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Key Democrat Joe Manchin says he鈥檒l back Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

March 25, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

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

March 24, 2022 at 7:35 p.m.

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...

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Congressional leaders reach deal to hike debt limit

December 7, 2021 at 9:14 p.m.

Congressional leaders reached an elaborate deal Tuesday that will allow Democrats to lift the nation鈥檚 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

October 12, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

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

September 22, 2021 at 10:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- With a personal push, President Joe Biden pressed fellow Democrats to hasten work on his big 鈥渂uild back better鈥� agenda, telling them to come up with a final...

Democrats tie government funding to debt bill, GOP digs in

September 20, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

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...

FILE – This Jan. 28, 2021, file photo shows a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is seen in San Antonio. President Joe Biden has proposed more than $3 trillion worth of revenue increases, primarily through higher taxes for corporations and the country’s richest households as well as greater IRS enforcement that would target the wealthy. But key lawmakers voiced doubts this week about the size and possible impacts on the economy as congressional committees weighed the measures and a wide array of business groups sifted through the details to highlight what they oppose. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

White House, Democrats tangle over Biden bid to raise taxes

September 11, 2021 at 11:57 a.m.

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.

President Joe Biden speaks about Hurricane ...

Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’

August 31, 2021 at 2:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON 鈥� 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...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) wears a protective mask while walking to the House Floor at the U.S. Capitol on January 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is expected to vote to impeach President Donald Trump later today, after Vice President Mike Pence declined to use the 25th amendment to remove him from office after protestors breached the U.S. Capitol last week. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates

August 25, 2021 at 9:14 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders muscled President Joe Biden鈥檚 multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Tuesday, ending a risky standoff and putting the party鈥檚...

Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash

August 23, 2021 at 11:26 p.m.

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...

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