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House Dems dare Senate GOP to shut down government, default on U.S. debt

House Democrats forced through a short-term funding measure Tuesday to keep the government afloat and prevent a default on U.S. debts, setting up a standoff with Senate Republicans.

September 21, 2021

‘Legislative terrorists’: Far-left Democrats push Pelosi to strip Israel aid from funding bill

Far-left Democrats, including members of the "Squad," successfully pressured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday into stripping military aid to Israel from a bill to keep the federal government open past Sept. 30.

September 21, 2021

Durbin dismisses overruling Senate parliamentarian on amnesty in $3.5 trillion spending plan

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin dismissed the possibility of Democrats overturning a ruling that prevents an immigration amnesty being included in President Biden's $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net.

September 20, 2021

Pelosi, Schumer risk government shutdown to avoid Democrat-only hike in debt ceiling

Congressional Democratic leaders on Monday set themselves on the road to a potential government shutdown and a default on U.S. debt by the end of the month.

September 20, 2021

Daines demands answers over reports child traffickers among Afghan evacuees

Sen. Steve Daines is demanding answers about the Biden administration's Afghan evacuation program over concerns it has been subverted by child traffickers.

September 20, 2021

Democrats look to shame Republicans into suspending debt ceiling

Democrats plan to rush a suspension of the debt ceiling through the House this week by linking it to hurricane relief and aid to Afghan refugees, hoping to shame Republicans into providing bipartisan support.

September 19, 2021

House Dems break Biden’s pledge not to double-cross GOP on infrastructure spending

House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio is being accused of breaking a key pledge that President Biden made to Senate lawmakers to secure passage of his bipartisan $1.2 infrastructure bill.

September 17, 2021

Biden’s ‘long overdue’ tax hikes span from Wall Street to Main Street, from superwealthy to smokers

President Biden's plan for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for his $3.5 trillion social welfare expansion so far includes 40 new taxes.

September 16, 2021

Democrats’ push for $50,000-per-year journalist tax credit sparks GOP ‘media collusion’ accusations

Democratic efforts to include a special $50,000-per-year journalist tax break within President Biden's $3.5 trillion spending package have sparked accusations of "media collusion."

September 16, 2021

‘Doormats’ for Pelosi: Vulnerable Democrats under fire over proposed tax hikes

Vulnerable House Democrats are already being targeted over the massive tax hikes Speaker Nancy Pelosi is backing to pay for President Biden's $3.5 trillion social welfare package.

September 16, 2021

Democrats extend timeline to pass $3.5T bill, slowed down by resistance from the party’s moderates

Congressional Democrats are pushing back the timeline to pass President Biden's $3.5 trillion expansion of the social safety net, shifting strategy in response to intransigence from the key moderate swing votes.

September 15, 2021

Marsha Blackburn rips Biden’s ‘redefining’ Taliban as legitimate government: ‘These are terrorists’

Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Wednesday blasted President Biden and his national security team for what the Tennessee Republican calls an attempt to paint the Taliban in a positive light to lessen criticism of a botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

September 15, 2021

Democrats tuck reward for union membership inside $3.5T spending plan

House Democrats are planning to use President Biden's $3.5 trillion social welfare package to boost one of their biggest allies: organized labor.

September 15, 2021

Biden to meet with Manchin, Sinema as $3.5T spending bill hangs in balance

President Biden is courting moderate Senate Democrats to fall in line behind his $3.5 trillion domestic spending package.

September 15, 2021

‘We all must come together now’: Senate Dems struggle for unity to finish $3.5 trillion bill

Senate Democrats are poised to blow past their Wednesday deadline to finish the $3.5 trillion social welfare bill, raising fresh doubts about the party's ability to hold together and put the bill onto President Biden's desk.

September 14, 2021

House Democrats break Biden’s pledge not to raise taxes on individuals making less than $400K

House Democrats' plan to pay for their $3.5 trillion expansion of the federal safety net violates President Biden's pledge not to raise taxes on individuals making less than $400,000 annually.

September 14, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Hagerty presses Biden to let Congress decide the fate of vaccine mandates

Sen. Bill Hagerty is calling for Congress to decide the fate of President Biden's vaccine mandates, which would affect more than 80 million Americans.

September 14, 2021

‘Giveaway to the rich’: Dems reject means-test for electric vehicle tax credits

House Democrats blocked an attempt by Republicans to means-test the electric vehicle tax credits in President Biden's $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate change package, drawing criticism that the subsidies will only benefit the wealthy.

September 14, 2021

Democrats maneuver behind the scenes to secure amnesty provisions in Biden’s $3.5T spending bill

The first test for Democrats' hopes of passing an amnesty for illegal immigrants lies in the Senate, where a little-known functionary will decide whether they will be able to skirt longstanding filibuster rules and attach their plan to the $3.5 trillion budget package.

September 14, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Daines urges Biden to reassert U.S. strength against China after Afghanistan imbroglio

Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana urged President Biden to assert U.S. strength on issues related to China to show allies and competitors alike that the Afghanistan retreat does not mean America is in decline.

September 13, 2021