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As Biden's signature spending bill stalls, Democrats are forced to regroup
Friday, December 17, 2021
President Biden acknowledged in a statement Thursday night that his spending agenda will be delayed well beyond a hoped-for Christmas vote in the Senate and now may take "days and weeks" to complete.
Biden lacks the votes to advance the 2nd part of Build Back Better by the end of 2021
Thursday, December 16, 2021
President Biden acknowledged that his Build Back Better spending bill is going to need "days and weeks" to complete, even though Democrats wanted to vote on it by Christmas.
Democrats are forced to regroup as Biden's signature spending bill stalls
Thursday, December 16, 2021
For weeks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had promised a vote on Biden's social and climate agenda before Christmas. But all 50 senators in caucus have not been able to unify behind the plan.
Republicans aim to stop sniping at each other, focus on economic message for 2022
Thursday, December 16, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is working to tamp down internal feuds and shift members to talking about inflation and other issues that he believes will help his party return to the majority.
Ahead of midterms, the GOP's extreme wing in the House worries Republicans
Thursday, December 16, 2021
House Republicans are in a strong position to win back control of the chamber but divisions threaten to throw the party off message.
House retirement tracker: Senior Democrats exit as the GOP is confident of a takeover
Thursday, December 09, 2021
A growing number of House lawmakers have opted not to run again in 2022, but so far more Democrats than Republicans are choosing to end their service.
House OKs a bill barring imports of goods produced by forced labor of Uyghurs in China
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
The bipartisan vote shows support for ramping up economic sanctions against the Chinese government. It bars any goods manufactured by Uyghurs in internment camps in Xinjiang.
Democrats and Republicans agree to push back against human rights violations in China
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
U.S. lawmakers from both parties agree that China must face retaliation for human rights violations and took action Wednesday to go on the record against slave labor.
Congress approves a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown
Thursday, December 02, 2021
A day before the Friday deadline, lawmakers approved a spending bill that will keep federal agencies running through Feb. 18, 2022.
Islamophobic comments are the latest racist rhetoric to come from fringe lawmakers
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., recently suggested Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was a suicide bomber. The Islamophobic comments are the latest in a string of racist rhetoric in the House.
Congress returns to try to avoid a partial government shutdown. Here's its to-do list
Monday, November 29, 2021
Lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break to a pileup of critical legislation — to fund the government and avoid a default on the nation's credit limit, plus a $2 trillion spending bill.
Congress returns from a holiday break with a full plate of must-pass legislation
Monday, November 29, 2021
Congress faces a Friday deadline to keep federal agencies funded and avoid a partial shutdown, while Democrats push to pass the remainder of President Biden's spending agenda.
Democrats go on the offense with Biden's agenda to avoid a repeat of Obamacare battle
Monday, November 29, 2021
The Build Back Better agenda is the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades. Democrats say they learned from the debate over the Affordable Care Act and are selling their bills sooner.
Breaking down the Democratic turnover in Congress ahead of the mid-term election
Thursday, November 25, 2021
With less than a year until the mid-term election, dozens of lawmakers are calling it quits. NPR's Dierdre Walsh explains why.
After a GOP delay, Biden's Build Back Better bill could be voted on in the House
Friday, November 19, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy delayed a vote on President Biden's spending bill with a record-breaking speech. Democrats now expect to vote on the legislative package Friday.
Rep. Gosar faces censure over an anime video of himself killing AOC
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The House will vote on a resolution to censure Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar for posting a video on social media that depicts him murdering Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.
Biden signs the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law
Monday, November 15, 2021
President Biden praised the bipartisanship work to craft and pass the bill. But Republicans who supported the measure continue to face blowback.
President Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Monday, November 15, 2021
President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law Monday, surrounded by members of both parties. But some of the Republicans backing the bill face death threats.
Bannon indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena
Friday, November 12, 2021
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for refusing to cooperate with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Mysterious rubber bales found along the Texas coast could be from WWII
Monday, November 08, 2021
Mysterious rubber bales continue to wash up on the Texas coast. It took a bit for the experts to figure out what they were. Turns out you have to go all the way back to World War II for clues.