Biden appears ready to agree to smaller social spending program
October 6, 2021
His concessions could bring reluctant Democrats into the fold and bring an end to threats that imperil a budget and could bring a default
Democratic infighting shows lack of trust within party
September 30, 2021
In their fight over trillions of dollars, their paramount policy goals and perhaps their political fate, this isn’t helping: Democratic progressives and centrists say they
Crunch time for Biden as Democrats push $3.5 trillion budget through committee
September 26, 2021
Speaker Pelosi says “the next few days will be a time of intensity”
Senate parliamentarian shuts down Democratic plans on immigration
September 20, 2021
The ruling could torpedo immigration reform for the time being
Can Democratic moderates stop Pelosi, party leadership?
August 23, 2021
They could upend the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a Senate-approved budget.
GOP sees political opportunity in claiming only Biden failed in Iraq
August 17, 2021
Republicans forget that the war was part of four presidential administrations, two of them GOP.
Pelosi faces new threat from moderate Democrats on budget
August 14, 2021
Using the infrastructure plan passed by the Senate as a club, nine Democrats threaten to stop the budget bill.
Serious bipartisan police reform? Not likely
August 13, 2021
Differences between Democrats and Republicans continue to widen, and hope for a bill to tackle needed reforms appears unlikely.
Is Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget approved? That depends
August 12, 2021
There’s a lot of unease among Democrats about the cost and other parts of the plan.
Senate Dems hand Biden another win with approval of budget
August 11, 2021
Budget approval paves the way for House desires to have it in place along with the infrastructure bill.