Budget Battles
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Biden Seeks Huge Spending Boost in First Budget
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Manchin Throws Another Wrench Into Biden Agenda
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Biden’s Plan to Raise $2.5 Trillion in Corporate Taxes
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Democrats Get a Big Boost in Bid for More Spending Bills
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Manchin Says He Won’t Back Biden’s 28% Corporate Tax Rate
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McConnell Vows to Fight Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
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Biden Unveils $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, With Tax Hikes to Pay for It
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Satisfaction With Vaccine Rollout Surges: Poll
By Michael RaineyIn a remarkable turnaround from just a few weeks ago, a solid majority of Americans now say they are satisfied with the way Covid-19 vaccines are being distributed, according to a Gallup poll...
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Biden Announces New Push for Vaccinations
By Michael RaineyWithin three weeks, 90% of American adults will be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a site within five miles of their home, President Joe Biden announced Monday. Biden said that by...
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5 Key Takeaways From Biden’s First Presidential Press Conference
President Joe Biden’s first news conference in office covered a range of topics, including the migrant surge at the southern U.S. border, GOP efforts to restrict voting rights , foreign relations...
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How Democrats Could Finally Bring Down Drug Prices
By Michael RaineyDemocratic lawmakers are getting behind a plan to enable the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate the prices of some drugs covered by Medicare, potentially saving the federal...
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Obamacare Turns 11: How Biden Is Expanding the Law
President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law 11 years ago. President Biden and Democrats marked the anniversary Tuesday by celebrating the law — even as they look to...
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A ‘Crazy Quilt’ of State Rules for Covid Vaccine Eligibility
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health NewsIn North Carolina, the nation’s leading tobacco producer , any adult who has smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime can now be vaccinated against covid. In Florida, people under 50 with...
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CDC Eases Rules on Distancing in Schools
By Michael RaineyElementary school students can sit 3 feet from each other in classrooms as long as they are wearing masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. The agency said it was...
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Biden Touts 100 Million Vaccine Shots in 58 Days
By Michael RaineyPresident Joe Biden said today that the country will hit his target of 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 100 days on Friday — 42 days ahead of schedule. “When I announced in early December a...
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Becerra Confirmed as HHS Secretary in Narrow Senate Vote
The Senate on Thursday voted 50-49 to confirm Xavier Becerra as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra, who served in the House from 1993 to 2017 and then went on to become...
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3 Takeaways From Biden’s First Primetime Address to the Nation
In his first primetime address to the nation, President Biden on Thursday night presented an optimistic case that the worst of the Covid pandemic might soon be over. Hours after signing his $1.9...
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House GOP Blocks $2,000 Relief Checks Sought by Trump
In a final bit of pre-Christmas political theater, House Republicans on Thursday blocked an attempt by Democrats to approve the $2,000 stimulus payments President Trump demanded this week. After...
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Why the Stimulus Deal Isn't Done Yet
Congress is still scrambling to finalize another Covid relief deal, with negotiators haggling over elements of the legislation and billions in spending ahead of a Friday night deadline, when...
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More Stimulus Checks May Be Coming Soon: Congress Closes In on Covid Aid Deal
They’re getting close. After stumbling through months of partisan deadlock, congressional leaders said Wednesday that they are nearing agreement on a pandemic-relief package. They might actually get...
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McConnell Deals a Blow to Covid Relief Talks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called himself the “grim reaper,” relishing his role in killing off the legislative priorities of Democrats led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. McConnell may...
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Biden Sets 3 Goals for Fighting Covid Over His First 100 Days
As the United States surpassed 15 million confirmed Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden formally introduced key members of his health team and laid out three goals for...