Dec 19 Watch 5:12 Roadblocks may be ahead for President Biden’s infrastructure projects By PBS NewsHour President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ bill did not make it through the Senate before the holiday break and faces more trouble as Senator Joe Manchin says he will not vote for the $2 trillion social spending bill. But the administration… Continue watching
Dec 19 Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’ By Hope Yen, Associated Press The West Virginia senator cited a multitude of factors weighing on the economy and the potential harm he saw from pushing through the “mammoth” bill, such as persistent inflation, a growing debt and the latest threat from the omicron variant. Continue reading
Dec 17 Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Democrats’ immigration agenda By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Senate parliamentarian says a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from an expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Dems’ sweeping social, climate bill passes divided House By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: House debates Build Back Better bill before expected vote By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Nov 06 Local Democrats warn party: Growing Republican wave is real By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Democrats of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, felt the red wave building over the summer when frustrated parents filled school board meetings to complain about masking requirements and an academic theory on systemic racism that wasn’t even taught in local schools. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: House approves infrastructure bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press In a bid to hand Biden a needed victory, leaders prepared to try pushing an accompanying $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects through the chamber and to his desk. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Democrats work to resolve final budget disputes By Associated Press Biden had planned to leave mid afternoon for his home in Delaware but as of Friday evening, he remained at the White House in hopes of a congressional vote. Continue reading
Nov 03 Divided Democrats call for new strategies after loss in Virginia By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have differing explanations about why their gubernatorial candidates lost in blue-leaning Virginia and were deadlocked in heavily Democratic New Jersey. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 5:16 In ‘deep blue’ Virginia, the race for governor is too close to call By Jeff Greenfield Virginia goes to polls on Tuesday to elect its new governor. The ‘deep blue’ state is seeing a neck-and-neck race between Democratic hopeful Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on what this race tells… Continue watching