Jan 10 Voter concerns for inflation go up while COVID-19 worries come down, says AP-NORC poll By Will Weissert, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The pandemic has receded as a top priority in many voters' minds to start 2022, with the economy and rising worries about inflation overshadowing coronavirus concerns. Continue reading
Jan 01 New NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for resiliency against virus By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press “Getting vaccinated is not letting the crisis control you,” Adams said at City Hall. “Enjoying a Broadway show. Sending your kids to school. Going back to the office. These are declarations of confidence that our city is our own.”… Continue reading
Dec 22 Democrats ‘not giving up’ on Build Back Better bill, talks with Manchin By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President Joe Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin, the holdout Democrat who effectively tanked the party's signature $2 trillion domestic policy initiative with his own jarring year-end announcement. Continue reading
Dec 21 Democrats attempt to ‘build back’ after Manchin tanks $2 trillion bill By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Democrats are struggling to pick up the pieces after Sen. Joe Manchin effectively crushed President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill. Continue reading
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