCH: Psaki calls out Republican lawmakers about Trump spending By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a news briefing on Monday, addressing major issues the Biden administration is facing, including the debt ceiling and the California oil spill. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 3:42 Democrats push and pull over President Biden’s spending bills By PBS NewsHour In a stand-off this week between moderate and progressive Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed a vote on President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill as negotiations over a more than $3 trillion social spending bill continue. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 12:32 Why Manchin, Sinema are holding out on reconciliation, and how their constituents feel By Lisa Desjardins, Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Tess Conciatori, Matt Loffman, Casey Kuhn As Democrats work to reach an agreement on trillions of dollars of government spending, the fate of the reconciliation bill's final cost — and the passage of the president's overall legislative agenda — largely hinges on support from two key,… Continue watching
Sep 30 Democrats try again to find compromise ahead of infrastructure deal vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Joe Biden is heading to Capitol Hill as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Continue reading
Sep 30 Biden signs continuing budget resolution to fund government through Dec. 3rd By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday evening signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Psaki speaks on infrastructure bill, reconciliation package By News Desk White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 29 Biden digs in with fellow Dems seeking deal on $3.5 trillion plan By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press President Joe Biden is hunkering down at the White House to try to strike a deal on his potentially historic $3.5 trillion government overhaul. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By News Desk White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Psaki defends Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan on Tuesday, saying he had been given "split" opinions by his military advisers. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing By News Desk White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients says an additional 1 million people have scheduled booster shots for the coming weeks. He adds: “We’re off to a very strong start with the booster campaign.”… Continue reading