House Postpones Vote on Social Spending Bill after McCarthy Delays with Hours-Long Speech

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., August 24, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) told reporters that the House would postpone a vote on Democrats’

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Manchin Says He Won’t Rule Out Support for a Spending Bill Larger Than $1.5 Trillion

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) pauses during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counter-terrorism operations on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Reuters) Senator

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