Lisa Mascaro

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...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of ...

Big win for $1T infrastructure bill: Dems, GOP come together

August 10, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure plan for states coast to coast on Tuesday, as a...

Infrastructure plan on track as bipartisan Senate coalition grows

August 9, 2021 at 7:48 p.m.

After weeks of fits, starts and delays, the Senate is on track to give final approval to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, with a growing coalition of Democrats and...

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at ...

Senate votes to advance Biden鈥檚 $1T infrastructure bill

August 7, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

The Senate moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package Saturday after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle, but the action...

Supporters of Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., ...

CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

August 4, 2021 at 8:11 a.m.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that...

White House calls on states to prevent evictions

August 2, 2021 at 8:05 p.m.

The White House moved Monday to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend, potentially pushing millions of...

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, center, speaks ...

$1 trillion infrastructure debate finally opens in Senate

August 2, 2021 at 1:37 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought to speed up consideration of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Monday, promising that Democrats would work with Republicans to put together amendments.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ...

It抖阴ap in 鈥� and big: Senators produce $1T infrastructure bill

August 1, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to...

$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle

July 30, 2021 at 8:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if...

Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill

July 28, 2021 at 8:27 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once...

All Stories