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Biden ‘optimistic’ for $1 trillion for infrastructure, but sees need to get personally involved

President Biden on Tuesday injected himself into the Senate's wavering negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure package and expressed optimism about keeping the deal alive after meeting with one of the chief Democratic negotiators, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

July 27, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep. Ted Budd pushes bill for White House staff to take a course on inflation

Rep. Ted Budd on Tuesday introduced legislation that would require every member of President Biden's staff to take a financial literacy course on inflation before the White House could receive further funding.

July 27, 2021

Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure talks stall amid pressure from left and right

Talks bogged down Monday on the Senate's roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package as pressure from both the left and right put the deal in jeopardy.

July 26, 2021

Trump urges GOP to reject infrastructure deal: ‘Don’t let the radical left play you’ for ‘fools’

Former President Donald Trump waded Monday into the bipartisan infrastructure talks, urging Senate Republicans to reject any deal until at least after the 2022 midterm elections.

July 26, 2021

Not a ‘rubber stamp’: House Democrats threaten to wreck bipartisan infrastructure bill

House Democrats are trying to muscle their way into the infrastructure negotiations between President Biden and bipartisan senators, even going as far as threatening to scuttle the entire package.

July 22, 2021

Trump: Dems want to ‘completely change America through the reconciliation process’

Former President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Wednesday of attempting to radically transform the country through an obscure congressional budget rule.

July 21, 2021

Biden’s infrastructure bill blocked by Senate filibuster

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's gamble on infrastructure failed on Wednesday, handing the New York Democrat his first major legislative defeat since his party took control of the chamber earlier this year.

July 21, 2021

Republicans poised to filibuster as Dems rush to vote on unfinished infrastructure deal

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is barreling toward a vote set for Wednesday on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, despite lawmakers having not finished writing the proposal.

July 20, 2021

Schumer pledges to include Civilian Climate Corps in $3.5 trillion ‘human infrastructure’ package

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday backed calls to include a civilian "climate corps" in the upcoming Democrat-only $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" package.

July 20, 2021

Chuck Schumer dares Republicans to vote against $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is giving moderate Republicans an ultimatum: Either go on record and vote for the nascent $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal or risk remaining in Washington through the August recess.

July 19, 2021

Plan to beef up IRS dropped from infrastructure bill talks

Lawmakers have dropped their push to fund the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package in part through expanded enforcement resources for the IRS amid debate over how to pay for the deal.

July 19, 2021

Schumer pressures Dems to wrap up infrastructure, reconciliation before August recess

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is pressing both Democrats and Republicans to wrap up negotiations on a conventional infrastructure bill and a "human infrastructure" bill ahead of August recess.

July 15, 2021

Manchin in the middle: Pressure mounts in West Virginia to oppose $3.5 trillion spending package

Sen. Joe Manchin III is facing intense political pressure back home in West Virginia to oppose his party's gargantuan spending package of health care, family aid and anti-poverty programs, testing where the allegiance lies for one of the chamber's most conservative Democrats.

July 15, 2021

Progressives’ carbon-free push could choke off Dems’ $3.5 trillion spending deal

A push by liberal Senate Democrats to include a 100% carbon-free electricity standard in the party's $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" spending deal has emerged as a stumbling block that could derail the deal and undercut a key domestic priority of President Biden.

July 14, 2021

Biden lobbies Democrats to unite behind $3.5 trillion ‘human infrastructure’ package

President Biden ventured to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby Senate Democrats to rally behind a $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" package.

July 14, 2021

Senate Democrats strike tentative deal on $3.5 trillion party-line spending package

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday announced a tentative framework for a $3.5 trillion party-line social welfare package, although it remains to be seen if Democrats can unite behind the measure.

July 13, 2021

Democrats look to dump Trump tax cuts to fund ‘human infrastructure’ package

Congressional Democrats are eyeing a repeal of former President Donald Trump's signature tax cuts to pay for a party-line social spending package, a package loaded up with liberal priorities such as funding for racial justice programs and Medicare expansion.

July 13, 2021

Dems need unity but split on huge social-welfare spending bill, risk scuttling Biden plans

Congressional Democrats remain divided over the size and scope of a party-line social spending bill, with progressives demanding the final package including a variety of things, including immigration and Medicare expansion.

July 13, 2021

Congressional Democrats give Biden a pass on oversight and accountability

Congressional Democrats are giving President Biden a pass when it comes to oversight and accountability, according to new research by a bipartisan think tank.

July 12, 2021

Tracy Stone-Manning, BLM nominee, hit with new accusation she lied about role in ecoterrorism plot

President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Tracy Stone-Manning, is facing renewed accusations that she misled Congress about being investigated for her role in a 1989 ecoterrorism plot.

July 9, 2021