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White House accuses Manchin of double-cross on Biden’s Build Back Better Act

The White House accused Sen. Joe Manchin III of a double-cross on President Biden's mammoth social welfare and climate change legislation.

December 19, 2021

Trump demands China pay $60T in reparations for the coronavirus pandemic

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that China should pay reparations for its role in the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 19, 2021

Hogan rules out lockdowns in Maryland as omicron variant causes COVID-19 spike

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ruled out imposing new lockdown measures Sunday as the omicron variant causes a resurgence of coronavirus cases.

December 19, 2021

Manchin rules out backing Biden’s $1.75T social welfare bill, says he can’t vote for it

Sen. Joe Manchin III upended President Biden's domestic agenda on Sunday by signaling his opposition to the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act, effectively killing the measure outright.

December 19, 2021

Enthusiasm wanes as Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill is delayed, watered down

Democrats are beginning to wonder if President Biden's $1.75 trillion social welfare legislation is worth the effort, especially after a lone holdout has watered down the bill and delayed its passage until next year.

December 17, 2021

Democrats huddle with Senate rules referee on overhauling the filibuster for partisan voting bill

Senate Democratic leaders are pushing forward to alter the filibuster process in order to secure passage of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's voting laws.

December 17, 2021

Biden presses forward on $1.75 trillion social welfare bill amid Democratic divisions

President Biden pressed forward on his 10-year, $1.75 trillion social welfare bill Thursday, refusing to give up in the face of Democratic divisions that threaten to sink the centerpiece of his party's liberal agenda.

December 16, 2021

Biden lobbying senators to blow up filibuster for partisan overhaul of voting laws

President Biden held private talks with a cadre of Senate Democrats on Thursday in an effort to mobilize support for blowing up the filibuster to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's voting laws.

December 16, 2021

McConnell warns of institutional ‘Armageddon’ if Dems gut filibuster to pass their election bill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned on Thursday that any attempt by Democrats to blow up the legislative filibuster would result in "Armageddon for our institutions."

December 16, 2021

Democrats weigh pivot to voting rights as Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill stalls

Senate Democrats, frustrated with a lack of progress on President Biden's mammoth social welfare and climate bill, are talking about blowing up the filibuster rules again to force through a partisan overhaul of the country's election laws.

December 15, 2021

Democrats’ frustrations with Manchin boil over as the clock runs out for Biden’s mega bill

Senate Democrats' infighting over President Biden's social welfare bill spilled into the open Wednesday, with lawmakers brooding that they would fail to pass the legislation by a self-imposed Christmas deadline.

December 15, 2021

Democrats vote to hike the federal debt to $31.4 trillion, send measure to Biden

Congressional Democrats passed legislation hiking the federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion in an all-night sprint to allow President Biden to continue borrowing money to pay for government expenditures until at least early 2023.

December 15, 2021

Senate Democrats approve raising the federal debt limit to $31.4 trillion

Senate Democrats narrowly passed legislation on Tuesday hiking the federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion, clearing the biggest hurdle in Congress to allowing President Biden to continue borrowing money to pay for government expenditures until at least early 2023.

December 14, 2021

Congressional Democrats ready to raise federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion

Congressional Democrats on Tuesday moved to unilaterally raise the federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion.

December 14, 2021

Manchin not sold on Biden’s mammoth bill, demands Dems tell the truth about its price

Sen. Joe Manchin III doubled down on criticism of President Biden's mammoth social welfare bill Monday for relying on budgetary gimmicks, raising fresh doubts about Senate Democrats' plan to vote on the bill this week.

December 13, 2021

USMCA neighbors Canada, Mexico cry foul over Biden’s electric car subsidies

America's USMCA neighbors are unhappy with President Biden's proposed electric car subsidies for unionized U.S. carmakers, putting in question a key piece of the administration's climate agenda as it nears a critical test in the Senate.

December 12, 2021

Canada threatens trade war over Biden’s $12,500 union-made electric vehicle tax credit

The Canadian government is threatening a trade war against the U.S. if President Biden's mammoth social welfare and climate bill includes a lucrative tax credit for elective vehicles made by union workers in America.

December 10, 2021

CBO warns Biden’s social welfare bill threatens to add $3 trillion to the deficit

The Congressional Budget Office warned on Friday that President Biden's mammoth social welfare and climate change bill would add $3 trillion to the federal deficit if all of its programs are made permanent.

December 10, 2021

GOP urges more domestic oil and gas production to offset Biden’s tapping Strategic Petroleum Reserve

House Republicans are backing legislation to force President Biden to increase domestic oil and gas production on federal lands to make up for the administration's decision to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to lower gasoline prices.

December 9, 2021

GOP senators help fast-track Democrat’s debt-limit hike

Fourteen Senate Republicans crossed-party lines on Thursday to advance legislation creating a one-time filibuster carveout so Democrats can unilaterally raise the nation's borrowing limit.

December 9, 2021