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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, center, speaks during a news conference following Senate Republican Policy Luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Senate majority leader set up a procedural vote this week on legislation to suspend the debt ceiling that Republicans have vowed to block, raising questions about whether lawmakers can avert a federal default later this month. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mitch McConnell expected to offer short-term deal to raise debt ceiling

By Erik Wasson and Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 14: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks to members of the media as he walks to a Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress is working on a final passage of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Democrat infighting risks delaying Biden’s ambitious tax and health care plans

By Laura Litvan, Erik Wasson, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 10: U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is surrounded by reporters as he walks through the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building on August 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 69-30 to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill today before moving on to budgetary resolutions. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Democrats slash Biden corporate tax rate to 26.5% to appeal to pro-business moderates

By Kaustuv Basu, Billy House, and others

GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA – SEPTEMBER 02: Homes destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Ida are shown September 2, 2021 in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Ida made landfall August 29 as a Category 4 storm near Grand Isle, southwest of New Orleans, causing widespread power outages, flooding and massive damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Louisiana GOP urge Congress to pass Ida emergency assistance bill

By Erik Wasson and Bloomberg

Speaker Pelosi

The House backs Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget plan

By Billy House, Erik Wasson, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 14: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders about his proposed infrastructure plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh also attended the meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Biden faces these big hurdles to get his $4 trillion spending plan over the finish line

By Erik Wasson, Steven T. Dennis, and others

U.S. Capitol Building

Senate Democrats introduce $3.5 trillion plan to expand Medicare

By Erik Wasson, Steven T. Dennis, and others

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – DECEMBER 01: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury nominee Janet Yellen speaks during an event to name President-elect Joe Biden’s economic team at the Queen Theater on December 1, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden is nominating and appointing key positions to the Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, and the Council of Economic Advisers. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Janet Yellen wins confirmation to become U.S. Treasury Secretary

By Saleha Mohsin, Christopher Condon, and others

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls for the removal of President Donald Trump from office either by invocation of the 25th Amendment by Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the Cabinet members or Impeachment at the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Following a rally yesterday with President Donald Trump on the National Mall, a pro-Trump mob stormed and broke into the U.S. Capitol building causing the Joint Session of Congress to delay the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump. Samuel Corum—Getty Images

Top congressional Democrats demand Cabinet remove Trump from office immediately

By Laura Litvan, Erik Wasson, and others

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., makes his way to the Senate floor for a vote in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bipartisan stimulus deal in jeopardy as McConnell refuses to back package

By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan, and others

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a television interview at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 28, 2020.

House Democrats push to break stimulus impasse with $2.2 trillion package

By Erik Wasson, Billy House, and others

When stimulus checks landed in the banks accounts of millions this week, many were confused to find that they had received money for a deceased relative.

Stimulus checks began arriving for millions this week—even the deceased

By Laura Davison, Erik Wasson, and others

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks outside of her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Pelosi said House Democrats will introduce their version of the stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus, offering an alternative to the bill currently under discussion in the Senate. Photographer: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images

House Speaker Pelosi unveils $2.5 trillion Democrat coronavirus stimulus plan as Senate bill stagnates

By Erik Wasson, Laura Davison, and others

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaks at a news conference following the weekly Senate Republicans policy luncheon on March 10, 2020.

Senate cancels next week’s recess to continue work on coronavirus response

By Josh Wingrove, Erik Wasson, and others

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks while flanked by fellow members during a news conference on the USMCA trade agreement, on Capitol Hill December 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pelosi said an agreement has been reached on a deal over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada, but final details for the trade pact were still being ironed out. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

From Online Shoppers to Dairy Farmers, the New Nafta Will Leave Winners and Losers in Its Wake

By Erik Wasson, Josh Wingrove, and others