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Key Democrat Joe Manchin says heāll back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he plans to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, likely assuring the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s...
Ketanji Brown Jackson on track for confirmation, but GOP votes in doubt
After more than 30 hours of hearings, the Senate is on track to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. But Democrats seem unlikely...
Congressional leaders reach deal to hike debt limit
Congressional leaders reached an elaborate deal Tuesday that will allow Democrats to lift the nationās debt limit without any votes from Republicans, likely averting another last-minute rush to avoid a...
House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House on Tuesday pushed through a short-term increase to the nation’s debt limit, ensuring the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into...
Biden presses fellow Dems: Resolve party split on $3.5T plan
WASHINGTON -- With a personal push, President Joe Biden pressed fellow Democrats to hasten work on his big ābuild back betterā agenda, telling them to come up with a final...
Democrats tie government funding to debt bill, GOP digs in
Democratic congressional leaders backed by the White House announced Monday they would push ahead with a vote to fund the government and suspend the debt limit, all but daring Republicans...
White House, Democrats tangle over Biden bid to raise taxes
President Joe Biden has a simple message for fellow Democrats about his plan to raise taxes to remake large swaths of the American economy: look beyond the bottom line.
Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’
WASHINGTON ā Addressing the nation, a defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. military airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies to end a...
House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
WASHINGTON -- Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders muscled President Joe Bidenās multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Tuesday, ending a risky standoff and putting the partyās...
Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
Brushing past moderates, House Democratic leaders tried to muscle President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Monday night, hoping to shelve for now an intraparty showdown that...