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Hours-Long Speech by GOP Leader Delays House Vote on Build Back Better Bill
House approval was still expected on a near party-line vote
House Censures Rep. Paul Gosar Over Posting Violent Video Depicting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Killing
(WASHINGTON) — The House voted Wednesday to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword, an extraordinary rebuke that highlighted the political strains testing Washington and the country. Calling the video a clear threat to a lawmaker’s life, Democrats argued…
Senator Joe Manchin Wavers Support on Joe Biden’s Sweeping Policy Plan
The stakes are high with Biden overseas at a global climate change summit and two key governors' races this week
Democrats Are Coming After Big Oil Over the Industry’s Endless Climate Bullshit
But there won't be a real reckoning — or real solutions to our biggest problems — unless we take on "Big Disinformation"
Joe Biden’s Agenda Uncertain After Progressives Force Delay on Infrastructure Vote
Progressives claimed victory Thursday night after a planned infrastructure vote was delayed following their vows to oppose it
House Progressives Say They’re ‘Holding the Line’ to Preserve Democratic Agenda
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that she may push through the bipartisan infrastructure bill ahead of the Democrats’ larger social spending package, some House progressives say they are sticking with their original position: they won’t support the first bill unless they also get a vote on the second. The infrastructure bill is a bipartisan…
Infrastructure, Social Spending and Debt Ceiling: A Guide to Congress’ Pivotal Week
It’s crunch time on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue. Both the White House and Democrats in Congress are scrambling to pass two bills that will form the cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s legislative legacy: a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that would expand internet access and repair the country’s aging physical infrastructure like roads and bridges;…
If ‘Dems Are in Disarray,’ Blame Corporate Cash
Centrist lawmakers funded by big corporate donors are threatening Biden's progressive agenda
With His Agenda on the Brink, Joe Biden Scrambles to Unite Democrats
Joe Biden ran for president promising to be a savvy dealmaker in Congress. But now, with his domestic agenda threatened by disagreements within his own party, he is facing the ultimate test. Biden spent Wednesday afternoon and evening huddling in the Oval Office with three groups of Democratic lawmakers, trying to convince them to overcome…
Bipartisan Congressional Talks on Police Reform Collapse
Bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without an agreement, marking the collapse of an effort that began in 2020.
CEOs Who Called for Climate Action Now Scrambling to Block Climate Action
They're all for saving the world, as long as they don't have to pay for it
Inside Bernie Sanders’ Strategy to Get the Budget Bill Passed
On a sticky late August afternoon, Senator Bernie Sanders takes the stage in the state that catapulted him from fringe presidential candidate to progressive hero five years ago. One need look no further than the masked audience members to see how much has changed since Sanders last campaigned in Iowa on his two presidential runs…