Aug 02 Watch 8:53 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on infrastructure negotiations, Trump’s fundraising success NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including progress on the infrastructure negotiations in the Senate, former President Donald Trump’s fundraising efforts… Continue watching
Aug 02 WATCH: Senate resumes infrastructure bill talks By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill. Continue reading
Jul 30 Senate advances nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that the chamber should be able to process the legislation quickly given the bipartisan support. Continue reading
Jul 26 Senators race to seal infrastructure deal as pressure mounts By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Key senators and staff spent the weekend trying to reach a final agreement. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 5:07 Biden’s new bill a ‘grab bag’ of social infrastructure By PBS NewsHour Six months into Biden's presidency, he's facing numerous challenges: a resurgence of COVID-19, mainly among the unvaccinated, a nation still highly polarized, and a battle to get both a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and a highly ambitious, democrats-only package of social… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 12:22 Brooks and Capehart on Jan. 6 committee, infrastructure, budget, vaccine hesitancy New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation, the infrastructure and budget negotiations in Congress, and vaccination efforts in America. Continue watching
Jul 21 Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 5:07 The bipartisan infrastructure deal may be in jeopardy. Democrats have a ‘Plan B’ This week on Capitol Hill could be make or break for the bipartisan infrastructure framework that President Joe Biden celebrated one month ago. The fate of the $600 billion investment in roads, bridges, clean water and more is still uncertain,… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 7:51 Sanders: GOP ‘nervous’ about ‘overdue’ progressive policies in budget, infrastructure bill Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and the person tasked with overseeing the multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal introduced by Democrats last week. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the infrastructure deal, the $3.5 trillion… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 6:26 What’s in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan? Here’s what we know so far By Lisa Desjardins, Meredith Lee Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday announced a sweeping government spending deal to fund some of President Joe Biden's top priorities. But it received a chilly reception from Republicans. Lisa Desjardins breaks down the budget deal, how it affects… Continue watching