West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced he is opposing Bidenās Build Back Better social spending bill. The knives came out shortly after. Summary West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin struck an apparent death blow to the Biden agenda Sunday when he announced of Fox News he will support the Build Back Better social spending bill. He also released a statement saying his party is pushing an agenda that will increase the national debt to a level that would ādrastically hinderā the …
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President Biden is meeting with Democrats on Capitol Hill for a āfinalā push on his spending agenda. Many details are unclear, including whether progressives will support it without details. Summary Democratsā attempts to pay for their …
After failing to meet their self-imposed deadline on infrastructure and social spending, Democrats are looking for a reset. Some moderates in the party are not happy. Summary The White House is trying to reset expectations after …
Congress is set to take key votes on Bidenās infrastructure plans, government funding to avert a shutdown, and raising the governmentās debt ceiling. It is going to be a wild week. Summary This week in Washington …
House Democrats passed a funding bill that also suspends the debt ceiling. It is almost certainly doomed in the Senate. Summary The House passed legislation Tuesday evening to fund the government past Oct. 1 and suspend …