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Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is part of moderate group that's pushing for time to review the reconciliation package.

Centrist Democrats balk at quick House vote on budget bill

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 2, 2021 at 6:41pm
President Joe Biden speaks during the World Leaders' Summit "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" session on day three of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday.

Biden concludes Europe trip as domestic negotiations continue

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 2, 2021 at 5:57pm
U.S. Air Force Sgt. Andrew Kehl receives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea in December.

As defense disruptions loom, Biden eases up on vaccine refusers

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 2, 2021 at 4:32pm
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on May 15, 2019.

Biden’s telecom picks jump-start Democratic broadband push

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted November 2, 2021 at 6:15am
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Tom Carper says he's seeking a 'middle ground' on a new methane fee.

Democrats pinning climate hopes on revised methane fee

By Joseph Morton
Posted November 1, 2021 at 4:00pm
A volunteer administers a coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination site in the parking lot of Six Flags in Prince George's County, Md., earlier this year. The White House has set a Dec. 8 deadline for contractors to implement vaccination requirements.

Biden gives contractors leeway on COVID-19 vaccine mandate

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 1, 2021 at 3:29pm
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said at a news conference that the smaller budget bill needed more analysis before he would endorse it.

Manchin not ready to back $1.75T budget package

By David Lerman
Posted November 1, 2021 at 2:15pm, Updated at 3:19pm
Wind turbines spin above corn fields near Carroll, Iowa.

Ten key climate and energy elements in reconciliation package

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted November 1, 2021 at 10:30am
A steelworker attends to rolled steel at Lehigh Heavy Forge in Bethlehem, Pa.

US, EU compromise on steel levy, seek carbon deal to curb China

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted November 1, 2021 at 9:30am
A statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands in front of the Treasury Department in Washington.

Think tank: Next debt limit deadline could wait until February

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted October 29, 2021 at 10:16am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hoped for an infrastructure vote Thursday.

House punts on infrastructure, passes highway bill extension

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted October 28, 2021 at 8:30pm
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s disappointed drug price negotiation provisions were left out of the reconciliation framework.

Infrastructure vote looks shaky as progressives balk, again

By Lauren Clason, Jennifer Shutt, Laura Weiss and Jessica Wehrman
Posted October 28, 2021 at 2:51pm
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., has resisted what he describes as punitive measures on the fossil fuel industry.

Democrats tout climate spending in reconciliation

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 28, 2021 at 1:29pm
President Joe Biden arrives at the Capitol with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, left, for a meeting Thursday with the House Democratic Caucus on the reconciliation package.

Biden makes $1.75T sales pitch to House Democrats

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 28, 2021 at 9:00am, Updated at 11:07am
Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., left in this 2013 photo, said he’s been making progress in his search for middle ground on the methane fee as he continues to discuss the issue with Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., right.

Climate negotiations continue as Biden prepares for Europe

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 28, 2021 at 6:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris, who views herself as Black and Asian American, reflects a demographic shift in the country.

Diversifying population challenges government programs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 27, 2021 at 10:44am
Greenpeace activists set up marionettes outside the Capitol on Oct. 20. President Joe Biden likely won’t be able to avoid domestic politics when in Europe later this week.

Domestic politics to follow Biden overseas

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 26, 2021 at 6:19pm
Joe Biden is famously loyal, but that can be a negative trait for a president — and an allergy to firing Cabinet officials and senior aides can become a drag on any presidency.

Biden should borrow one thing from Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 25, 2021 at 10:30am
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., waves to celebrity influencer Paris Hilton in the Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 21.

Budget package taking shape as Democrats eye aggressive schedule

By Lindsey McPherson and Laura Weiss
Posted October 22, 2021 at 5:32pm, Updated at 6:13pm
The Supreme Court is seen at sunrise last month.

Supreme Court takes on cases about Texas abortion law

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 22, 2021 at 2:29pm
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen says the new numbers are “a direct result” of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 management and a big aid package enacted in March.

Economic growth helps cut fiscal 2021 deficit to $2.8 trillion

By David Lerman
Posted October 22, 2021 at 1:19pm
Artists paint a mural last week near the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, where the COP26 United Nations climate summit will take place starting on Oct. 31.

ESG advocates urge policy to catch up to science, investors as UN climate talks approach

By Ellen Meyers
Posted October 21, 2021 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday after touring the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pa.

In Scranton visit, Biden is right at home, again

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 20, 2021 at 7:42pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table at the Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center in Washington earlier this year. Pfizer has requested an emergency authorization of its vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old.

White House prepares for younger kids’ COVID-19 vaccinations

By Ariel Cohen
Posted October 20, 2021 at 10:24am
Former Sen. Jeff Flake, nominee to be ambassador to Turkey, and his wife, Cheryl, were in the Senate Reception Room on Tuesday, the day his nomination advanced.

Senatorial courtesy prevails for some diplomatic nominees

By Niels Lesniewski and Megan Mineiro
Posted October 19, 2021 at 6:37pm
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will face senators Wednesday at his confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Rahm Emanuel’s Japan confirmation hearing spotlights Democratic tensions

By Rachel Oswald
Posted October 19, 2021 at 11:32am
The administration of President Joe Biden is seeking to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in ransomware attacks.

US takes aim at cryptocurrencies in bid to stem ransomware

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted October 19, 2021 at 7:00am
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Feb. 27, 2018. The gross federal debt has grown to more than $28 trillion since then.

Economy, Fed paper over debt problem

By Peter Cohn
Posted October 18, 2021 at 10:30am
A Border Patrol agent processes an immigrant in New Mexico on July 22, 2021. The Homeland Security Department plans to restart the "Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers next month.

DHS to restart ‘Remain in Mexico’ for asylum-seekers next month

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted October 15, 2021 at 12:15pm
Jeff Zients, President Joe Biden's COVID-19 coordinator, said last month the restrictions would be lifted for those fully vaccinated.

White House sets Nov. 8 to open US to vaccinated travelers

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted October 15, 2021 at 12:03pm