The president spoke of the filibuster during a 90-minute event in which he also expressed confidence that Democrats were closer to a deal on his sprawling domestic policy package, which he said would surpass the Affordable Care Act in its
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More than 150 House GOPers call on Biden to fix supply-chain crisis
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and 159 of his colleagues slammed the Biden administration Wednesday, accusing the White House of pushing “radical policies” that are worsening the ongoing supply chain crisis rather than focusing on solutions. “We must address
Biden becomes first president to issue proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day
“The contributions that Indigenous peoples have made throughout history — in public service, entrepreneurship, scholarship, the arts, and countless other fields — are integral to our Nation, our culture, and our society,” Biden wrote in the proclamation Friday. “Today, we
McConnell Warns Biden He Won’t Help Raise the Debt Ceiling Next Time
WASHINGTON — A day after dropping his party’s blockade and allowing action to temporarily increase the federal debt ceiling, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, warned President Biden on Friday that he had no intention of doing so again, reviving
Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’
WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that Democrats are considering a change to Senate filibuster rules to bypass a Republican blockade over raising the debt limit, which has set the United States on a collision course with a government
Senate Sends Bill to Biden Ending Furlough of 3,700 Transportation Workers
WASHINGTON — The Senate met briefly on Saturday to send a bill to President Biden reviving key transportation programs that had lapsed two days earlier and bringing back nearly 4,000 furloughed workers. The rare weekend session was necessary because Congress
Biden Throws In With Left, Leaving His Agenda in Doubt
WASHINGTON — For well over a year now, President Biden’s vaunted negotiating style largely boiled down to this: I’m with you. After he vanquished Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the Democratic primary, he brought the liberal icon’s ardent supporters
Biden scrambling to Congress in desperate bid to salvage agenda
WASHINGTON — President Biden will scramble to Capitol Hill Friday afternoon to try and salvage his signature spending plans after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid the groundwork to delay a vote on his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill for up to
With their agenda in the balance, Biden and Pelosi work the Congressional Baseball Game.
Lawmakers have been playing a lot of political hardball on Capitol Hill given the multiple crises consuming Washington, but it was actual hardball that drew Democrats and Republicans to Nationals Park on Wednesday night for the annual congressional baseball charity
President Joe Biden gets a vaccine booster shot: COVID Updates
President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on live TV Monday afternoon, days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed booster shots for millions of Americans who received their second shot of the Pfizer vaccine at least
Black Immigration Orgs Demand Biden Halt Deportations Of Haitian Asylum Seekers
Several Black immigration organizations have filed a formal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, demanding that the Biden administration halt its continued deportations of Haitian asylum seekers. The complaint filed by four
With COVID out of control, Biden unveils hefty vaccine mandates
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks on workers rights and labor unions in the East Room at the White House on September 08, 2021, in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a sweeping six-pronged plan to try
President Biden to host infosec roundtable with tech giant CEOs
Enlarge / If there’s any single photo that better encapsulates the state of enterprise information security in 2021, we weren’t able to find it. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that the White House will host a meeting between President Joe Biden and
Biden tightens vehicle emission standards
According to government officials, President Biden announced today two policies aimed at reducing vehicle emissions and promoting the spread of electric vehicles in order to tackle climate change and defeat Chinese manufacturers. intend to do something. The long-awaited move has