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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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House passes stripped-down infrastructure bill, pushing off many of Biden's wants

Saturday, November 06, 2021

The House passed the trillion-dollar legislation known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill" and set up another vote for President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan.

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President Biden unveiled a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. Here's what's in it

Friday, October 29, 2021

President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped to include were dropped.

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Biden makes his case to House Democrats for a $1.75 trillion spending framework

Thursday, October 28, 2021

It does not include progressive priorities like paid family leave or measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs. Still, President Biden thinks it would pass both chambers.

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Oil companies face 'big tobacco moment' in Congress over their climate policies

Thursday, October 28, 2021

House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., called the CEOs of four oil companies to appear and answer questions about climate change. She says the companies have spread misinformation for decades.

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Here's what we know is in the scaled back Biden budget bill and what got cut

Friday, October 22, 2021

Arizona Sen. Sinema's opposition to increasing taxes on corporations forced Democrats to rework how they pay for their spending bill. But negotiators have come up with an alternative they agree on.

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Navy investigation reveals failures that led to warship arson fire

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

A Navy report on the arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concludes that there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that helped fuel the blaze.

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Democrats say there is new momentum for a budget package

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Congress is back and trying to tackle a number of pressing issues before the end of the month, including negotiations over President Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.

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Democrats' biggest push for voting rights is set to fail with no Republicans on board

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The Freedom to Vote Act is a unified Democratic effort led in part by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who was trying to get Republican support. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell vocally opposes it.

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With clock ticking, Biden meets with progressives and moderates to secure his agenda

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Progressive Democrats acknowledged that many of their priorities would have to be scaled back, but called the White House meeting "productive."

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United against higher spending, centrist Democrats don't agree on what to cut or keep

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are the two holdouts as Democrats and the White House try to reach a deal on a sweeping spending bill. But their policy demands may put them at odds.

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2 Senate Democrats are holding up Biden's spending package — with conflicting demands

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Two Democrats are not on board with President Biden's domestic agenda. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., may be at odds due to their own policy priorities for this package.

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Delays in major spending bills persist as Democrats fail to come to agreement

Monday, October 04, 2021

President Biden's legislative agenda hangs in the balance as Democrats work to bridge their differences over a massive bill to fund social programs. A bipartisan infrastructure bill is also on hold.

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Biden and House Democrats unite behind his agenda, but they say more time is needed

Thursday, September 30, 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a letter to colleagues that "more time is needed to complete the task" of forging an agreement among Democrats on their larger spending measure.

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Republicans Are Split On The Infrastructure Bill, But It's Mostly A Messaging Fight

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

It's not what is in the legislation to upgrade roads and bridges — a topic that usually draws bipartisan support — but rather how the House Democrats tried to package it with a larger spending bill.

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