Politics Dec 15 WATCH: Pelosi says she’s ‘optimistic’ on passing $1.7 trillion spending bill After the House passed a short-term spending bill to keep government agencies funded, Pelosi said she was "optimistic" that Congress will pass a roughly $1.7 trillion appropriations package in time that would cover the full fiscal year. By Associated Press
Politics Dec 12 Congress prepares resolution for one week of funding to avoid government shutdown Congress will likely have to fund the government for one week to avoid a partial government shutdown. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Sep 27 Sen. Manchin ends push for faster energy project permit process, easing path for spending bill Removing the permitting legislation is likely to make it much easier to pass a spending bill that will keep the government running through mid-December and provide more aid to Ukraine. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Jul 28 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds briefing White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Thursday as Democrats rally around a massive, inflation-fighting package that aims to lower health care costs and tackle climate change. By Associated Press
Jul 28 WATCH: President Biden calls inflation-fighting agreement a ‘godsend’ for U.S. families By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press Schumer rallied Democrats during a closed-door morning meeting and Manchin called the package a “win-win” at his own press briefing. An expansive agreement had eluded them for months. Continue reading
Oct 28 Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Democrats signaled a deal is within reach on President Joe Biden's big domestic bill but momentum fizzled and tempers flared late Wednesday as a paid family leave proposal fell out and a billionaires' tax appeared scrapped, mostly to satisfy… Continue reading
Oct 26 Infrastructure bill in flux after disagreements over billionaire tax By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Alan Fram, Associated Press With the revenue side of the package deeply in flux, Democrats are at a standstill trying to wrap up negotiations on Biden's overall package this week. Continue reading
Nov 10 GOP unveils $1.4 trillion spending bill amid post-election turmoil By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Republicans controlling the Senate have unveiled a government-wide, $1.4 trillion spending bill. It's a mostly bipartisan measure that faces uncertain odds during this period of post-election tumult in Washington. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump signs $1.4 trillion in spending, avoids shutdown By Associated Press President Trump signed off Friday on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through Sept. 30, dodging the possibility of a shutdown ahead of what's expected to be a contentious election season. Continue reading