House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that the “plan” is for there to be an “agreement” on a framework for the Democrats’ budget reconciliation package and a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill next week.
Analysis: Biden’s child tax credit seems like it’d be a political slam dunk. It’s getting scaled back anyway
As government policy changes go, it’s hard to find one that helps millions of Americans as rapidly and directly as President Joe Biden’s expanded Child Tax Credit.
McAuliffe, Abrams warn Virginians that commonwealth could look like Texas, Georgia with Youngkin win
Stacey Abrams had a message for Democrats in Virginia on Sunday: If Republicans win on November 2, the commonwealth will begin looking a lot more like Georgia or Texas, two states that have seen years of Republican control.
Tapper to Pelosi: Are you frustrated with Sinema and Manchin?
CNN’s Jake Tapper asks Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) about how she feels about two Senate Democrat holdouts, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who are essential to pass a large social safety net bill without Republ…
Trump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat
Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has significant personal baggage that is raising concerns about the GOP’s ability to hold one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country n…
Get up to speed: How the spending bill would change your life
Before the policy revolution comes the political drama.
Obama says New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate won’t be a ‘champion of democracy’
Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at Republican gubernatorial challenger Jack Ciattarelli, saying his participation in a rally to overturn the 2020 election shows “he’s not going to be a champion of democr…
Virginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material
The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service on Friday, alleging local branches failed to deliver and process election-related material ahead of its gubernatorial race, thereby “threatening to disenfranchise thousands of …
US Rep. Glenn Thompson released from Walter Reed following Covid-19 diagnosis
Rep. Glenn Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening following his positive Covid-19 diagnosis.
White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they’ve been living for weeks and into permanent homes, an official leading the effort told CNN.