Progressives Propose Tripling Housing Commitment in Infrastructure Plan
“Republicans are not going to partner with Democrats on the Green New Deal or on raising taxes to pay for…
Manchin Says He Will Never Back Weakening Filibuster
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key moderate Democrat, on Wednesday reaffirmed his vow to protect the filibuster…
Democrats Win Crucial Tool to Enact Biden’s Plans, Including Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — A top Senate official ruled on Monday that Democrats could use the fast-track budget reconciliation process for a…
Democrats Press for D.C. Statehood as Part of Voting Rights Agenda
WASHINGTON — House Democrats put new weight on Monday behind their push to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., convening a…
House Democrats Garner Votes to Approve Stimulus Bill
Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to President Biden’s sweeping, nearly $1.9 trillion stimulus package, as Democrats acted over unified…
Divided Senate Passes Biden’s Pandemic Aid Plan
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill passed a deeply divided Senate on Saturday, as Democrats pushed through…
Democrats Seek to Trim Jobless Aid to Keep Stimulus Plan on Track
With the vote still pending after more than eight hours on Friday because of the impasse over the jobless aid,…
Johnson Halts Action on Stimulus Bill With a Demand to Read it Aloud
Asked when the process would end, Senator Mike Braun, Republican of Indiana, observed, “I think that we’re just a captive…
Democrats Narrow Stimulus Payments as Biden Works to Keep Aid Plan on Track
The legislation, which Democrats hope to push through the Senate by the weekend, remains among the largest federal relief packages…
Democrats scramble to salvage a minimum wage proposal ahead of the House vote on Biden’s stimulus plan.
A day after a key Senate official ruled that a provision increasing the federal minimum wage would need to be…