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  • 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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

    Louisiana GOP urge Congress to pass Ida emergency assistance bill

    By Erik Wasson and Bloomberg
  • Speaker PelosiPolitics

    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)Politics

    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 BuildingPolitics

    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)Finance

    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 ImagesPolitics

    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)Politics

    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.Politics

    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.Finance

    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 ImagesPolitics

    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.Politics

    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)International

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

    By Erik Wasson, Josh Wingrove, and others
  • Washington Monument - Washington, DCPolitics

    Federal Government Shutdown Closer to Being Averted With House Vote

    By Erik Wasson and Bloomberg