Senate majority leader calls out Democratic colleagues by nameBiden delivers most direct appeal yet for filibuster reformDemocracy on the line: Biden under pressure to act on voting rightsThe price of goods and services in the US continue to rise at ra…
Capitol attack: Cheney says Republicans must choose between Trump and truth
Republican member of the House committee investigating the events of 6 January issues stark warning to her partyThe Steal: stethoscope for a democracy near cardiac arrestOn a day of alarming polling about attitudes to political violence and fears for U…
Biden’s Build Back Better plan faces uphill battle as bill advances to Senate – live
Senate Democrats indicate they will make changes to billTlaib: ‘Corporate’ Senate Democrats imperil Build Back BetterBiden announces he will renominate Powell as Fed chairmanSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailAmerica’s democrac…
House passes Biden’s $1.75tn Build Back Better plan after months of negotiations – live
House predictably voted mostly along party linesBill now goes to the Senate, where Republicans are expected to be unified in oppositionHarris takes on presidential role – briefly – as Biden has colonoscopyKyle Rittenhouse found not guilty in Kenosha sh…
Beijing urges US businesses to lobby against China-related bills in Congress
Letters to and meetings with business community have left some fearful of being seen as violating law on foreign agentsChina has been pushing US executives, companies and business groups in recent weeks to fight against China-related bills in the US Co…
Steve Bannon indicted for refusal to comply with Capitol attack subpoena
Former Trump adviser indicted by grand jury on two counts for contempt of CongressDonald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon has been charged with contempt of Congress after failing to appear before a committee investigating the 6 January attack on the…
Trump asks court to block release of records to Capitol attack committee – live
Ex-president formally asks appeals court for injunctionManchin wavers on spending bill after US inflation surgeSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailSpeaking at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day, Joe Biden thanked a…
Democrats pass Joe Biden’s $1tn infrastructure bill after chaotic day
Intense lobbying helped break an impasse between progressives and moderatesHouse Democrats have passed a $1tn bill to rebuild the nation’s ageing infrastructure after months of delay, delivering Joe Biden a long-awaited legislative victory that he boas…
White House concedes $3.5tn bill will shrink: ‘Fewer dollars will be spent’ – live
Vice-president: ‘We must not shy away from this painful past’Concerns growing over slow pace of Congress in passing billsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailVice president Kamala Harris said today that Europeans who colonized th…
Democrats blocking Biden’s agenda represent some of nation’s poorest
Joe Manchin and Henry Cuellar’s districts have high rates of poverty and income inequality but they are holding up a crucial bill in Congress that would benefit working-class AmericansSeveral of the leading Democrats in Congress who have stood in the w…